{"id":331727,"date":"2023-09-17T05:34:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T05:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=331727"},"modified":"2023-09-17T07:01:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T07:01:28","slug":"aussie-icons-incredible-feeling-after-sydney-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=331727","title":{"rendered":"Aussie icon's 'incredible' feeling after Sydney triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian wheelchair racing champion Madison de Rozario<\/a>\ufeff has spoken of the "incredible atmosphere" she soaked up while charging to victory on her Sydney Marathon debut on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Sydney on a warm spring day as de Rozario \u2014 a two-time Paralympic gold medallist, two-time London Marathon champion and New York City Marathon winner \u2014 stormed to victory in the women's wheelchair race, clocking one hour, 59 minutes and 49 seconds (1:59:41).<\/p>\n

On a day that saw the Sydney Marathon attract more participants than all other marathons ever held in Australia \u2014 a tick over 17,000 took to the streets \u2014 Morocco's Othane El Goumri won the men's race in 2:08:20, Kenya's Betsy Saina took out the women's race in 2:26:47 and Canada's Josh Cassidy conquered the men's wheelchair event in 1:41:52.<\/p>\n

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Brett Robinson claimed the Australian men's title in 2:23:05 and Sinead Diver\ufeff took out the national women's title in 2:31:27.<\/p>\n

\ufeffDe Rozario departed Milsons Point at 7.08am and crossed the finish line at the Opera House at 9.07am, tackling a 42.195-kilometre course that crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge, meandered through Pyrmont, Darling Harbour, The Rocks and Circular Quay, and featured Centennial Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens.<\/p>\n

\"Madison<\/p>\n

"It shocks you every time you hear your name when you're out there on the road," de Rozario told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n

"[It was] unreal, the crowd was insane and racing at home is unlike anything else.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffWinning in front of an Australian crowd is always incredible."<\/p>\n

It was crucial to the Sydney Marathon's World Marathon Majors pursuit that de Rozario and the other athletes and participants received enormous crowd support.<\/p>\n

If Australia's premier marathon meets a 104-point criteria this year and next year, it will become the seventh world major in 2025, taking up the prestigious status shared by Boston, Chicago, New York, London, Berlin and Tokyo.<\/p>\n

And one of the criteria points pertains to crowd support, with the Sydney Marathon \ufefftasked with drawing 100,000 spectators to the streets this year and next year.<\/p>\n

\"Participants<\/p>\n

Massive crowd numbers and the amazing energy whipped up are key to what makes the majors stand out from other marathons.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffYou know what's funny?" de Rozario added.<\/p>\n

"The stakes aren't as high as they are in a Paralympic or major marathon, but given it's [in front of] a home crowd it kind of feels a little bit similar because you really want to cross that finish line first."<\/p>\n

Diver has contested the London Marathon three times and the New York City Marathon once.<\/p>\n

The\ufeff Australian women's marathon record-holder made a fascinating observation after her Sydney Marathon debut.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/_zacharygates\/status\/1703188088108007706<\/a><\/p>\n

"\ufeffI noticed the crowds more today [than in London and New York City]. I don't know if that's because more of them were saying, 'Go Sinead, go Sinead' … [I heard] loads of, 'Go Sineads'," she told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n

"I noticed the DJ at 30 kilometres and all the little things along the course. That was cool.<\/p>\n

"A lot of the second half I ran on my own so you can feel very isolated, but then when you have other runners and supporters calling out and giving you a cheer\ufeff it gives you a little boost. It really helps. Otherwise it can be a bit of a lonely trek to the finish line.<\/p>\n

"I honestly felt like there was heaps of support all along the run. It was phenomenal.<\/p>\n

"The only quiet bit was where you couldn't get supporters around Barangaroo [for about an 800-metre stretch because of construction]."<\/p>\n

\"Australia's<\/p>\n

Organisers from all majors, including five of the six race directors, were in Sydney for\ufeff the event.<\/p>\n

Whether Sydney becomes a major in 2025 will be decided by the six race directors of the majors.<\/p>\n

There were also employees of the World Marathon Majors assessing crowd numbers and the vibe of the event throughout the course.<\/p>\n

There were fears for the event early in the week as smoke lingered over the city<\/a>, but the hazy skies disappeared and what transpired was the most successful Sydney Marathon yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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