Sydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadium
8 sources·Updated August 23, 2026
Covered by 8 sources
- DW News EN·32m agoRed faces as Sydney Marathon medal shows German stadium
A medal minted for finishers in the Sydney Marathon features a skyline of the city — with one landmark from rather far away. Organizers say the muddle only makes the medal "a little more unique."
Read at DW News EN → - SBS Australia·1h ago'A little more unique': Wrong design accidentally added to Sydney Marathon medal
Organisers say the mistake adds "international flavour".
Read at SBS Australia → - NZ Herald World·4h agoSydney marathon unveils medal with wrong stadium
Sydney Marathon organisers have admitted a medal shows Munich’s Allianz Arena.
Read at NZ Herald World → - BBC Top Stories·4h ago'We're not going to run from it': Sydney Marathon laughs off medal error
Runners will receive a medal at the 2026 Sydney Marathon with an engraving of a German stadium.
Read at BBC Top Stories → - BBC World·1d agoSydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadium
Online sleuths detected the error after Sydney Marathon unveiled the double-sided medal.
Read at BBC World → - 7NEWS Australia·1d agoSydney Marathon makes embarrassing medal design error
‘This is bad ... someone Google searched the wrong thing.’
Read at 7NEWS Australia →