Skip to content

The Masters, London Marathon and Boston Marathon have been postponed

Coronavirus March 13, 2020
For the first time in 124 years, the Boston Marathon has been rescheduled for September. Additionally, the Masters Golf Tournament 2020 has been postponed and the London Marathon was rescheduled for October.
Photo via @bostonmarathon
· Mar 13

THREAD: Coronavirus updates, Friday, March 13: The Masters Tournament, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, and the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals have been postponed due to coronavirus concerns.

11 replies 102 retweets 141 likes
· Mar 13

Mayor Walsh: Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 due to coronavirus concerns.

4 replies 119 retweets 151 likes
· Mar 13

Statement from Chairman Ridley: "Considering the latest information and expert analysis, we have decided at this time to postpone , and National Finals." Full details at

2020 Masters Tournament Postponed
Ultimately, the health and well-being of everyone associated with these events and the citizens of the Augusta community led us to this decision. We hope this postponement puts us in the best position to safely host the Masters Tournament and our amateur events at some later date.
masters.com
908 replies 4,452 retweets 4,845 likes
· Mar 13

BREAKING: The Masters has been postponed. They hope to host the Masters and the amateur events “at some later date” in 2020.

7 replies 49 retweets 118 likes
· Mar 13

Here is the official statement from Masters chairman Fred Ridley on the postponement of this year's tournament:

1 reply 28 retweets 37 likes
· Mar 13

Important wording from Augusta National: "We hope this postponement puts us in the best position to safely host the Masters Tournament and our amateur events at some later date." This is indeed a postponement, not a cancellation.

13 replies 47 retweets 149 likes
· Mar 13

New news: For the first time in its 124-year history, the Boston Marathon will be postponed. State, City and BAA officials are set to announce shortly that it'll be rescheduled to Monday, Sept. 14...

Boston Marathon postponed to September due to coronavirus - The Boston Globe
The Boston Marathon will be rescheduled to Sept. 14, local and state officials are set to announce Friday morning.
bostonglobe.com
6 replies 55 retweets 40 likes
· Mar 13

They're aiming to re-create the usual three-day Marathon weekend - and declare that Monday a state holiday - with a hope that the typical 1 million visitors will provide a likely-needed boost to Boston-area hotels and restaurants.

1 reply 5 retweets 15 likes
· Mar 13

Officials chose to reschedule it Sept. 14 — a Monday — in hopes of best replicating a typical Marathon three-day weekend.

Mayor Walsh plans Boston Marathon announcement as coronavirus spreads - The Boston Globe
Officials met this week amid growing acceptance that it may be irresponsible or even impossible to hold the race as scheduled in April.
bostonglobe.com
11 replies 52 retweets 79 likes
· Mar 13

The 124th Boston Marathon has been postponed - the understands the city's decision that the marathon cannot be held on April 20, and we offer our full support to take all efforts to postpone until September 14, 2020. Read more:

124th Boston Marathon Postponed to September 14 | Boston Athletic Association
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has been meeting regularly with city and state officials to discuss all updates related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency on March 10, 2020. In consideration of this and guided by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh along with state and municipal government leaders at all levels to undertake all possible measures to safeguard the health of the public, the B.A.A. understands the city’s decision that the Boston Marathon cannot be held on April 20, 2020.
baa.org
79 replies 915 retweets 1,385 likes
Play
Hover to unmute
1:44
· Mar 13

The 2020 Boston Marathon will be postponed until Monday, September 14th of this year” due to coronavirus concerns, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announces

Coronavirus updates: COVID-19 pandemic takes a fast-mounting toll on lives and the economy
Officials worldwide are being forced to accept that slowing the coronavirus' spread will require Herculean, and incredibly painful sacrifices.
cbsnews.com
6 replies 118 retweets 189 likes
· Mar 13

The 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon has been postponed and is now scheduled to take place on Sunday 4 October 2020. Full statement:

Latest News 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon postponed to Sunday 4 October
Official statement from London Marathon Events
virginmoneylondonmarathon.com
349 replies 1,473 retweets 1,715 likes
· Mar 13

The London Marathon, which was due to take place in April, has been postponed until October 4 due to covid-19

48 replies 406 retweets 850 likes
· Mar 13

How looks in 2020 with the outbreak: 🇦🇺 Called off 🇧🇭🇻🇳🇨🇳 Postponed 🇪🇸🇳🇱🇲🇨 ? 🇦🇿 Projected first race of the season

2 replies 18 retweets 35 likes
· Mar 13

Update: Premier League matches have been suspended amid concerns around the coronavirus outbreak.

5 replies 79 retweets 271 likes
· Mar 12

Adam Silver's letter to NBA fans after the current season was suspended due to coronavirus confirmed that "the hiatus will last at least 30 days."

6 replies 19 retweets 38 likes

More Moments
No, Cristiano Ronaldo did not offer to use his hotels as coronavirus hospitals
Football This morning
Portuguese news outlet O Observador and Dutch publication RTL Nieuws have debunked claims that the athlete would temporarily turn his Pestana CR7 Lifestyle hotel chain into hospitals in order to help fight against the pandemic.
1 Like
Ryan Tannehill will stay with the Titans on a new (and very, very lucrative) deal
NFL 3 hours ago
One of the first big dominoes in free agency has fallen to the Titans, who are keeping Tannehill as their quarterback with a four-year extension.
In memory of Selection Sunday
NCAA basketball 4 hours ago
No March Madness means no Selection Sunday, which means no bracket. Are you happy now, COVID-19?
Detroit Pistons' Christian Wood tests positive for coronavirus, The Athletic's Shams Charania reports
NBA Last night
The Pistons big man is showing no symptoms and is said to be doing fine after becoming the third NBA player to return a positive test, Charania reported on Saturday. Wood is the first player outside of the Utah Jazz franchise to contract the virus following positive tests from Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell. The Pistons played the Jazz on March 7.
1 Like

The following Moment may contain sensitive content.

Previous
Next