
Athletics-Cape Town marathon cancelled after high winds cause safety concerns
Published on: Oct. 19, 2025, 11:17 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
This year’s event was due to be the final step towards joining the prestigious World Marathon Majors alongside iconic races in London, New York, Boston, Chicago, Berlin, Sydney and Tokyo. In 2024, the race cleared Stage 1 of a multi-year assessment, which evaluates everything from race-day operations and the experience for participants to the calibre of the elite field of runners, who earn points based on their performances and compete for overall series titles.