japan running news: Japanese Olympic Trials Roundup

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Japanese Olympic Trials Roundup

by Brett Larner

Complete results from the 2008 Japanese National Track and Field Championships can be found in Japanese here. Men`s results are listed on the left, women`s results on the right.

Video and photo coverage can be found here.

The IAAF`s report on the National Championships is here.

A listing of the track and field athletes selected for the Japanese team at the Beijing Olympics is here.

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Recent Elite Sightings

Bitan Karoki, running alone on the XC loop in Yoyogi Park, early a.m., 5/8/13. Top Kenyan man, London Olympics 10000 m, and member of DeNA RC.
Muryo Takase, running alone in Yoyogi Park, early a.m., 5/8/13. Sub-62 half marathoner and member of Team Nissin Shokuhin.
Akinobu Murasawa, running alone and then walking on the XC loop, Yoyogi Park, 4/22/13. Former Tokai Univ. star, now with Team Nissin Shokuhin and coming back from an Achilles injury.
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Bitan Karoki, jogging alone on the XC loop in Yoyogi Park, early a.m., 4/19/13. Top Kenyan man, London Olympics 10000 m, DeNA RC runner.
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