The Australian metropolis is the primary location to hitch the distinguished listing since Tokyo 11 years in the past
Sydney has been chosen because the seventh Abbott World Marathon Main.
The Australian metropolis needed to meet sure standards to hitch the likes of London, Boston, Chicago, New York, Berlin and Tokyo.
The Sydney Marathon is the biggest race over 26.2 miles in Oceania and had a file 20,272 finishers at this yr’s version, permitting it to cross its second consecutive evaluation.
That signifies that subsequent yr’s occasion (August 31) can be a World Marathon Main, the primary metropolis to make the minimize since Tokyo did again in 2013.
Sydney, welcome to the household.
— Abbott WMMajors (@WMMajors) November 3, 2024
“I’m thrilled that Sydney will develop into the seventh Abbott World Marathon Main,” stated Abbott WMM CEO Dawna Stone.
“The staff in Sydney has been working in the direction of today, day by day, for greater than three years, and to see the advance of their operations and occasion expertise to the purpose the place we will now name them a significant has been deeply spectacular.
“We can not wait to see our neighborhood embrace this race as a Main and begin planning their visits to run the streets of one of many best cities on the planet. Runners, your Sydney star awaits.”
The present six star medal will stay in place for these striving to finish the unique races.
Nevertheless, in just a few years there might be a 9 star medal, with two different marathons — Cape City and Shanghai — candidates to develop into World Marathon Majors races.
That might occur as early as 2026 and 2027 in the event that they cross checks over a two-year evaluation.
“Changing into the seventh Abbott World Marathon is simply unbelievable for the occasion, town of Sydney and State of New South Wales,” stated Wayne Larden, race director of the Sydney Marathon.
“We couldn’t have achieved the unbelievable progress and uplift in supply to make it into the Majors if it wasn’t for the assist of the NSW Authorities and Vacation spot NSW plus our key companions TCS and ASICS. Our staff are first price and have put in a lot work to make this occur. It’s actually particular for all of us.
“This superb milestone goes to have a profound affect on operating in Australia, inspiring the neighborhood to develop into marathoners and do one thing particular for themselves, their households and buddies. Group well being will profit alongside an enormous enhance in fundraising.
“We’re so excited to ship the 2025 occasion as a part of the best marathon collection on the planet!”
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