Marathon: Athletes selected to represent the Paris Olympics will hold a press conference [Live streaming scheduled]

2024-03-25T06:29:53.292Z

Highlights: The male and female athletes who have been selected to represent Japan in the marathon at this summer's Paris Olympics will hold a press conference afterwards. There are a total of six athletes representing the marathon, three men and three women. The representative selection race was held last October at the MGC (Marathon Grand Championship), and the top two men and women were first selected. The remaining runners will be selected by those who exceed the set record in a race called the "Final Challenge" held by March of this year.

[NHK] The male and female athletes who have been selected to represent Japan in the marathon at this summer's Paris Olympics will hold a press conference after this. Live streaming...

The male and female athletes who have been selected to represent Japan in the marathon at this summer's Paris Olympics will hold a press conference afterwards.

We are planning to broadcast it live.

《Representative selection for the Paris Olympics Marathon》

There are a total of six athletes representing the marathon, three men and three women.

The representative selection race was held last October at the MGC (Marathon Grand Championship), and the top two men and women were first selected.

[Men's]

Naoki Koyama won, Akasaki Akatsuki came in second, and both have been selected to represent the Olympics.

Naoshiro Koyama

Akasaki Akatsuki

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[Women's]

Yuka Suzuki won the championship, and Mao Ichiyama, who placed 8th at the Tokyo Olympics, came in 2nd place and was officially selected.

Yuka Suzuki

Mao Ichiyama

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The remaining runners will be selected by those who exceed the set record in a race called the "Final Challenge" held by March of this year, and if no runner surpasses it, the 3rd place finisher from MGC will be selected. It was a selection method.

[Men]

Among the men, there were no athletes who could beat the set record, so Suguru Osako, who finished 3rd at MGC, was selected to represent the team for the second consecutive Olympics, following his 6th place finish at the Tokyo Olympics.

Suguru Osako

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[Women]

On the other hand, for women, Hominami Maeda set a new Japanese record of 2 hours 18 minutes 59 seconds at one of the selection races, the Osaka International Women's Marathon in January this year, and this record was set in other selection races. As no athlete could outperform him, Maeda was offered a spot in the Tokyo Olympics for the second time in a row.

Maeda Honan

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Source: nhk