Sydney marathon unveils medal with wrong stadium
Organisers of the 2026 Sydney Marathon revealed a medal for race finishers, but the medal's design features a stadium in Munich, Germany, rather than a stadium in Sydney. The organisers acknowledged this as an error. The mix-up has drawn online attention.
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