Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group World Rankings
The 2024 Moy Park Belfast City Marathon, taking place on Sunday 5 May, is a qualifying event, firmly putting Belfast on the map for those planning to gain marathon points through a marathon, nationally and internationally.
The spread of the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group Qualifying Events creates a truly global series throughout the year, giving runners across the world the chance to be part of a new era of age group marathon running.
Dawna Stone, Abbott World Marathon Majors CEO said: “The Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda 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 soughtafter goal.”
About 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 Wanda Age Group World Rankings in 2018 and the third AbbottWMM Wanda 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
How Does The AbbottWMM Age Group Qualifying Work?
The AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Rankings comprise over 375 qualifying races in over 90 different countries in which athletes from nine separate age groups can compete in marathons across the world to earn a global ranking.
Athletes will be ranked according to their single fastest time in a qualifying event.
Any athlete achieving the Automatic Qualifying Time for their age group will receive an immediate invitation for the 2025 AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships.
Highly-ranked runners who do not achieve the Automatic Qualifying Time still have the opportunity to receive an invitation to enter the World Championship depending on the full field size and the number of athletes achieving the qualifying time.
In order to receive an invitation, runners must be registered at AbbottWMM.com. The date, location and held size for the 2025 AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships will be announced in due course
For more information, visit www.worldmarathonmajors.com/rankings/how-it-works
