Japan Announces Beijing World Championships Marathon Teams – by Brett Larner

The JAAF announced its men's and women's Beijing World Championships marathon teams, staying true to its word that members of its hand-picked National Team oversight program would receive priority over non-members who performed better in the official selection races.

Left off the team are Hiroaki Sano (Team Honda) with a 2:09:12 PB for 9th in Tokyo last month, and Tomomi Tanaka (Team Daiichi Seimei), winner of November's Yokohama Women's Marathon in 2:26:57. Those selected for the team:

Women

Sairi Maeda (Team Daihatsu) – age 23
PB/SB: 2:22:48 (Nagoya 2015)

Risa Shigetomo (Team Tenmaya) – age 27
PB: 2:23:23 (Osaka Int'l 2012) SB: 2:26:39 (Osaka Int'l 2015)

Mai Ito (Team Otsuka Seiyaku) – age 30
PB/SB: 2:24:42 (Nagoya 2015)

Men

Masato Imai (Team Toyota Kyushu) – age 30
PB/SB: 2:07:39 (Tokyo 2015)

Kazuhiro Maeda (Team Kyudenko) – age 33
PB: 2:08:00 (Tokyo 2013) SB: 2:11:46 (Biwako 2015)

Masakazu Fujiwara (Team Honda) – age 34
PB: 2:08:12 (Biwako 2003) SB: 2:09:06 (Fukuoka 2014)

Japan Running News – by Brett Larner

Women

Sairi Maeda (Team Daihatsu) – age 23
PB/SB: 2:22:48 (Nagoya 2015)

Risa Shigetomo (Team Tenmaya) – age 27
PB: 2:23:23 (Osaka Int'l 2012) SB: 2:26:39 (Osaka Int'l 2015)

Mai Ito (Team Otsuka Seiyaku) – age 30
PB/SB: 2:24:42 (Nagoya 2015)

Men

Masato Imai (Team Toyota Kyushu) – age 30
PB/SB: 2:07:39 (Tokyo 2015)

Kazuhiro Maeda (Team Kyudenko) – age 33
PB: 2:08:00 (Tokyo 2013) SB: 2:11:46 (Biwako 2015)

Masakazu Fujiwara (Team Honda) – age 34
PB: 2:08:12 (Biwako 2003) SB: 2:09:06 (Fukuoka 2014)

by Brett Larner – Japan Running News

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Japan Announces Beijing World Championships Marathon Teams – by Brett Larner – Japan Running News

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