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Taking into account the orange weather warning issued by the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LVĢMC) for August 22nd and prioritizing the safety of participants, a decision has been made to postpone the Jelgava Night Half Marathon to the 5th of September.

After evaluating the weather forecasts, the organizers, relevant emergency services, and the local municipality made the joint decision to move the Jelgava Night Half Marathon, originally scheduled for August 22nd, to the 5th of September.

The article will be updated with instructions on how participants should proceed..

As a reminder, prolonged and heavy—in some places even very heavy rain is expected in many parts of the country on Saturday, August 22. Thunderstorm clouds will also form, bringing torrential downpours and sudden wind gusts reaching 20–24 meters per second. These wind gusts pose the greatest safety risks.

This article has been translated from Latvian to English with the help of Gemini AI.