ABBOTT WORLD MARATHON MAJORS is delighted to announce that the Sydney Marathon will now proceed to the second stage of the candidacy process in its attempt to join the series.

• Criteria have been met for 2023 race assessment
• Sydney becomes first race to pass stage one assessment
• Race must pass two consecutive assessments before admission to AbbottWMM
• Six Star Medal to remain in place
• New award program for further stars to be created

The marathon was assessed in September 2023 and was judged to have met the criteria set out by Abbott World Marathon Majors in its second year of candidacy.

Sydney will now be required to meet the criteria for a second consecutive year when it stages its next marathon on September 15, 2024.

If it is successful, the race would join the Majors in 2025, becoming the first race added to the series since the induction of the Tokyo Marathon in 2013.

“Our assessment team found that the 2023 Sydney Marathon has made significant improvements in a number of areas where we required it to raise standards following its 2022 event,” said AbbottWMM CEO, Dawna Stone.

“The team was impressed with the efforts made to meet the criteria set out in the assessment process, and we now look forward to returning in 2024 for the next stage of their candidacy.”

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