Olympic greats Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya and Dutch Sifan Hassan will line up for their highly anticipated debuts at the TCS Sydney Marathon on Sunday, August 31, 2025, in Sydney, Australia.

The 2025 TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS is the newest member of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, with an expected 35,000 runners set to take on the seventh Abbott World Marathon Major.

The marathon will start at 6:30 am AEST, with the elite men and women starting first, before three separate start groups follow from 6:31 am (Start Group 1), from 7:03 am (Start Group 2) and from 7:41 am (Start Group 3).

The TCS Sydney Marathon Elite Wheelchair race will also boast the greatest wheelchair field ever assembled in Australia, and starts 15 minutes before the TCS Sydney Marathon.

According to the event’s organisers, there will be three assembly areas at St Leonards Park where all marathon runners will be corralled – orange, red and green.

At 40, Eliud Kipchoge remains the marathon’s defining figure. With two Olympic titles (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), 11 World Marathon Major victories, and a personal best of 2:01:09, the Kenyan legend heads into uncharted territory, his first competitive appearance in Oceania.

Although he has not secured a marathon victory since 2023, Kipchoge is expected to bounce back on yet another global stage. Challenging him will be Vincent Ngetich of Kenya and Birhanu Legese of Ethiopia.

Hassan will take on former world record-holder Brigid Kosgei and defending champion Workenesh Edesa, while Kipchoge will face Vincent Ngetich, who has achieved three Platinum race podiums in the past couple of years, plus his fellow sub-2:04 athletes Birhanu Legese and Dawit Wolde.

Dutch star Hassan has won three of the five marathons she has contested so far: in London in 2023, when she triumphed on her debut over the distance; in Chicago later that year, when she ran 2:13:44 for the third-fastest time in history; and at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where she got gold in an Olympic record of 2:22:55 after earning bronze in both the 5000m and 10,000m.

She also placed third in the London Marathon earlier this year and fourth in the Tokyo Marathon in 2024.

Elite fields

Women

Sifan Hassan (NED) 2:13:44

Brigid Kosgei (KEN) 2:14:04

Workenesh Edesa (ETH) 2:17:55

Ashete Bekere (ETH) 2:17:58

Meseret Belete (ETH) 2:18:21

Tiruye Mesfin (ETH) 2:18:35

Sichala Kumeshi (ETH) 2:19:53

Buze Diriba (ETH) 2:20:22

Gladys Chesir (KEN) 2:20:30

Ai Hosoda (JPN) 2:20:31

Evaline Chirchir (KEN) 2:20:33

Pascalia Chepkosgei (KEN) 2:22:11

Anchialem Haymanot (ETH) 2:22:23

Jessica Stenson (AUS) 2:22:56

Lisa Weightman (AUS) 2:23:15

Leanne Pompeani (AUS) 2:24:53

Men

Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:01:09

Birhanu Legese (ETH) 2:02:48

Vincent Ngetich (KEN) 2:03:13

Dawit Wolde (ETH) 2:03:48

Bernard Koech (KEN) 2:04:09

Hailemaryam Kiros (ETH) 2:04:35

Kenneth Kipkemoi (KEN) 2:04:52

Cornelius Kibet Kiplagat (KEN) 2:04:54

Samuel Fitwi (GER) 2:04:56

Addisu Gobena (ETH) 2:05:01

Afewerki Berhane (ERI) 2:05:22

Mulugeta Asefa (ETH) 2:05:33

Laban Korir (KEN) 2:05:41

Victor Kipchirchir (KEN) 2:05:43

Edward Cheserek (KEN) 2:05:43

Felix Kirwa (KEN) 2:05:44

Jemal Yimer (ETH) 2:06:08

Tebello Ramakongoana (LES) 2:06:18

Enock Kinyamal (KEN) 2:06:32

Eyob Faniel (ITA) 2:07:09

Kento Kikutani (JPN) 2:07:26

Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) 2:07:27

Brett Robinson (AUS) 2:07:31

Masato Arao (JPN) 2:08:05

Kosei Machida (JPN) 2:08:17

Mustapha Houdadi (MAR) 2:08:24

Shadrack Kimining (KEN) 2:08:29

Liam Adams (AUS) 2:08:39

Brian Shrader (USA) 2:09:46