World Marathon Majors
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The World Marathon Majors is a series of the world’s most prestigious annual marathons, featuring major races in cities such as Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York City, and Tokyo.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| World Marathon Majors canonical | 4 |
| Abbott World Marathon Majors | 2 |
| London Marathon | 1 |
| Tokyo Marathon | 1 |
| World Marathon Major | 1 |
| World Marathon Majors LLC | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T120552 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: World Marathon Majors Context triple: [Boston Marathon, partOf, World Marathon Majors]
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A.
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of the most prestigious long-distance running races, attracting elite and amateur runners from around the globe each Patriots’ Day.
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B.
Knoxville Marathon
The Knoxville Marathon is an annual long-distance running event that attracts participants to race through the streets and landmarks of Knoxville, Tennessee.
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C.
World Athletics Platinum Label road race
A World Athletics Platinum Label road race is the highest-tier designation for elite international road running events that meet stringent standards for competition quality, organization, and global significance.
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D.
Tour de France
The Tour de France is the world’s most prestigious multi-stage cycling race, held annually and primarily contested on roads across France.
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E.
Supporters' Shield race
The Supporters' Shield race is Major League Soccer’s regular-season competition in which clubs vie to finish with the league’s best overall record and claim the Supporters' Shield trophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: World Marathon Majors Target entity description: The World Marathon Majors is a series of the world’s most prestigious annual marathons, featuring major races in cities such as Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York City, and Tokyo.
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A.
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of the most prestigious long-distance running races, attracting elite and amateur runners from around the globe each Patriots’ Day.
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B.
Knoxville Marathon
The Knoxville Marathon is an annual long-distance running event that attracts participants to race through the streets and landmarks of Knoxville, Tennessee.
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C.
World Athletics Platinum Label road race
A World Athletics Platinum Label road race is the highest-tier designation for elite international road running events that meet stringent standards for competition quality, organization, and global significance.
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D.
Tour de France
The Tour de France is the world’s most prestigious multi-stage cycling race, held annually and primarily contested on roads across France.
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E.
Supporters' Shield race
The Supporters' Shield race is Major League Soccer’s regular-season competition in which clubs vie to finish with the league’s best overall record and claim the Supporters' Shield trophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marathon series
ⓘ
sports competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
World Marathon Majors
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbott World Marathon Majors
|
| awards |
overall series champion
ⓘ
prize money ⓘ |
| category | road running series ⓘ |
| city |
Berlin
ⓘ
Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
New York City ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | points series ⓘ |
| continentCoverage |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| distance | 42.195 kilometres ⓘ |
| eliteCategory | professional marathon runners ⓘ |
| eliteField | invited athletes ⓘ |
| formerComponent |
IAAF World Championships Marathon
ⓘ
Olympic Games Marathon ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategory |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| geographicScope | international ⓘ |
| governingBody |
World Marathon Majors
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
World Marathon Majors LLC
|
| hasComponent |
Berlin Marathon
ⓘ
Boston Marathon ⓘ Chicago Marathon ⓘ World Marathon Majors self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
London Marathon
New York City Marathon ⓘ World Marathon Majors self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Marathon
|
| hasLogo | World Marathon Majors logo ⓘ |
| inception | 2006 ⓘ |
| includesParalympicDivision | yes ⓘ |
| notableFeature | includes six of the world’s largest marathons ⓘ |
| prizeStructure | series jackpot (historically) ⓘ |
| purpose | to identify the world’s top marathon runners ⓘ |
| qualification | performance in constituent marathons ⓘ |
| rankingMethod | points based on race finishes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
International Sports Federations
ⓘ
surface form:
World Athletics
|
| seasonLength | multiple races over a defined cycle ⓘ |
| sponsor | Abbott Laboratories ⓘ |
| sport | marathon ⓘ |
| typeOfCourse | road course ⓘ |
| website | https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: World Marathon Majors Description of subject: The World Marathon Majors is a series of the world’s most prestigious annual marathons, featuring major races in cities such as Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York City, and Tokyo.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
London Marathon
this entity surface form:
Tokyo Marathon
this entity surface form:
Abbott World Marathon Majors
this entity surface form:
World Marathon Majors LLC
this entity surface form:
World Marathon Major
this entity surface form:
Abbott World Marathon Majors