Hassan confirms decision to skip worlds in favour of Sydney marathon

Olympic champion chooses Sydney Marathon over World Championships

More than 35,000 competitors will race in the Sydney Marathon in its debut as a World Marathon Major this weekend, with Olympic gold medallist Sifan Hassan and Australians Jessica Stenson and Lisa Weightman amongst a quality elite women's field.

Sifan Hassan confirms decision to skip World Athletics Championships in favour of Sydney marathon

The Sydney marathon, which takes place on Sunday, has joined London, New York, Boston, Chicago, Tokyo and Berlin as part of the elite marathon majors series for the first time this year.

Hassan confirms decision to skip worlds in favour of Sydney marathon

SYDNEY :Olympic champion Sifan Hassan has confirmed her decision to skip the athletics world championships in Tokyo next month after deciding to take part in this weekend's Sydney marathon.Hassan, who won the Olympic marathon in Paris last year, has represented the Netherlands at every world championships sin

Why Sifan Hassan chose Sydney Marathon over worlds

Dutch superstar Sifan Hassan, one of the greatest multi-distance runners of all time, will skip the World Athletics Championships to race the Sydney Marathon.