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A statement issued by Sports Kerala marathons organiser said new dates will be announced in the next two weeks. Provisions are also made to ensure that those who can't take part will be given a refund.
It was regarded as the biggest achievement in athletics since Briton Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile in 1954 and was likened by Kipchoge himself to landing on the moon.
It was a very impulsive decision. To register for a marathon. I think it was born out of a desire to just shake things up, to get myself out of the zombie, auto-pilot zone state that had become so comfortable of late.
Indian sports icon Sachin Tendulkar and film star Tovino Thomas flagged off the marathon.
Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich overcame extreme heat and humidity to win the world championship midnight marathon on Friday, in a gruelling test of survival that saw nearly a third of the 70 starters fail to reach the finish line.
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