Next month's Tokyo Marathon has been restricted to elite athletes only following the novel coronavirus outbreak, organizers say. Over 37,000 people took to the starting line of last year's event.
Scheduled to take place on March 1, it is one of the biggest marathon events in the world. Over 37,000 people took to the start line of last year's event. But after a number of cases of the virus were recorded in Tokyo, organizers said they cannot"launch the event within the scale we originally anticipated."Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and featuresRunners start the 2019 Tokyo Marathon.
Read MoreRegistered runners are able to defer their entry to the 2021 event, but entrance fees will not be refunded.Last week, Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers said the Games remain"on track" to take place as planned despite the virus outbreak. They also said there were no contingency plans of canceling or moving the Games.
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