Press Release - Vienna City Marathon - 9/28/21

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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