Ruth Chepngetich earns $250,000 for Nagoya Women's Marathon win
Kenya's Chepngetich, the 2019 world marathon champion and 2021 Chicago Marathon winner, crossed the line at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in 2 hours, 17 minutes, 18 seconds.
Mao Ichiyama, Suguru Osako clinch Japan's last Olympic marathon spots
Mao Ichiyama and Suguru Osako each secured berths at the Tokyo Games based on the results of Sunday's Nagoya Women's Marathon and Lake Biwa Marathon, the final selection races for Japan's Olympic marathon team. Ichiyama won the Nagoya Women's Marathon in a race record time ...
Nagoya Women's Marathon limited to elite runners because of coronavirus
The Nagoya Women's Marathon will exclude all but elite competitors at the March 8 event amid concerns over the current coronavirus outbreak, while the open Nagoya City Marathon has also been canceled, organizers announced Thursday. The move follows the example set by the March 1 ...
Five Japanese runners qualify for MGC through Nagoya Women's Marathon
Namibian runner Helalia Johannes on Sunday won the Nagoya Women's Marathon, a race through which five Japanese punched their tickets for this fall's Marathon Grand Championship, which will serve as a qualifying race for the 2020 Olympics. Johannes broke away from a three-woman lead pack ...
Hanami Sekine moves closer to Olympic berth with Nagoya Women's Marathon performance
Hanami Sekine took a step toward appearing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, when she led the Japanese runners at the Nagoya Women's Marathon, finishing third behind winner Meskerem Assefa of Ethiopia. In her marathon debut, Sekine clocked 2 hours, 23 minutes, 7 seconds, ...
Ando books spot at worlds after sensational marathon debut in Nagoya
Yuka Ando made a sensational start to her marathon career Sunday, crossing the Nagoya Women's Marathon finish line second to punch her ticket to this summer's world athletics championships. Ando set a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes, 36 seconds — the fourth fastest in ...
Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa of Bahrain will attempt to win her third consecutive Nagoya Women's Marathon next month after she was named among the seven runners invited from overseas on Wednesday. Kirwa, the Asian Games champion who came home in a time of 2 hours, 22 ...
Bahrain's Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa successfully defended her title at the Nagoya Women's Marathon on Sunday. Kirwa, the Asian Games champion, came home in a time of 2 hours, 22 minutes, 40 seconds, while Tomomi Tanaka took second place in the race that was also the ...
Maeda makes strong bid for worlds in Nagoya Women's Marathon
Sairi Maeda likely sealed a spot on Japan's team for this year's world athletics championships with a strong third-place finish at Sunday's Nagoya Women's Marathon, won by Asian Games champion Eunice Kirwa of Bahrain. Kirwa won in a race-record time of 2 hours, 22 minutes, ...
