The Japanese record holder Honami Maeda is another athlete who has run below 2:19:00. She could continue the series of strong performances that Japanese athletes have shown in Berlin in the past. The highlight was Naoko Takahashi's run in 2001,
A marathon is more than a race. It is a path on which trust grows: in one's own strength, in the preparation, in the goal that is not yet visible – but seems achievable.
The festivities took place at the MOWA exhibition, which will have been viewed by more than 200,000 visitors — a record for any MOWA display — by the end of the championships.
Medal favourite Hull (NSW, Simon Hull) cruised to the 1500m final after placing second in her semi-final in 4:06.87 but not before navigating an unpredictable second-round race.
And he looked comfortable in the opening heat in Tokyo – where he won Olympic bronze back in 2021 – coming through in second place in a time of 3:35.98.
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