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Sydney Marathon preview: Simbu and Jepchirchir lead second Major field
Sydney hosts its second Abbott World Marathon Majors race on Sunday, with reigning marathon world champions Alphonce Simbu and Peres Jepchirchir leading the elite fields. Sisay Lemma brings the fastest personal best at 2:01:48, while Hailemaryam Kiros defends the title he won 12 months ago. More than 2,500 runners will complete their seventh Major and over 200 their eighth.
The preview lays out the elite fields and the seventh-star chase, giving readers a concrete form guide for Sydney's second Major before the race unfolds.
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