Abbott World Majors age grading qualification
This year, the Abingdon Marathon has joined the Abbott World Marathon Majors Marathon Tours & Travel Age Group World Rankings as a qualifying race.
“The Abbott World Marathon Majors Marathon Tours & Travel Age Group World Rankings continue to grow and welcome new races into the qualifying process every year. The geographical spread of runners and races shows the appetite for high level competition across all ages and an invite to the World Championships is becoming a much sought-after goal.”
About the Abbott World Marathon Majors
The Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) is a series of six of the largest and most renowned marathons in the world - Tokyo Marathon, B.A.A. Boston Marathon, TCS London Marathon, BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, Bank of America Chicago Marathon and TCS New York City Marathon.
Encompassing an annual series for elite runners and elite wheelchair athletes, AbbottWMM also applauds the achievements and passion of everyday champions from around the world. The AbbottWMM Six Star System is an online results hub that celebrates every runner who has completed from one to six of the races in the series and encourages them to 'Reach for the Stars'.
The AbbottWMM launched the AbbottWMM Marathon Tours & Travel Age Group World Rankings in 2018 and the third AbbottWMM Marathon Tours & Travel Age Group World Championship race will take place on 08 October 2023 as part of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
The AbbottWMM Global Run Club launched in August 2020 as a virtual platform for our global community of runners.
For more information, visit www.Abbottwmm.com and www.Abbottwmmglobalrunclub.com.
About Abbott
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