One of five men on the start list with bests under 3:40, Kawamura held off a surprise challenge from Yusuke Takahashi (Hokkaido Univ. Grad School) and #2-ranked Keisuke Morita (Subaru) to take the national title in 3:38.45, breaking the ancient 1991-era National Championships meet record by 0.39.
Behind her, Britain’s Laura Muir finished second in 3:57.09, while Australia’s Jessica Hull was third in an area record of 3:57.29, and the field came together after the race to celebrate with Kipyegon.
Both athletes admitted to each receiving an IV infusion ‘of more than 100mL in a twelve-hour period’ on 25 January 2023. This constituted an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) under World Athletics Anti-Doping Rule 2.2: use or attempted use by an athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Meth...
Among men, Suguru Osako (GMO) is the only Tokyo Olympian to make the list again, along with alternate Shohei Otsuka (Kyudenko), NR holder Kengo Suzuki (Fujitsu) and 13 others, making just under half of last time's qualifiers will return.
If you ask runners what they see as exceptional in the Košice Marathon their answers often match. The unusual atmosphere, with streets full of runners and spectators; the positive energy with which everyone mutually recharges themselves. This is an image which reflects almost 100 years of the marath...
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