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The downtown city area will be bustling this weekend with four major events taking place at the same time: the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM), U2 Joshua Tree Tour, C3 Anime Festival Asia (AFA) and Gardens by the Bay’s Christmas Wonderland.
This rare convergence of schedules is expected to see hundreds of thousands throng the area. The respective organisers have moved to advise event-goers of the potential congestion.
Previous editions of the SCSM usually saw the event begin before dawn. But this year’s 42.195km marathon, half-marathon and Ekiden relay races will flag off at 6.05pm at the F1 Pit Building tomorrow.
The shift is to fulfil various criteria in the organisers’ bid to get the SCSM listed among the Abbott World Marathon Majors, a series of the most prestigious marathons in the world.
Major road closures will begin from 1pm on race day, starting at the Marina Centre zone, and normal traffic activity will resume by noon on Sunday, after the 5km and 10km races.
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