Birhanu Legese

More Sports / Athletics Mar 1, 2020

Birhanu Legese wins Tokyo Marathon title as Suguru Osako sets new national record

by Kaz Nagatsuka

Reigning champion Birhanu Legese successfully defended his title while local star Suguru Osako got closer to securing the final spot on Japan's Olympic team with a national-record-setting performance in the men's race at the 2020 Tokyo Marathon on Sunday. Legese, of Ethiopia, crossed the finish ...

More Sports / Athletics Mar 3, 2019

Birhanu Legese overcomes wet conditions to win Tokyo Marathon

by Kaz Nagatsuka

Ethiopia's Birhanu Legese hit the pavement in arguably the worst conditions in the 13-year history of the Tokyo Marathon and performed as if the weather wasn't much of a problem. For Suguru Osako and other Japanese runners, it was much more of a struggle. Legese ...