Cape Town Marathon cancelled for safety reasons after ‘winds overnight wreaked havoc’

Cape Town Marathon cancelled, deemed unsafe due to wind

The Cape Town Marathon, which has been aiming to be recognised as a Major Marathon next year, was cancelled at the 11th hour this year following gusts of wind damaging structures before the start gun could go off.

Cape Town marathon cancelled for safety reasons due to bad weather

The 2025 Sanlam Cape Town marathon has been cancelled for safety reasons due to bad weather.

Cape Town marathon cancelled after high winds cause safety concerns

Organisers were hoping that the event would become an elite Abbott World Marathon Majors race. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Cape Town Marathon cancelled for safety reasons after ‘winds overnight wreaked havoc’

The 32nd edition of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon has been cancelled ‘due to safety reasons’.

Cape Town Marathon CANCELLED

In a stunning turn of events, Sunday’s Cape Town Marathon was sensationally cancelled by race organisers mere hours prior to the start. Over 24 000 runners from all corners of the world had been due to tackle the 42.195km route around the Mother City. Wind-related? Organisers cancelled the race due to “safety concerns”. The news comes as a devastating blow to the organisers’ hopes of having the Cape Town Marathon included as one of the Abbott Wo…

Sanlam Cape Town Marathon cancellation sparks outrage over no refunds policy

The cancellation of the 2025 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon on Sunday, October 19, due to severe winds has been met with widespread disappointment, but the race organizer’s subsequent confirmation of a strict “No Refund Policy” has ignited a firestorm of criticism from the 24,000 affected runners. Despite the marathon being cancelled for safety reasons entirely […] The post Sanlam Cape Town Marathon cancellation sparks outrage over no refunds policy …