{"id":60156,"date":"2020-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/60156\/beirut-marathon-association-is-closing-down-until-further-notice"},"modified":"2020-06-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T00:00:00","slug":"beirut-marathon-association-is-closing-down-until-further-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/60156\/beirut-marathon-association-is-closing-down-until-further-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"Beirut Marathon Association Is Closing Down Until Further Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"In a heartfelt video shared to their official Facebook page, Beirut Marathon Association has announced that it will be closing down until further notice. <br \/>  <br \/>  In the video, the team behind Beirut Marathon Association are filmed clearing out their offices as they share a few touching thoughts on the situation. <br \/>  <br \/>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBeirutMarathon%2Fvideos%2F1157993774596481%2F&#038;show_text=1&#038;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"463\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>  <br \/>  <br \/>  &#8220;It&#8217;s only a phase, we&#8217;re going through it, we&#8217;ll get over it,&#8221; says one team member.<br \/>  <br \/>  The Beirut Marathon Association was founded in 2003, and has since been organizing events, fundraisers, and marathons that have placed Lebanon on the international sports map for 17 years now. <br \/>  <br \/>  Following the October 17 events in Lebanon, the association <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/58943\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">cancelled the Beirut Marathon for 2019<\/a>, and announced that the 17th edition of the event will take place on November 8, 2020 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