Shanghai Marathon sees 9,000 runners hit the streets in defiance of coronavirus – in pictures

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Around 9,000 runners took to the streets of Shanghai on Sunday to take part in the Shanghai International Marathon for a a rare mass event in a year when coronavirus laid waste to most such sport. Prior to the race, officials touted it as an opportunity to show how China – where the virus emerged late last year before unleashing a pandemic – is moving ahead despite the continuing global health crisis. Read More Record holders Ababel Yeshaneh and Bridgid Kosgei confirmed for 2021 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon The prestigious New York, Berlin, Boston and Chicago marathons all fell...