Sydney Marathon finisher's medal depicts Munich stadium instead of Sydney landmark
The Sydney Marathon organizers have acknowledged an embarrassing mistake in which the finisher's medals feature the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, Germany, instead of the Allianz Stadium in Sydney. Runners who complete the race will receive medals depicting a German landmark rather than a local Sydney landmark they actually ran past. The error has been publicly admitted by the event organizers as an unfortunate production mistake.
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Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ as finisher’s medal depicts Munich stadium as race highlight
The Sydney Marathon organizers have acknowledged an embarrassing mistake in which the finisher's medals feature the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, Germany, instead of the Allianz Stadium in Sydney. Runners who complete the race will receive medals depicting a German landmark rather than a local Sydney landmark they actually ran past. The error has been publicly admitted by the event organizers as an unfortunate production mistake.
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