It's such a shame. I'm sure they were looking at all options and trying to see which direction things might be heading in the coming months to see if there is likely to be any improvements. There is absolutely no doubt it was a very tough decision to make - regardless if it was seen as an obvious one given the disaster the world is in. Corona is not the disaster, the world has made it one by the decisions they've made. It's a risk we take when entering events that we may not take part for some strange reason and as a result won't get a refund. Or maybe a freak event of nature might result in a cancelled event and there are no refunds. This situation is no different. No refunds. Simple. It says clearly on the entry details page on the Comrades website "Entry fees are not refundable under any circumstances". If an individual feels like they cannot afford to lose the amount of an entry fee, even though the chance of this happening is close to zero most of the time, then they shouldn't enter. Maybe what they could do is offer preference on entries for the 2021 race for those who had entered for 2020 to avoid 2020 entrants from being unable to enter? But at the normal entry fee
