Event information
Nagoya Int'l Women's Marathon
Mar 09, 2008
Where
Nagoya, Japan
Start time
06:00
Distances
Marathon
Sub-events
Marathon
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The 2008 Nagoya International Ladies Marathon had a deep field with several top female Japanese marathoners vying for the third spot on the 2008 Japanese Olympic team in this final qualifying race. Debuting in the distance, Yurika Nakamura won in 2:25:51 upsetting several favorites such as Yumiko Hara, Yuri Kano, Chika Horie, Harumi Hiroyama, Naoko Sakamoto and Naoko Takahashi. Japan Amateur Athletics Federation will announce the Olympic team on Monday. Reiko Tosa, the bronze medalist from Osaka last year, and Mizuki Noguchi, the reigning Olympic gold medalist and the winner of last November's Tokyo Marathon, have already locked up team berths.
General News Race Results Weekly
Mar 09, 2008
Naoko Takahashi, 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medalist who failed to qualify for the 2004 Athens Olympics, approaches the 2008 Nagoya International Women's Marathon with tremendous pressure. The Nagoya Marathon will be the final qualifying race for the Japanese Olympic Women's Team. Takahashi faces a stiff field that includes former Nagoya champions Harumi Hiroyama, Yumiko Hara and Takami Ominami along with Naoko Sakamoto, Yuri Kano and Kiyoko Shimahara.
General News Daily Yomiuri
Mar 08, 2008
The pressure is on at the 2008 Nagoya Women’s Marathon which is the final qualifying race for the Japanese women's Olympic team. With Reiko Tosa and Mizuki Noguchi who are certain to be selected as two of the three members, the deep field will be vying for the one remaining spot. Expectations are high for favorites like Naoko Takahashi, Harumi Hiroyama, Naoko Sakamoto, Kiyoko Shimahara, Yumiko Hara and Yuri Kano.
General News IAAF
Mar 06, 2008
Yurika Nakamura, of Japan, began leaving the field at the 32-kilometer mark and hit the tape for the win in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 51 seconds for her first marathon win. She was 28 seconds ahead of second-placed Yoshimi Ozaki. Sydney Olympic gold medalist and former world-record holder Naoko Takahashi finished a disappointing 27th and eliminated her chances of going to Beijing.
General News Mainichi Daily News
Mar 09, 2008
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