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Tokyo Marathon 2023 Welcomes You On March 5

The Tokyo Marathon is aiming to be back to a full-size field for its 2023 edition with 37,500 runners on March 5. The Japanese capital is set to host the 26.2-mile distance catering to international and local runners residing in Japan….

Running Races in Malaysia and Tokyo Suffer Cancellations

This will be the new norm, moving forward in this COVID-19 pandemic. You register for a running event, but you will not know if you could make it to the event, or if the event itself can take place. The…

Osako Suguru Breaks Japan Record in Tokyo Marathon, Receives 100 Million Yen Bonus

Osako Suguru dug deep with an Olympic berth at stake in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday (1 March), finishing a Japanese-high fourth in a national record of 2:05:29. Osako rewrote his own Japan record by 21 seconds. If no one…

Tokyo Marathon cancels public participation, limited to elites

As the COVID-19 epidemic escalates in China and around the world, mass events including marathons have been implementing safety precautions or more drastic measures. Unfortunately, as new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have been confirmed within Japan and it’s capital, Tokyo,…