20220918 Blackmores Sydney Running Festival - 20th Runiversary
Abbott World Marathon Majors Candidate Marathon
The Blackmores Sydney Marathon has officially been announced as an Abbott World Marathon Majors Candidate Event.
It’s Official!
We’re thrilled to announce The Blackmores Sydney Marathon as a candidate race for the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM).
Over the next 3 years, the Sydney Marathon will be required to meet strict criteria to achieve ‘Majors’ status by 2025. If successful, Sydney Marathon will join an esteemed group of races, Tokyo Marathon, Boston Marathon, TCS London Marathon, BMW-Berlin Marathon, Bank of America Chicago Marathon and TCS New York City Marathon.
No city in the world has a better combination of natural beauty, love of sport and iconic infrastructure for hosting a marathon than Sydney!
Achieving the status of an Abbott World Marathon Major would cement Sydney’s position as one of the world’s great sporting event cities. Throughout the 3-year candidacy period, the Blackmores Sydney Marathon will attract thousands of visitors to the Harbour City including the world’s greatest long-distance runners and wheelchair athletes.
This is great news for runners of all levels and abilities. There will be an increase in entertainment on the course, with a vastly improved race-day experience, cheered on by more people and more runners celebrating Sydney.
Taking place on Sunday 18 September 2022, The Blackmores Sydney Marathon is part of Australia’s largest running festival, the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival.
What is the Abbott World Marathon Majors?
The Abbott World Marathon Majors is the biggest and most popular running event series on the planet featuring the most high-profile best-known and most desirable marathons in the world.
This series currently comprises of annual races in the cities of Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York City.
The races deliver amazing participant experiences and significant international tourism promotion for their host cities.