The organisers of the Dublin Marathon have announced that they'll introduce a lottery system for entries for the race in 2020.
Previously places had been allocated on a 'first-come, first-served' basis.
Race director Jim Aughney says they've made the change due to increased demand and he feels a lottery is the fairest system:
“Many races that have more interested runners than they can accommodate have moved to a lottery registration system in recent years.
"Demand for the Dublin Marathon has never been greater, and we believe the lottery is the fairest system to offer all runners the same opportunity to participate".
The #KBCDublinMarathon race organisers have today announced that registration for the 2020 will occur through a lottery system as a result of the increased demand for entries. Entry to this lottery will only be from the 1st-30th November. More info 👉🏻 https://t.co/OJnq6q4dgC pic.twitter.com/p4FwPGy3ko
— KBC Dublin Marathon (@dublinmarathon) October 29, 2019
Entries for the 2020 edition will openFriday, 1 November, to Saturday, 30 November 2019, only, with 22,500 places available.
Those who take part in the lottery will learn if they've been successful in January.
Morocco's Othmane El Goumri, who previously served a two-year doping ban, won this year's race in a record time of 2:08:06.
The organisers of the Dublin marathon “have a policy in place not to invite athletes who have previously served bans” but said that they did not realise this until it was too late.
