TOKYO, Feb. 20, 2015 – The ninth running of the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 22, 2015, marks the official start of Abbott's title sponsorship of the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) and a number of key changes to the iconic series. Announced today by the organizers of the six … [Read more...]
African conquest of Tokyo 2014
2014 World Marathon Majors competition picked up where it left off last year, with two more course records falling at today’s 8th annual Tokyo Marathon. … [Read more...]
Kipyego takes Tokyo title
Kenya's Michael Kipyego tore up the script to win the Tokyo Marathon with former world record holder Haile Gebrselassie left floundering in fourth. … [Read more...]
Comeback Haile Gebrselassie postponed
Comeback Haile Gebrselassie postponed Haile Gebrselassie, the famous long distance runner, will not start in the Tokyo Marathon this weekend. The world record holder on the marathon fell during a training. He unluckily fell on a rock and bruised his knee. He will … [Read more...]
Gebrselassie to Race Tokyo Marathon in February
Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie says he is fit and will next run in February's Tokyo marathon. The 37-year-old Ethiopian announced his retirement on 7 November, blaming the knee problems that prevented him from completing the New York marathon. He reversed … [Read more...]
Rothlin wins Tokyo in 2:07:23 Swiss national record
Viktor Röthlin, who won the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, won the 2008 Tokyo Marathon - an IAAF Road Race Silver Label event - with 2:07:23. It was a course record by more than two minutes, eclipsing the mark of 2:09:45 set by Daniel Njenga last year. … [Read more...]