Organisers of the Tokyo Marathon have announced it will no longer be a mass participation event due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Only elite runners and wheelchair athletes will compete in the event in Japan, which takes place on 1 March.
Around 38,000 runners were expected to take part in the marathon, which is one of the largest in the world.
The Tokyo Marathon is one of six marathons which make up the World Marathon Majors series, along with London, Berlin, Chicago, New York and Boston.
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