At the Osaka Marathon, which will be held on the 26th of this month, Yuma Hattori, who participated in the Tokyo Olympics two years ago, will participate as an invited athlete.
The Osaka Marathon will be held on the 26th of this month with the right to participate in the MGC (Marathon Grand Championship), the representative selection race for the Paris Olympics next year.
On the 6th, Mr. Toshihiko Seko, who is responsible for strengthening the marathon at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, held a press conference in Osaka and announced the invited athletes, including 29-year-old Hattori who participated in the Tokyo Olympics two years ago, and 100 so far. Mr. Yuki Kawauchi, who has experienced more than 1 marathon, will participate.
In addition, invited athletes from overseas who did not participate last year due to the influence of the new coronavirus will also participate, and a general runner category will be held, and about 30,000 runners will run the same course.
Seko said, "I'm happy to see the return of the original marathon, in which the top runners get their energy from the citizen runners they run with. There are many strong athletes, and I don't know who will come out on top, but I'm sure they'll compete well against overseas athletes." I want you," he said.
NHK will broadcast the races of the top athletes on general television.