Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finisher’s medal depicts Munich stadium as race highlight
‘Landmarks’ side of the medal features the Allianz Arena in German city rather than Allianz Stadium in Sydney Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast In a week’s time, the proud runners finishing the Sydney Marathon will receive a medal showing the landmarks they have just sped past – plus one they definitely didn’t. In…
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Also reported by 5 other outlets
- Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finisher’s medal depicts Munich stadium as race highlight theguardian.com
- Sydney Marathon mishap: Munich's Allianz Arena appears on finisher medal euronews.com
- Sydney Marathon's medal engraves wrong stadium theage.com.au
- Sydney Marathon's medal engraves wrong stadium smh.com.au
- Sydney Marathon organisers not running away from ‘unfortunate’ medal error aljazeera.com
