Kohei Matsumura and Yuki Kawauchi lost a footrace against Bahrain's Ali Hasan Mahboob in the final stage of the men's marathon and had to settle for the silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the Asian Games on Friday.
Mahboob, a specialist at 5,000 and 10,000 meters who was running his first marathon, grabbed the lead as the trio entered the tunnel at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium and held off Matsumura by one second in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 38 seconds. Kawauchi finished in 2:12:42.
"I want to say thank you to the organizers. This was my first marathon and I think I did OK. I feel very tired," said Mahboob, who appeared to run most of the race as if he were out for an afternoon jog.