The organisers of the Berlin Marathon have announced that this year’s race will not go ahead as scheduled after the German government extended its ban on large-scale gatherings until October 24.
Start of the 2017 BMW Berlin Marathon (by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images For BMW)
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