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The Gothenburg shipyard canceled the course of the year and offered registered participants two options:
Postpone the fee to the Gothenburg Athletics Association or move the application to next year’s race.
The Gothenburg Post now writes that RNA has received a series of registrations against various exercise races and events that have been canceled.
“I do not have the opportunity to donate SEK 595”writes one of the reviewers.
Of course, you must have the right to get your money back. The alternative, that the organization withholds all the money from the ticket without any consideration, is lost “writes another reviewer.
“Costs for us all year”
In its reply to ARN, the Gothenburg shipyard considers that it is correct under the terms of the contract to suspend the race due to circumstances beyond the organizer’s control.
– Yes, we think so. We believe the conditions are reasonable given the prevailing circumstances. And we incur costs throughout the year that remain even though we are unable to complete the race, says Annika Knutsson, manager of the Confederacy, to GP.
The popular Gothenburg half-marathon was reportedly fixed on Saturday, but was suspended after the government banned crowds of more than 50 people from stopping the spread of the coronavirus.
Next year’s race is under threat
The “courtyard” has annual sales of around SEK 60 million. Just over half, that is, more than 30 million, is money from registration fees. The Grand Race also generates SEK 20 million annually for the district athletic associations.
The canceled Gothenburg shipyard this year will have significant financial consequences for athletics.
GT has previously stated that even next year’s race may be threatened.
– That risk is obvious and we try to adapt to the situation in these crown times. The situation is changing more or less hour by hour and week by week, and every day the government calls a press conference that worries it. But the economic situation, whatever happens in the future, is very precarious and we will have to take action. That is, we must return, Jahja Zeqiraj, president of the Gothenburg Athletics Association, told GT just over a month ago.
