Sydney Marathon medal wrongly features Munich stadium - BBC News

Online sleuths detected the error after Sydney Marathon unveiled the double-sided medal.

Image source, Instagram: sydney_marathonImage caption, The medal design appears to show Munich's Allianz Arena on the bottom-right

One week out from the world-renowned Sydney Marathon, organisers face questions about whether designers etched the wrong city's stadium on the participation medal.

The medal appears to feature a stadium carved in the likeness of Allianz Arena in the German city of Munich, rather than Allianz Stadium in Sydney – which the 42.2km (26.2 mile) course runs past.

The BBC has reached out to Sydney Marathon for comment.

Some 40,000 runners will be taking part in the event on 30 August, after more than 120,000 ballot entries.