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Great North Run organisers apologise after glaring error on 2025 medals
The Great North Run organisers admitted a design error on medals and T-shirts showing Sunderland's map instead of Newcastle, affecting 60,000 finishers in the 2025 event.
- Great North Run organisers have apologized for medals that incorrectly featured an image of Sunderland and the River Wear instead of Newcastle and the River Tyne.
- Approximately 60,000 participants received the incorrect medals during the half-marathon event held on Sunday.
- Organisers called the error 'the most unique t-shirt and medal in Great North Run history,' stating it would be a keepsake for years to come.
- Event founder Sir Brendan Foster admitted he didn't notice the mistake, saying, 'If I'd run the Great North Run yesterday, I'd still be wearing my medal with pride.
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