Overview

• Sifan Hassan won the women’s race in 2:18:22, breaking the event record by nearly three minutes and becoming the first female winner of Sydney’s new Major era.
• Hailemaryam Kiros claimed the men’s title in 2:06:06, setting a course record and the fastest marathon time ever recorded on Australian soil.
• Eliud Kipchoge, the headline attraction, finished ninth in 2:08:31 after losing contact with the lead pack in the closing stages.
• Wheelchair champions Marcel Hug (1:27:15) and Susannah Scaroni (1:45:52) set event records, with Hug lowering the previous men’s mark by more than 11 minutes.
• Sydney’s first race as the seventh Abbott World Marathon Major—also the series’ first in the southern hemisphere—brought extensive road closures and transport measures, reinforcing the event’s tourism and economic ambitions.