CHANDIGARH: In the wake of the
coronavirus scare, the all-women marathon scheduled for March 8 has been postponed to an indefinite date.
The
Haryana government was to organise the marathon on March 8 to mark
International Women's Day.
"Have postponed the Gurugram marathon which was to be organised on March 8," Haryana Chief Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar said in a tweet on Thursday.
He said experts world over had advised against organising mass gatherings due to the coronavirus scare, therefore, the marathon was postponed till the situation normalised.
Officials were expecting a participation of over 1 lakh people in the event.