The 2020

World Athletics Label Road Races World Athletics Label Road Races are races that World Athletics (until 2019: ''IAAF'') designates as the "leading road races around the world." The classification was first introduced for the 2008 running season, upon the suggestion of the IAAF R ...

were the thirteenth edition of the global series of

road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance ru ...

competitions given Label status by

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(formerly the IAAF). The series included a range of road events which was affected due to the growing concern about the

coronavirus pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

including the

World Marathon Majors The World Marathon Majors (WMM) sponsored by Abbott Laboratories is a championship-style competition for marathon runners that started in 2006. A points-based competition founded on seven major marathon races recognised as the most high-profile o ...

events like the Tokyo Marathon, the

Boston Marathon The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by eight cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897, the event was ins ...

and the

London Marathon The London Marathon (also known as the TCS London Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon held in London, England. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically held in April, although it moved to Oct ...

. From the World Marathon Majors, the Tokyo Marathon was cancelled for amateur runners and was held only as an elite event on the scheduled date on 1 March. The Boston Marathon, scheduled to be held on 20 April, was postponed to 14 September, while the London Marathon scheduled for 26 April was rescheduled to 4 October.

Races

References

External links

;Race calendar
Calendar 2020 World Athletics Label Road Races
. WA. Retrieved 2020-04-05. {{2020 in athletics World Athletics Label Road Races Road Race Label Events