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Marathon organisers admit 'unfortunate error' after wrong stadium etched onto medals

4 outlets 4 reports 9 hours World
theguardian.com news.sky.com independent.co.uk aljazeera.com
23 August 2026
04:14 theguardian.com first
Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finishers medal depicts Munich stadium as race highlight
09:26 news.sky.com +5h
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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