*UPDATED - 17.24*

The official results have now been released.

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PARTICIPANTS in the Newport Half Marathon on the weekend have been told they will have to wait for their official finishing times.

Following the race, the names of entrants and their finishing times were scheduled to be posted on fullonsport.com, a website dedicated to publishing the statistics from similar events.

But these are yet to appear.

The organisers, St David's Hospice Care, have said they are hopeful of releasing official results at some point today.

They said the issue was due to unforeseen technical difficulties.

In a post on social media, they apologised for the delay and said: “Extremely rare, but we did have a glitch with today’s results.

“Some people ran with last year’s numbers, which were not registering on the line, so we have more finishers than entries.

“It’s disappointing, but have faith, (and patience) - the team at Fullon Sport are working really hard using video backup to get the correct results out and will email any participants that they have queries with.”

The statement continued by thanking all those people who had turned out for the event, including runners, marshals and supporters.

It added: “On a positive note, everyone had a great run, and you have all helped us raise vital funding to support patients who would give anything to be able to walk 13 steps, let alone run 13 miles! Well done all of you.”

Newport Half Marathon was sponsored by Admiral and organised in support of St David’s Hospice Care.