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The badge creation appears to show Munich's Allianz Arena connected the bottom-right
One week retired from the world-renowned Sydney Marathon, organisers look questions astir whether designers etched the incorrect city's stadium connected the information medal.
The badge appears to characteristic a stadium carved successful the likeness of Allianz Arena successful the German metropolis of Munich, alternatively than Allianz Stadium successful Sydney – which the 42.2km (26.2 mile) people runs past.
The BBC has reached retired to Sydney Marathon for comment.
Some 40,000 runners will beryllium taking portion successful the arena connected 30 August, aft much than 120,000 ballot entries.
Speculation astir a imaginable mix-up began aft Sydney Marathon's charismatic societal media relationship unveiled its creation for the 2026 medal, inviting users to "look intimately and you'll find the communicative of the people successful the details".
They continued: "A beautiful Sydney skyline brings the people to life, featuring the landmarks runners will acquisition on the measurement - starting pinch the Sydney Harbour Bridge and finishing astatine the world-famous Sydney Opera House."
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The Munich arena (bottom) appears to characteristic connected the badge alternatively of the Sydney landmark
Munich's Allianz Arena is sculpted by thousands of diamond-shaped inflatable cushions, while Sydney's similarly-named Allianz Stadium has a flatter façade smoothed pinch agelong bronze fins.
The different look of the double-sided badge features a golden and indigo shape designed by First Nations creator Ambrose Killian. Forty-two half-round markings lining the information separator "represent each kilometre of the course", organisers explained.
Killian told the BBC he was not responsible for the different artwork.
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The beforehand of the Sydney Marathon badge features an artwork by Ambrose Killian
The blunder follows a akin incident astatine past year's Great North Run successful Newcastle, wherever medals mistakenly featured the Sunderland and Wear River – which is not portion of the event.
Sydney was announced arsenic the seventh metropolis added to the Abbott fields bid successful 2024, joining London, Berlin, Boston, Chicago, New York, and Tokyo. Cape Town is group to go the eighth metropolis erstwhile it hosts its first marathon awesome adjacent year.
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