Japan's best finish in marathon was ninth place for Yuki Kawauchi in the men's race and 16th for Mao Kiyota in the women's event at the world athletics championships Sunday, the country failing to book a place in the top eight for the first ...
Yuka Ando, who clocked Japan's fourth-best time in her debut race on Sunday, was named among six marathon runners by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Friday to compete at this summer's IAAF World Athletics Championships in London. The 23-year-old, one of the three ...
Yuki Kawauchi placed third at the Fukuoka International Marathon on Sunday, posting the best finish for Japan in an event that doubled as a qualifying trial for the world championships next year. The 29-year-old, who suffered a cramp here last year and missed out on ...
The Japan Association of Athletics Federations clarified the selection process for the men's and women's marathons for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Tokyo on Thursday. The JAAF designated four events apiece for the men and women as trial races: next month's IAAF World ...
Yuki Kawauchi, 26, is a top marathon runner, but he defies the conventional wisdom of the sport in Japan. Kawauchi is known as a "citizen runner" because he works full time at a public night high school in Saitama Prefecture, while most top runners belong ...
The Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced the selection of eight marathoners and seven race walkers for the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Thursday. Popular runner Yuki Kawauchi headlines the men's marathon squad, while Ryoko Kizaki and Athens Olympic gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi ...
