Japanese people Naoki Koyama crowned the Tokyo Grand Marathon Championship this Sunday, earning his ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympic Gameswho will also be joined by Japan’s Akira Akasaki, who defeated two-time Olympian Suguru Osako to take second place.
This qualification gives Koyama and Akasaki automatic passage to the Summer Games representing Japan in the men’s category, while in the women’s category, Yuka Suzuki, 24, and Mao Ichiyama, 26, secured their place for the event in Paris.
A total of 65 runners competed in the men’s category, while 27 women competed in the women’s category, in a race that started at 8:00 local time (23:00 GMT) for the men and ten minutes later. afternoon for the girls, on a day of heavy rain in Japan’s capital.
Koyama, 27, crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 57 seconds, while Asaki, 25, did it in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 6 seconds, five seconds short of third on the podium.
In the women’s category, Suzuki finished 34 seconds ahead of Ichiyamawith a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes and 9 seconds, which would lead him to compete for his second Olympic Games representing Japan.
Source: La Verdad
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