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British Championships & Tokyo Qualifying Preview

The British Championships take place this weekend at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. They act as the trials event for the World Championships which take place in Tokyo in September, meaning there is plenty on the line. With a number of complexities within the UKA Selection Policy, James Rhodes runs through what is at stake […]

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Haru Tsuburaya, A Relative of 1964 Olympic Marathon Bronze Medalist Kokichi Tsuburaya, Makes First Nationals

At the 68th Fukushima Prefecture Junior High School Track and Field Championships, Haru Tsuburaya won the boys’ 800 m to qualify for his first National Junior High School Championships. Kokichi Tsuburaya, 1964 Tokyo Olympics marathon bronze medalist and a native of Sukagawa, was the younger brother of Haru’s great-grandfather. Haru admits that he “doesn’t really know much” about his famed