Overview

• Sifan Hassan dominated the women’s race in 2:18:22, slicing more than three minutes off the course best, with Brigid Kosgei second and Workenesh Edesa third.
• Hailemaryam Kiros won the men’s title in 2:06:06, a race record that also stands as the fastest marathon ever run in Australia, ahead of Addisu Gobena and Tebello Ramakongoana.
• Eliud Kipchoge, the event’s marquee entrant, faded from the lead group around 31–32km and finished ninth on the undulating course to the Sydney Opera House.
• Switzerland’s Marcel Hug set a men’s wheelchair record in 1:27:15, while the United States’ Susannah Scaroni established the women’s mark in 1:45:52.
• Roughly 35,000 runners navigated the harbour-side route as major CBD road closures and transport measures were in place, with police prepared for separate planned rallies in the city.