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The AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Rankings take to the start line at the 2018 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON
2018-09-06
-More than 50 age group qualifying events around the world
-One year for participants to earn two qualifying times and a place at the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships in London, 2020
-Qualifying period runs from Sept. 16, 2018 – Sept. 29, 2019 (AbbottWMM Series XII)
The Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group World Rankings will officially launch on September 16 when the 45th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON marks the start of the one-year qualification period for the inaugural AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships which will take place in spring 2020. Participants in an AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Ranking qualifying race will earn points according to their age, time and gender, aligned with the following age groups for men and women: 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+.
From Mexico to Mumbai, Tel Aviv to Toronto and Houston to Helsinki, there will be more than 50 AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Qualifying events. The spread of the selected marathon 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.
The premier AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships will be held as part of the Virgin Money London Marathon in 2020. Welcoming more than 40,000 runners to the start line each year, London is one of the most popular marathons on the planet with more than 414,000 ballot entries for the 2019 edition. Runners can earn a place at the start line of the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon through the the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Rankings, and represent their countries with pride and passion.
The partnership between Abbott World Marathon Majors and Wanda was announced in April 2017 and since then the calendar of events that make up the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Rankings for the inaugural World Championships has been created, with plans for many more events to be added in the coming years.
Twenty-three Wanda/Ironman-produced marathon events will be part of the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Rankings for the 2018/2019 season. This includes the Rock ‘n Roll marathons in Madrid, Liverpool and multiple cities across the United States, the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon and the Chengdu Panda Marathon. Other marathons in the series include geographical representation from around the world, such as Helsinki, Moscow, Amsterdam, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Toronto, Mexico City and many more! For the full list of qualifying events, please see below.
For more information on the scoring system and world rankings, visit www.Abbottwmm.com
The qualifying events are as follows:
16-Sep-18 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, GER
23-Sep-18 Absolute Moscow Marathon, RUS
23-Sep-18 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, RSA
23-Sep-18 Rock ‘n’ Roll Oasis Montreal Marathon, CAN
23-Sep-18 United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Chengdu Marathon, CHN
07-Oct-18 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, USA
07-Oct-18 Kosice Peace Marathon , SLK
13-Oct-18 Rock ‘n’ Roll Beijing Marathon, CHN
21-Oct-18 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, CAN
21-Oct-18 TCS Amsterdam Marathon, NED
28-Oct-18 SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon, IRL
28-Oct-18 ASB Auckland Marathon, NZL
04-Nov-18 TCS New York City Marathon, USA
04-Nov-18 Rock 'n' Roll Savannah Marathon, USA
11-Nov-18 Toyota Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon, USA
17-Nov-18 Rock ‘n’ Roll Shanghai Marathon, CHN
25-Nov-18 Rock ‘n’ Roll Chongqing Marathon, CHN
02-Dec-18 California International Marathon, Sacramento, USA
02-Dec-18 Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon, USA
09-Dec-18 Monterrey Powerade Marathon, MEX
09-Dec-18 Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, SIN
20-Jan-19 Chevron Houston Marathon, USA
20-Jan-19 TATA Mumbai Marathon, IND
20-Jan-19 Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon, Phoenix, USA
10-Feb-19 Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon, USA
22-Feb-19 Tel Aviv Samsung Marathon, ISR
03-Mar-19 Tokyo Marathon, JPN
09-Mar-19 United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Washington DC Marathon, USA
17-Mar-19 Chengdu Panda Marathon, CHN
24-Mar-19 Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon, USA
07-Apr-19 Sao Paulo Marathon, BRA
07-Apr-19 Generali Milano Marathon, ITA
07-Apr-19 Santiago Chile Marathon, CHI
15-Apr-19 Boston Marathon, USA
27-Apr-19 Marathon de Bourdeaux Metropole, FRA
28-Apr-19 Virgin Money London Marathon, GBR
28-Apr-19 EDP Rock ‘n’ Roll Madrid Marathon, ESP
28-Apr-19 St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon, USA
18-May-19 Helsinki City Marathon, FIN
25-May-19 Runaway Noosa Marathon, Queensland, AUS
26-May-19 Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon, CAN
26-May-19 Scotiabank Calgary Marathon , CAN
26-May-19 Rock ‘n’ Roll Liverpool Marathon, GBR
01-Jun-19 Asics Stockholm Marathon, SWE
02-Jun-19 McDonald’s Brisbane Marathon, AUS
02-Jun-19 Synchrony Financial Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon, USA
09-Jun-19 Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Marathon, USA
22-Jun-19 Grandma's Marathon Duluth, USA
04-Aug-19 7 Sunshine Coast Marathon Queensland, AUS
25-Aug-19 Telcel Mexico City Marathon, MEX
15-Sep-19 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, RSA
22-Sep-19 Rock ‘n’ Roll Oasis Montreal Marathon, CAN
22-Sep-19 Absolute Moscow Marathon, RUS
29-Sep-19 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, GER
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