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Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finishers medal depicts Munich stadium as race highlight

5 outlets 6 reports 28 hours World
bbc.co.uk2 theguardian.com news.sky.com independent.co.uk aljazeera.com
22 August 2026
09:53 bbc.co.uk first
Sydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadium
23 August 2026
04:14 theguardian.com +18h
Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finishers medal depicts Munich stadium as race highlight
05:44 bbc.co.uk +1h
'We're not going to run from it': Sydney Marathon laughs off medal error
09:26 news.sky.com +3h
Marathon organisers admit 'unfortunate error' after wrong stadium etched onto medals
12:17 independent.co.uk +2h
Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ after finisher’s medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadium
13:44 aljazeera.com +1h
Sydney Marathon organisers not running away from ‘unfortunate’ medal error
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