Abbott World Marathon Majors

Qualify at DONNA for the Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group World Championships

The DONNA Marathon is honored to have been selected to participate in the sixth edition of the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Rankings qualifying series. As a qualifying race, participants in the DONNA Marathon can compete to earn ranking points to be invited to the 2025 AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships. The qualifying period for the sixth edition of the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Rankings runs from Jan. 01 – Dec. 31, 2024. The location of the 2025 Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group World Championships will be announced in due course.

How It Works

• The AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Rankings comprise over 375 qualifying races in over 90 different countries in which athletes in 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 field size for the 2025 AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships will be announced in due course.

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. For more information on the scoring system and world rankings, visit www.abbottwmm.com.