On Mar. 25 the KGRR, organizers of the Hakone Ekiden, announced the start time for mid-October’s 102nd Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai qualifying half marathon in Tachikawa, Tokyo will be changed from its traditional starting time of 9:35 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. as a measure against rising temperatures. The KGRR explained, “We have explored what options we have to maximize the safety of our athletes from the
After 54 years at the Asahi Kasei corporate team, first as athlete and then as coach, Takeshi Soh will retire at the end of this month. Together with his twin brother Shigeru Soh they formed a duo who were icons of the Japanese marathoning world and went all the way to the Olympics. After retiring from competition Takeshi devoted himself to coaching young athletes and came to play a primary role
Ingebrigtsen is testifying against his father, Gjert, who is being charged with child abuse
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