Dutch multi-distance star Sifan Hassan has set a race record to claim victory in the first running of the Sydney Marathon as a World Majors Series event on Sunday. She ran the 42km in two hours 18 minutes and 22 seconds. Ethiopia’s Hailemaryam Kiros produced the fastest marathon run in Australia to win the men’s event in 2:06:06, as Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge fell short of the podium in the men’s category
Records fall as Sifan Hassan and Hailemaryam Kiros win Sydney Marathon
Main image: Sydney Marathon runners cross the Harbour Bridge on Sunday morning. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Sun 31 Aug 2025 05.58 CEST
Competitors in Victoria Cross Metro station on their way to the start line.
