After consultation with all parties involved, the organizing committee of the 10th anniversary Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon scheduled for Apr. 25, 2021 has made the decision to go ahead with next year's race while taking appropriate precautions against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. As one of the measures to allow the race to be safely staged, the field size on race day will be cut to 70% of its usual level, 7,000 runners, to reduce crowd density on the course. The remaining 30%, 3,000 runners, will be given entry to an online half marathon to allow them to still participate. Priority will be given to people who were entered in the canceled 2020 edition. The 3 km race will be canceled in order to further reduce numbers, and all entrants in that division will have their entry fees refunded. We thank you for your understanding.
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