FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No Covid cases at all related to Vienna City Marathon

The Vienna City Marathon staged on 12 September was the first major
marathon worldwide with a strong international elite field and a mass race
since the start of the Corona pandemic. In total 18,118 runners from 126
nations competed during the two day event. 6,000 of them were marathon
runners. Organisers were now able to confirm that no Covid cases at all are
related to the Vienna City Marathon.

A tailor-made prevention concept combined with a very high vaccination rate
of 93 per cent of the participants made it possible to stage the race. A
couple of days ago the Public Health Service of the City of Vienna
confirmed that no infections with Covid-19 were recorded in connection with
the event. ?After consultation with our cluster monitoring team, no cases
or clusters related to the Vienna City Marathon have been reported so far,?
informed Dr Ursula Karnthaler, project manager for medical measures related
to the coronavirus at the City of Vienna Health Service.

This information was received with joy by the Vienna City Marathon
organising team. ?We have shown that a major running event can be organised
in an inspiring and responsible manner. The efforts regarding personnel and
logistics were very high. Equally important was the willingness of the
running community to support the prevention concept. We would like to thank
everyone for this. The Vienna City Marathon has sent a strong message for
running in Austria and internationally. Running events are a great
motivator for regular exercise for all age groups, something our society
urgently needs,? said race organiser Wolfgang Konrad.

The safety concept included the compulsory presentation of an up to date
negative Covid test for all participants when they were collecting their
race number. Organisers also provided more space at the start and finish
areas as well as at refreshment points. The size of the field was also
reduced compared to 2019 and before.

The next edition of the Vienna City Marathon will be held on 24 April 2022.
Registration is now open at: www.vienna-marathon.com

More information is available at: www.vienna-marathon.com

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