The Japan Association of Athletics Federations, which sponsors the "Osaka International Ladies Marathon" scheduled for January 31 in Osaka Prefecture, where the government declared a state of emergency on the 13th, will hold it after thorough infection control. I will.
The Osaka International Ladies Marathon is scheduled to start and finish on January 31st at "Yanmar Stadium Nagai" in Osaka City.
The government issued a state of emergency to Osaka Prefecture on the 13th, but the organizers such as the Japan Association of Athletics Federations held the event after asking for refrain from supporting along the road without spectators in the stadium where the start and finish will be. And then.
However, in order to limit the number of athletes in order to reduce the risk of infection, the time to qualify for participation was shortened by 20 minutes from the previous time, so the number of entries was 99, which is about 20% less than usual, and from overseas. It means that there are no invited players.
Honami Maeda and Mao Ichiyama, who have been nominated for the Tokyo Olympics, are scheduled to participate in the tournament, and high-level races are expected.