Kenya’s legendary marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge is set to make his TCS Sydney Marathon on Sunday, August 31, 2025, in Australia.
Sydney Marathon is a World Athletics Platinum Label road race, and the former world record holder is relishing the prospect of participating in it for the first time ever. The race also marks the event’s debut as part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors series.
“I am so excited. This is not only my first time racing the TCS Sydney Marathon, but also my first time running in Oceania. Competing in Australia is a huge opportunity for me. Sydney looks like a stunning city with so many iconic sights. It’s going to be a new and special experience for me.
“I’ve been to many places to share my vision of making this world a running world. As I’ve never been to Australia before, I want to help make Australia a running nation,” Kipchoge said, as quoted by World Athletics.
Kipchoge will head to Oceania with an impressive marathon record: 16 victories from 21 official marathon races. This includes 11 wins in World Marathon Majors and an unbeaten streak of 10 marathons between 2014 and 2019.
Kipchoge claimed back-to-back Olympic marathon titles in 2016 and 2021. Having broken the world marathon record twice, Kipchoge currently holds the second-fastest marathon time in history with a personal best of 2:01:09.
He also owns five of the 13 fastest marathon times ever recorded, according to World Athletics.
He will race in Sydney after his return to the London Marathon, which has been scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
