Participants run on the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge at the 2019 Wuhan Marathon in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province, April 14, 2019. (File photo: Xinhua)

Wuhan Marathon, originally set for April 12, has been postponed to the second half of the year to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the organizing committee said in a notice on Saturday.

The decision has been made to avoid public gathering and ensure the health and safety of participants, the committee said.

The entry qualifications of all runners will be reserved and if they cannot continue to participate, the entry fee will be refunded unconditionally, it said.

The new date will be announced later.