The
Tokyo Marathon Foundation announced on Feb. 20 that 5000 m and 10000 m world record holder
Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) has withdrawn from the Mar. 3 Tokyo Marathon 2019 due to injury. The statement read, "He has a stress fracture that is going to take a little more time to heal. His motivation to recover and set his sights on a new goal is high, but unfortunately it seems that is still going to take a while."
#2-ranked
Marius Kipserem (Kenya) has also withdrawn with injuries. On the domestic front,
Kengo Suzuki (23, Fujitsu) has pulled out due to his condition.
Yohei Suzuki (24, Aisan Kogyo) and
Shinobu Kubota (27, Toyota) have also sustained injuries that will prevent them from starting. In the women's race, 2017 London World Championships team member
Yuka Ando, 24, who earlier this month transferred from the Suzuki Hamamatsu AC team to the Wacoal corporate team, is also out with injury.
source article:https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190220-00000112-sph-spotrans…
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