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Fukuoka International Marathon Elite Field

The Fukuoka International Marathon is back Dec. 7 with exactly the kind of boutique field it’s had over the decades. Up front are two of the home soil stars from February’s Osaka Marathon, Kyohei Hosoya, 2:05:58, and Shunya Kikuchi, 2:06:06. Their toughest competition comes from Djibouti NR holder and 2023 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon winner Ibrahim Hassan, 2:06:13, and Yusuke Nishiyama, who ran

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Saturday’s Tango University Ekiden to be Stopped If Bears Appear on Course

Following a bear attack that critically injured an area man on Nov. 2, this week the Kansai Collegiate Athletics Association announced measures that will be taken if a bear appears on the course at Saturday’s Tango University Ekiden, the 87th Kansai Region university men’s ekiden championships. 22 collegiate teams from the Kansai region are scheduled to compete, along with 2025 Hakone Ekiden