Osaka Marathon 7th place in Japanese history, Hidekazu Hijikata and others participate in Olympic representative selection race. The Osaka Marathon will be held on the 25th of this month as one of the selection races for the men's marathon representative for this summer's Paris Olympics.
Four athletes with personal records of 2 hours and 6 minutes will be participating, including Asian Games gold medalist Ohito Inoue. Naoki Koyama, who has already been selected to represent the Paris Olympics, will also be participating.