More Sports / Track & Field Oct 7, 2020
Tokyo Marathon to be postponed to fall 2021 over coronavirus: sources
The Tokyo Marathon Foundation, the road race's organizer, will hold a board meeting Friday to grant official approval for the decision.
More Sports / Track & Field Sep 1, 2020
Tokyo Marathon organizers are weighing the possibility of rescheduling next year's race to the fall, should the coronavirus seem likely to still be an obstacle by the usual date in March, sources close to the matter said Monday. The organizers restricted this year's event to ...
Track & Field Aug 28, 2020
Tokyo Marathon may exclude general runners again due to pandemic
Organizers of the Tokyo Marathon are considering excluding runners from the general public for a second consecutive year over coronavirus concerns, Jiji Press learned Thursday. Next year's Tokyo Marathon, scheduled for March 7, may accept elite athletes only. The Tokyo Marathon Foundation will make a ...
National Mar 2, 2020
Chinese netizens criticize holding Tokyo Marathon amid virus outbreak
Some Chinese internet users expressed disbelief and criticism over Sunday's Tokyo Marathon, calling the decision to hold the event despite the coronavirus outbreak a "death wish." As daily infection numbers in China continue to drop following unprecedented containment measures, there is a growing expectation among ...
More Sports / Track & Field 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 ...
National Feb 29, 2020
'Stand with refugees,' Ethiopian Olympian says ahead of Tokyo Marathon
by Ryusei Takahashi
Nobody chooses to become a refugee: This is what Yonas Kinde, a 39-year-old from Ethiopia, wants people in Japan to realize when they see him competing in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday in his bid to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. Kinde, who fled his ...
More Sports / Track & Field Feb 29, 2020
Ethiopia marathon runner Yonas Kinde aims for spot on Refugee Olympic Team
A runner who fled Ethiopia nearly a decade ago is preparing for Sunday's Tokyo Marathon with hopes of returning to Japan as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team. Yonas Kinde, 39, who competed at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, has been training this ...
More Sports / Track & Field 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 ...
More Sports / Track & Field Feb 17, 2020
Tokyo Marathon canceled for 38,000 runners over COVID-19 fears
by Ryusei Takahashi
Participation in one of Japan’s biggest annual sporting events will be limited to elite runners and wheelchair competitors.
More Sports / Track & Field Feb 14, 2020
Tokyo Marathon officials ask China residents to defer entry until next year
Organizers of the Tokyo Marathon on Friday asked Chinese residents who have registered for the March 1 race to voluntarily defer their entry until next year due to concerns about the ongoing outbreak of a new coronavirus (COVID-19). Registered runners from China who defer entry ...
More Sports / Track & Field Mar 3, 2019
In pictures: The rain, the pain and the fun of Tokyo Marathon 2019
Low temperatures and persistent rain put a slight damper on the celebratory aspect of the 13th Tokyo Marathon but at least it didn't harm the runners' overall performances. The winner — Ethiopia’s Birhanu Legese — clocked the event's second-best time ever, and a record ...
More Sports / Track & Field Mar 3, 2019
Cancer survivor runs for family, friends — and herself — in Tokyo Marathon
by Ryusei Takahashi
Vanessa Oshima has been running every day since her friend was diagnosed with cancer six years ago, and she made a promise that she would finish a 5 km run daily until her friend no longer showed any evidence of the disease. Then, two years ...