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Yuka Ando set a personal best in the Nagoya Women's Marathon on Sunday but it was not enough to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
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Mar 10, 2024
Ando wins Nagoya Women's Marathon but fails to qualify for Olympics
The 29-year-old was unable to secure a place on the Japanese Olympic team, however, falling short of the national record that would have given her a spot.
Suguru Osako after finishing fifth at the New York City Marathon in November 2022
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Mar 5, 2024
Osako plans to run in men's marathon at Paris Olympics
The athlete also said he will run the Boston Marathon, where he made his racing debut in 2017, as scheduled on April 15.
Benson Kipruto of Kenya wins the men's Tokyo Marathon on Saturday.
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Mar 3, 2024
Kipchoge struggles as Kipruto wins Tokyo Marathon
Ethiopia's Sutume Asefa Kebede won the women's race in 2:15:55, ahead of Kenya's defending champion Rosemary Wanjiru.
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge speaks during a news conference ahead of the Tokyo Marathon on Friday.
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Mar 2, 2024
Kipchoge pays tribute to Kiptum ahead of Tokyo Marathon
Kipchoge is preparing to compete in Sunday's Tokyo Marathon in his first race since his Kenyan compatriot was killed on Feb. 11.
Kokugakuin University's Kiyoto Hirabayashi was the surprise winner of the Osaka Marathon on Sunday with the seventh-fastest time ever for a Japanese runner.
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Feb 25, 2024
Marathon debutant Hirabayashi claims surprise Osaka win
Kokugakuin University's Kiyoto Hirabayashi won the Osaka Marathon in his marathon debut Sunday with the seventh-fastest time ever for a Japanese runner.
Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum wins the 2023 London Marathon on April 23, 2023. Kiptum and his coach were killed in a car accident on Sunday.
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Feb 12, 2024
World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies in traffic accident
World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana died in a traffic accident on Sunday.
Naoki Koyama (right) runs en route to winning the Marathon Grand Championship men's race in Tokyo on Oct. 15, earning a ticket for Japan to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Feb 6, 2024
Koyama and Inoue among invited runners for Osaka Marathon
The event is the first of the two remaining "final challenge" races for Japan's third and last spot in the men's marathon at this year's Olympics.
Kengo Suzuki crosses the finish line in the men's category race in the delayed 2021 Tokyo Marathon in March 2022.
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Jan 31, 2024
National record holder Suzuki joins Tokyo Marathon field
The March 3 race is the last of two remaining "final challenge" races for Japan's final spot in the men's marathon at the Paris Games.
Honami Maeda (front) takes part in the Osaka Women's Marathon on Sunday.
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Jan 30, 2024
Marathon record-breaker Maeda vows to do better on world stage
The 27-year-old will take Japan's third and last Olympic spot in the women's marathon if no one beats her time at the Nagoya Women's Marathon.
Honami Maeda crosses the finish line in a national record of 2 hours, 18 minutes and 59 seconds on Sunday in Osaka.
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Jan 28, 2024
Edesa wins Osaka Women's Marathon as Maeda breaks 19-year-old Japan record
The 27-year-old Maeda will qualify for her second consecutive Olympics unless someone beats her time at the Nagoya Women's Marathon on March 10.
Suguru Osako runs during the men's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics in Sapporo on Aug. 8, 2021.
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Jan 18, 2024
Suguru Osako to skip Tokyo Marathon in order to compete in Boston Marathon
Osako indicated he wanted to avoid the intense focus in Japan on qualifying for the games and said his heart was set on running in Boston.
Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates after finishing in a world record time of 2:00:35 to win the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 8.
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Nov 3, 2023
Smashed records bring new focus to marathon ahead of New York
The Kenyan former world record-holder Brigid Kosgei will make her Big Apple debut after five previous major wins.
Kenya has experienced a surge in doping cases, with 70 athletes receiving bans in the last five years.
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Oct 17, 2023
Kenyan marathon runner Titus Ekiru hit with 10-year doping ban
Kenya has seen a surge in doping cases that have stained the reputation of the athletics powerhouse.
Naoki Koyama celebrates after winning the Marathon Grand Championship men's race at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday.
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Oct 15, 2023
Naoki Koyama wins Marathon Grand Championship, earns Paris berth
Suguru Osako, who finished sixth at the Tokyo Games marathon, could still qualify depending on his results in the next few months.
Japan Times
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Jun 27, 2023
Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge sets sights on Olympic marathon treble
A third gold at the Paris Olympics in 2024 would make Kipchoge the undisputed marathon giant at the Games, and bring him a victory steeped in symbolism.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 27, 2023
100 miles around Mount Fuji on 'Asia's most important' race
The Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji ultramarathon isn"t just Japan"s most prestigious trail running competition — it might one day be the world"s biggest.
Japan Times
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Apr 18, 2023
Evans Chebet retains Boston Marathon men's title
World record holder Eliud Kipchoge was among the biggest attractions at the World Marathon Major, but lost his momentum around the halfway mark and finished sixth.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 5, 2023
Deso Gelmisa leads Ethiopian trifecta at Tokyo Marathon
The 25-year-old Gelmisa clocked a winning time of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 22 seconds.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2023
Japan prepares tough test for Olympic marathon hopefuls
Looking ahead to the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations said Thursday it had prepared a suitably difficult challenge for its Oct. 15 Marathon Grand Championship Olympic qualifying event.
Japan Times
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Jan 31, 2023
Mo Farah announces return to London Marathon
Farah missed the London race last year when he was forced to withdraw due to injury.

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