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2025 AGWC in numbers

There are just 100 days until the 2025 AbbottWMM Marathon Tours & Travel Age Group World Championships which takes place during the TCS New York City Marathon.

We have defending champions, former Olympians and Six Star Finishers all taking part on November 2.

Who will be crowned champion for their age group?

Championships in numbers

There will be 2,429 runners in the 2025 AGWC representing 85 nations.

Where are they from?

USA – 846

Great Britain – 304

Japan – 186

Canada – 155

Australia – 86

Brazil – 73

Germany - 65

France – 64

Italy – 58

Ireland – 55

Mexico – 49

Spain – 43

Poland – 30

China – 26

Norway – 25

Belgium – 23

Colombia – 20

Netherlands – 19

Switzerland – 19

New Zealand – 18

How many of last year's champions will be in New York?

11 champions from 2024 will be aiming to collect another gold medal.

They are...

Cesar Lizano Cedeno – Costa Rica, małe 40-44 category

Robert Ashby – USA, male 55-59 category

Fernando Vilela – Portugal, male 60-64 category

Toshihiro Suzuki – Japan, male 65-69 cetegory

Martin Fluckiger – Switzerland, male 75-79 category

Myung Joon Kim – USA, male 80+ category

Mai Fujisawa – Japan, female 50-54 category

Dilfuza Allayarova – Uzbekistan, female 55-59 category

Jill Wilkie – Australia, female 55-59 category

Gwen Jacobson – USA, female 65-69 category

Roselyne Leleu – France, female 75-79 category

How many this year's runners also took part in the 2024 AGWC?

657 runners participated in last year's event, which was held in Sydney.

The 2024 Age Grouper line up outside the Sydney Opera House

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