Organizers of a Race for the Cure held Sunday in El Paso said more than 11,000 people participated in the city’s 20th annual Susan G. Komen breast-cancer fundraiser, nearly matching last year’s turnout, the El Paso Times and Reuters report.

The race was closely watched as the national cancer organization’s first event since the controversy over its decision to pull, and then reinstate, grants to Planned Parenthood for breast-screening exams.

The controversy “hasn’t affected the turnout as far as we are aware of,” said Stephanie Flora, executive director of Komen’s El Paso chapter. No protests were reported at the event, which included a competitive 5K run, a 5K run and walk, and a 1-mile fun run.

Participants told the El Paso Times they had not heard about the Planned Parenthood flap or did not consider it an issue in deciding to support the fundraising event for breast-cancer awareness, screening, and research.