Terms and conditions

The Organizer collects personal data when registering for Sparta Athletics & Running events. The personal data is stored by the Organizer and will never be disclosed or sold to third parties except as stated below or in connection with anonymized statistics.

When registering, participants must provide the following personal information:

• Name
• Gender
• Club
• Country
• Company name (if applicable)
• Year of birth
• Nationality
• Mobile phone number
• Email address

Name, gender, bib number, club, country, company name (if applicable), year of birth and nationality will appear on participant and result lists. Bib numbers, participant lists and result lists are publicly available.

Participants may choose to have their name anonymized and participate without displaying nationality if desired.

Email addresses and mobile phone numbers are used to send necessary race information to participants. Participants cannot unsubscribe from these information emails, as they are required to ensure the smooth execution of the event. Mobile phone numbers will not be shared with others.

For more information on how we collect, process and store personal data, please refer to our

Registration for Copenhagen Marathon takes place via the official race website: copenhagenmarathon.dk/en/

To participate in Copenhagen Marathon, participants must be at least 16 years old on race day. Participants under the age of 18 must have parental consent to participate.

Blind and physically challenged participants may participate on equal terms with other runners and may bring a guide if needed. However, guides on bicycles or service dogs are not permitted on the course. The guide must also be registered, as for safety reasons we must know who is present on the course. Please contact customer service if you wish to participate with a guide.

The entry fee is exempt from VAT according to Danish legislation regarding VAT exemption for amateur sports. Mylaps Sport Service charges an administration fee including VAT per participant.

Payment can be made using Dankort, VISA/Dankort, VISA, Euro Mastercard, Visa Electron, MobilePay Online and Maestro.

Once payment has been completed, the amount will be charged immediately after the order confirmation email has been sent.

The payment system is secured against misuse using a TLS solution. TLS encrypts all debit and credit card information sent to us. This means that neither we nor others (except QuickPay, NETS and Clearhaus) can access complete information about your payment card.

The TLS system also ensures that data exchanged between your browser and our server cannot be altered. The payment module is handled by QuickPay.

Immediately after registration, the participant will receive an order confirmation by email. If you do not receive a receipt or notice any errors, please contact customer service.

Participants will also receive a personal login for their registration profile hosted by Mylaps Sports Service.

It is the participant’s responsibility to ensure that all information is correct and updated at all times, either by updating the profile directly or informing the Organizer of any changes.

Registration is binding, and participants do not have the right to cancel the purchase of a race entry. The entry fee cannot be refunded for any other reason.

It is not possible to transfer your bib number to another person or transfer it to another edition of the event. The bib number is personal and valid only for the specific edition of Copenhagen Marathon.

In collaboration with MySafety, it is possible to purchase cancellation insurance when registering for Copenhagen Marathon.

A race entry may not be commercially resold or used commercially as part of package sales (i.e. sold together with other goods or services), competitions, resale activities or similar unless special permission has been granted by the Organizer.

Unauthorized use of a bib number may lead to cancellation of the bib or disqualification.

The Organizer is not responsible for misuse or fraud related to the transfer of bib numbers, including transfers facilitated through the event’s official platforms such as Facebook or Instagram.

Bib numbers are personal. For safety reasons, the bib number must be registered with the participant’s information so the Organizer always knows who is present on the course.

All participants must wear their bib number on the front of their body.

Participants must collect their bib number themselves during the days leading up to the race at the Expo. Closer to race day, the Organizer will inform participants about the pickup times and location.

Bib collection requires presentation of the start card sent by email before the event as well as valid photo identification.

Unauthorized use of a bib number may and will lead to disqualification.

Participants should be aware that Copenhagen Marathon has a net time limit of 6 hours starting from the moment the participant crosses the start line.

If the Organizer determines during the race that a participant will not be able to finish within the time limit, the Organizer has the right to remove the participant from the race.

If a participant cannot complete the race within the time limit or must withdraw for another reason, it is the participant’s own responsibility to return to the start/finish area.

Photos, video recordings, interviews and similar media material in which participants appear in connection with Sparta Athletics & Running events may subsequently be freely used by the Organizer, sponsors and partners, including for marketing purposes.

Photos and videos used by the Organizer may be published in printed material as well as online, including websites, Facebook, Instagram and X.

All photos and videos are protected by copyright and may not be used for marketing or commercial purposes by third parties without the Organizer’s approval.

Participants are welcome to take personal photos and videos of the event, but it is not permitted to use any of these images or videos (whether from the mass race and/or elite competitions) for commercial activities unless agreed upon and approved by the Organizer.

Participants or organizations associated with participants may not use the event logo for commercial purposes without prior approval from the Organizer.

Participants must not behave in a physically or verbally inappropriate manner that may harass, discriminate against or harm other persons, including participants, spectators, volunteers, crew or race management.

Participants must also not behave in a manner that may interrupt, disrupt or damage the event and/or race venues.

Participants may not bring harmful or dangerous objects to the event or race venues. This includes any object that could be used to harm other people or disrupt the race.

The Organizer reserves the right to carry out security checks of participants and their personal belongings if necessary to ensure the safety of others and the event.

The Organizer reserves the right to confiscate objects considered harmful and to remove individuals from the race or event venues due to inappropriate behaviour or possession of harmful objects. This also applies if the participant refuses to cooperate.

In such cases, the participant will not receive a refund of the entry fee.

Please note that if you are a member of Sparta Athletics & Running and register for the race, the general membership terms of Sparta Athletics & Running also apply.

By registering, participants confirm that participation is at their own risk and that neither the Organizer, partners nor sponsors can be held liable for injuries sustained by the participant or caused to others during the race.

Participants must be healthy and physically capable of completing the full distance on their own.

Participants may state special medical conditions on the back of their bib number.

The Organizer may cancel the race due to force majeure, meaning circumstances on race day or in the days leading up to the race that make the event impossible or unsafe to conduct, such as government orders or prohibitions, severe weather, accidents or other circumstances beyond the Organizer’s control.

The Organizer also reserves the right to cancel the race if weather conditions are considered too dangerous (strong winds, heavy rain, heatwaves or similar) to safely conduct the event without endangering participants’ health.

In all cases where the race is cancelled, participants are not entitled to a refund of the entry fee or other costs related to their registration.

However, the Organizer will, where possible, take appropriate and timely measures to minimize the financial consequences of the cancellation.

Any surplus may result in a partial refund corresponding to the surplus amount.

If the Organizer determines prior to race day that the event cannot be conducted due to force majeure or unsafe conditions, the Organizer reserves the right to postpone the event.

In the event of postponement, any surplus will not be refunded to participants.

The Organizer reserves the right to continuously publish and amend practical details related to the execution of the event.

This reservation applies both online on the website, social media and printed materials leading up to race day.

All important practical information and any changes will be communicated on the website and sent via email and/or SMS to participants.

It is the participant’s responsibility to stay informed about any changes.

When registering, participants will be asked to accept the above participant terms by ticking a checkbox.

By doing so, participants fully accept the terms, including participation at their own risk and the conditions regarding postponement and cancellation.

If you wish to file a complaint regarding your purchase, please contact Copenhagen Marathon at: cphmarathon@sparta.dk

You will then receive a written response from the Organizer.

If a solution cannot be found, complaints may be submitted to the Danish Center for Complaint Resolution for a fee.

For inquiries, please contact customer service:

Sparta Atletik & Løb
Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads 11
2100 København Ø

+45 35 26 69 00

cphmarathon@sparta.dk