Osako, Kosgei and Others Pull Out of Tokyo Marathon

The Tokyo Marathon announced some withdrawals and additions to the field for next week's race today. Names are as below with reasons given on the Tokyo Marathon website:

Men's Marathon Withdrawals

Suguru Osako (Japan/Nike) - declines to participate

Benard Koech (Kenya/Kyudenko) - in poor condition

Hidekazu Hijikata (Japan/Asahi Kasei) - injury

Tadashi Isshiki (Japan/NTT Nishi Nihon) - injury

Takumi Oishi (Japan/Suzuki) - injury

Keigo Yano (Japan/Kao) - injury

Tatsuro Oyazaki (Japan/Shindengen) - injury

Men's Marathon Additions

Hiroaki Furukawa (Japan/Tokyo University Grad School) - 2:16:14 (Kumamoto 2024)

Women's Marathon Withdrawals

Brigid Kosgei (Kenya) - in poor condition

Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) - in poor condition

Men's Wheelchair Withdrawals

Jin Hua (China) - injury

Women's Wheelchair Withdrawals

Eden Rainbow-Cooper (Great Britain) - injury

Women's Wheelchair Additions

Yen Hoang (U.S.A.)

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