Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi’s hopes of competing in the Tokyo International Women’s Marathon in November were given a boost Friday when she was given the green light to resume training.
Takahashi has been out of action since last autumn after she suffered a stress fracture in her rib cage and was forced to make a late withdrawal from last year’s Tokyo race.
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