Kipchoge, Hassan lead world-class field at Sydney Marathon

Olympic gold medallists Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan headline the Sydney Marathon this weekend as the 25-year-old race welcomes its best-ever field to celebrate its elevation to the World Marathon Majors series.

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Rio and Tokyo marathon winner Kipchoge and Hassan, the reigning women’s Olympic champion, will lead 35,000 runners across the Harbour Bridge on Sunday as Sydney joins New York, London, Boston, Chicago, Tokyo and Berlin on the elite circuit.

Hassan, who will miss the athletics world championships for the first time in a decade after deciding to run in Sydney, looks the more likely of the two headliners to break the tape outside the iconic Opera House.