Dusi Canoe Marathon postponed by a month
The organising committee felt that they needed to make a quick decision to reassure paddlers that the event will still take place this year.
FOLLOWING the spike in Covid-19 cases in KwaZulu-Natal and around the country, organisers of the MyLife Dusi Canoe Marathon and representatives from Canoeing South Africa (CSA) have decided to postpone the race by a month to 18-20 March 2021.
Given the emergency meeting of the National Command Council on Wednesday, CSA and the organising committee felt that they needed to make a quick decision to reassure paddlers that the event will still take place this year.
“With the current regulations in place and the current situation with regards to Covid-19 in the province we have to postpone the race,” event organiser Shane Le Breton said.
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“Our main priority has always been the safety of our paddlers and given the current situation we felt that we had no other option but to delay the race.”
As infections rise throughout the country many paddlers have also been affected by Covid-19 and Le Breton knows that a postponement of the event has a strong silver lining.
“It’s an extra month to prepare for all paddlers but especially those that have been affected by Covid-19. This extra month of training will help in making up for the time lost during the current regulations where people aren’t allowed to paddle.”
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