- We see that in the autumn there will be a much greater opportunity to arrange a full-scale race.

Towards the summer, most have been vaccinated, says Martin Bergman, head of the Gothenburg Athletics Association and CEO of Göteborgsvarvet at a press conference.

Halvmaran will be moved from 22 May to 11 September.

Given the continuing uncertainties surrounding the corona pandemic, Fredman does not dare to promise how many participants there may be.

- Today we have about 26,000 registered for the Gothenburg shipyard and we hope that we will reach as full-scale a race as possible.

But it is difficult to predict, says Fredamn.