Addisu Gobena wins Sydney Marathon, sets course record

sportsAug 29, 202620355

Ethiopian athlete Addisu Gobena won the 2026 Sydney Marathon in a course record 2:04:42, cutting more than one minute off last year’s winning time. The first wave of 40,000 runners started at 6:15am on the 42.2-kilometre route from North Sydney to the Opera House. Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir won the women's race in 2:18:31, just nine seconds slower than last year’s women's course mark. Wheelchair races also produced records with the USA's Daniel Romanchuk finishing in 1:26:50 and Paralympic athlete Manuela Schär the first female wheelchair finisher in 1:42:04; Schär is the first athlete to complete all four marathon majors. The event is in its second year as an Abbott World Marathon Major and organisers warned of widespread road closures, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge closed until 11am and major roads such as Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Anzac Parade affected; extra public transport services were provided for the morning.

AusPoast

@daryltractor.bsky.social

Breaking: IDF soldiers have shot the official who fired the starting gun at the Sydney marathon, claiming self defence.

Man firing starting gun to kick off Sydney marathon

1053h ago

Pup Fiction51

Banning the phrase ‘From the city to the surf’ in NSW can’t be too far off

AusPoast46

They’ve also neutralised the paramedic crew that rushed in to help, giving Sydneysiders a close-up view of their famed “double tap” approach.

Babbington Francis Flapdoodle20

Jillian annouces that under new anti Semitism guidelines IDF soldiers have just won Sydney marathon in record time and other competitors were Hamas.

Bin Chicken17

Chris Minns has calmed any claims of unlawful activity by announcing the NSW govt will be funding a thorough independent internal investigation by the IDF on the IDF. For complete oversight & transparency, this investigation will include observers from the NSW police that are trained by IDF.

Carolyn Gilholme10

And the justification : "they were Hamas". End of story.

gmf 1979 🇦🇺8

😂😂😂 fucking believable, had to read it twice..

Quoting this

Honor Laois 🦘#DoNoHarm🦘6

Great thread! I feel very cohered!

mariewalsh18.bsky.social

@mariewalsh18.bsky.social

@thekennydivine on X Sydney Marathon Organisers' Advice to All Runners...

6215h ago

Dr nick nobody

@nicknobody.bsky.social

The major sponsor of Sydney Genocide Marathon is TCS who aspire "to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company", so the organisers' display zero ethics already. #auspol www.tcs.com/who-we-are

2619h ago

Babbington Francis Flapdoodle

@motithewonderdog.bsky.social

Jillian annouces that under new anti Semitism guidelines IDF soldiers have just won Sydney marathon in record time and other competitors were Hamas.

202h ago

paws101 [Paul 🇦🇺 🦘For Ukraine 🇺🇦]8

For a PR Damage Control theatre the Anti-Semitism Envoy is, they could not have picked a face more un-appealing than they did! I feel physical repulsed every time it's displayed!

Zvyozdochka 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇬🇱4

The current real Prime Minister of Australia.

Jinjirrie

@jinjirrie.bsky.social

Shame on Australia permitting IDF genocidaires run in the Sydney Marathon. au.news.yahoo.com/sydney-marat... #auspol #IsraelFascism #BDS #Israel

2222h ago

Andrew Lissiman

@andrewlissiman.bsky.social

The "organisers" obviously wish to create what they will term and "antisemitic event"... Sydney marathon allows IDF murderers to run.. #auspol

16Yesterday

•Marns🌿🍉🐸

@marnshibski.bsky.social

@news.abc.net.au You know who else is competing in the Sydney Marathon? 40 IDF members. You have by omission become an unreliable source of news. Ignoring it won’t make it go away. I bet though you’ll report ‘antisemitic’ behaviour of any protesting when Newscorpse gives you permission.

20Yesterday

Catalina Fernandes

@catalinafernandes.bsky.social

Australia is set to welcome up to 40 Israeli soldiers, some who served in Gaza, to run in the Sydney Marathon as a celebrated "peace delegation," even as rights groups demand they be investigated for war crimes.

67h ago

ABC News Australia

@news.abc.net.au

Ethiopia's Addisu Gobena wins the 2026 Sydney Marathon, as 40,000 take part

112h ago

Drop Bear

@drop-bear.bsky.social

“…Australia has invited war criminals to run in the Sydney Marathon. I honestly can't stop swearing. It feels like they are deliberatey taunting us.” veronicasherman.com/p/lunar-ecli... #AusPol #Zionism #Israel #genocide

1114h ago

Drop Bear17

"The Israeli delegation is part of a propaganda tour backed by Israeli organisations." www.instagram.com/p/DclW-NylJK9/ #protest #AusPol #Zionism #Israel #genocide

Wouldn’t it be great if we ran out of hate1

Get those Palestinian flags out to taunt them.

🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉

@chrishehim.bsky.social

Israel says if the Sydney Marathon winner is not an IDF solider it's because they have links to Hamas.

923h ago

Peggy Sanders

@peggysanders.bsky.social

Anyone who is not an Israel Zionist has not been allowed to enter the Sydney Marathon. Rules by Jillian Segal who personally checked all entrants using Thiel’s Palantir data collection on every Australian citizen and anyone else. #auspol

71h ago

the only mikewilson in oz

@mikewilsoninoz.bsky.social

Forty mass murderers from IDFare running in the Sydney marathon today. With goddam police protection!

91h ago

Sam 🎉

@anoddgeography.bsky.social

ugh Sydney marathon is on, it's about to get helicoptery out there

105h ago

Hagatha @Hagatha42.bsky.social

@hagatha42.bsky.social

Provocative as usual, The Sydney Marathon turned into running the gauntlet for the stolen lands, treasures and lives of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, America. Don't take the bait #auspol

423h ago

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Addisu Gobena wins Sydney Marathon, sets course record

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