Lisbon Marathon and ‘Half’ on World Athletics’ official calendar By TPN/Lusa, in Sport, Regional · 29-01-2021 01:00:00 · 0 Comments
The Lisbon Half Marathon, with an exceptional edition in September, and the Lisbon Marathon, in October, are the two main Portuguese races that are part of the international road racing calendar, released by World Athletics.
Besides these two races, also on the list is the Luso half-marathon (Vasco da Gama Bridge), which is held on the same day as the Portuguese capital’s marathon, on 17 October.
In total, there are 191 races, in 49 different countries, to receive the ‘seal of approval’ of the international federation of the sport, starting already on 31 January in Japan, with the Osaka women’s marathon.
Formula 1 returning to the Algarve?
The updated race calendar for Formula 1 currently has left a space “TBC” for May 2, with many speculating that the Portimão track will once again host the race.
The revised calendar, which was released on 12 January, shows the new calendar beginning in Bahrain on 28 March before moving to the Imola track in Italy on 18 April, with a race weekend “TBC” on 2 May before then travelling to the Barcelona track in Spain on 9 May.
According to the official Formula 1 website, “The TBC race in the calendar will be announced in due course and will take place on the new date of 2nd May”.