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Mao Ichiyama, Suguru Osako clinch Japan's last Olympic marathon spots

More Sports / Athletics Mar 8, 2020

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 ...

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

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 ...

Tokyo Marathon last chance for 2020 hopefuls

More Sports / Athletics Feb 28, 2020

Tokyo Marathon last chance for 2020 hopefuls

by Kaz Nagatsuka

The 14th edition of the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday could produce cutthroat battles among local men's runners, including current and ex-national record holders. Though they want to capture the title in one of the biggest marathon events in the world, they will also hit the ...

Marathon Grand Championship offers path to 2020 Games

More Sports / Athletics Sep 13, 2019

Marathon Grand Championship offers path to 2020 Games

by Kaz Nagatsuka

The inaugural Marathon Grand Championship gets underway with tickets to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the line. The Olympic trial concept in Japan will kick off on Sunday for both men and women, starting at 8:50 a.m. and 9:10 a.m., respectively. The top two finishers in ...

Birhanu Legese overcomes wet conditions to win Tokyo Marathon

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 ...

Suguru Osako aiming for form, not time, in Tokyo Marathon

More Sports / Athletics Mar 1, 2019

Suguru Osako aiming for form, not time, in Tokyo Marathon

by Kaz Nagatsuka

Suguru Osako isn't a big talker. So he doesn't try to entertain with his words. But he's certainly determined to put on a good effort in the trial race for the Tokyo Olympics and the 2020 Summer Games. "I've had good training and want to do ...

Suguru Osako breaks Japanese record at Chicago Marathon

More Sports / Athletics Oct 8, 2018

Suguru Osako breaks Japanese record at Chicago Marathon

Suguru Osako set a new Japanese record Sunday in the Chicago Marathon as he finished third behind Britain's Mo Farah and Mosinet Geremew Bayih of Ethiopia. Osako completed the race in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 50 seconds, slashing 21 seconds off the mark set by ...

Osako shines in marathon debut, takes 3rd in Boston

More Sports / Athletics Apr 18, 2017

Osako shines in marathon debut, takes 3rd in Boston

Suguru Osako finished third in the men's race at the Boston Marathon on Monday, becoming the first Japanese man in 30 years to secure a podium finish in the world's oldest annual marathon. Geoffrey Kirui of Kenya won the 121st running of the 42.195-km race ...

20-time national champion Murofushi fails to qualify for Rio Games

More Sports / Athletics Jun 24, 2016

20-time national champion Murofushi fails to qualify for Rio Games

Japan's 2004 Olympic hammer throw champion Koji Murofushi hinted at his retirement on Friday after placing 12th in men's final at the National Athletics Championships, a result that ended his hopes of competing at the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The 41-year-old veteran was returning ...

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