'We're not going to run from it': Sydney Marathon laughs off medal error
He confirmed to the BBC that he was not involved in designing the other face of the medal engraved with the wrong stadium.Some 40,000 runners will take part in the event on 30 August, following more than 120,000 ballot entries. Organisers praised record participation and fundraising for this year's event.Related topicsGermanyAustraliaSydneyMarathon runningMore on this storySydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadiumPublished22 hours agoGreat North Run medals show wrong city and riverPublished8 September 2025Crikey! Sydney Marathon medal depicts wrong stadiumPublished15 hours ago
- ▪He confirmed to the BBC that he was not involved in designing the other face of the medal engraved with the wrong stadium.Some 40,000 runners will take part in the event on 30 August, following more than 120,000 ballot entries.
- ▪Organisers praised record participation and fundraising for this year's event.Related topicsGermanyAustraliaSydneyMarathon runningMore on this storySydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadiumPublished22 hours agoGreat North Run
- ▪Sydney Marathon medal depicts wrong stadiumPublished15 hours ago
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'We're not going to run from it': Sydney Marathon laughs off medal errorImage source, Instagram: sydney_marathonImage caption, The medal design appears to show Munich's Allianz Arena on the bottom-rightByHarry SekulichReporting fromSydneyPublished2 hours agoThe organisers of Sydney Marathon have laughed off a mistake which saw a German stadium etched on to medals for participants, saying "we're not going to run from it".Questions arose after the event's official social media account unveiled the design of this year's medal earlier in the week, which had mistakenly etched Allianz Arena, based in the German city of Munich, instead of Sydney's Allianz Stadium.A spokesperson for the Sydney Marathon told the BBC: "A little too much international flavour has found its way onto the back of the…
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