After launching a bid to become a World Marathon Major in 2022, the Sydney Marathon has officially been named the newest member of the race series.
The World Marathon Majors announced the news on November 3. Sydney now joins the original six marathon majors: Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, New York City, and Tokyo. The race was evaluated over a three-year period on more than 100 criteria, including runner experience, drink stations, and finisher total. In 2022, the marathon had approximately 5,000 entrants, but at at this year’s race on September 15, the finisher total was just over 20,000.
The six star medal—awarded to people who complete all six majors—will still be in place. Going forward, it will only be given to people who complete the original six. But the WMMs has said that new medals will be added as the race series expands. The highly-sought-after award, which was introduced in 2016, has helped increase demand for the each of the six WMMs and has made Boston, particularly, difficult to get in to. Since then, over 17,000 runners have joined the six-star club.
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