by Brett Larner
The Tokyo Marathon office reported on Mar. 20 that last year's 3rd place finisher Julius Gitahi (Team Nissin Shokuhin/Kenya) has withdrawn from tomorrow's race with an unspecified injury. Women's invited elite Rong Chen (China) has also withdrawn after sustaining an injury while training on Mar. 18.
The following general elite division runners have also withdrawn:
Men
James Mwangi (Team NTN/Kenya)
Toshiya Katayama (Team NTT Nishi Nihon)
Naoki Mishiro (Team Fujitsu)
Manabu Nishida (Team NTT Nishi Nihon)
Masatoshi Ibata (Team Aisan Kogyo)
Tsuyoshi Igarashi (Team JR Higashi Nihon)
Kazuyoshi Tokumoto (Team Nissin Shokuhin)
Women
Yuka Aikawa (Team Acom)
Rei Miura (Team Otsuka Seiyaku)
Atsuko Higo (eAthletes Tochigi AC)
(c) 2009 Brett Larner
all rights reserved
The Tokyo Marathon office reported on Mar. 20 that last year's 3rd place finisher Julius Gitahi (Team Nissin Shokuhin/Kenya) has withdrawn from tomorrow's race with an unspecified injury. Women's invited elite Rong Chen (China) has also withdrawn after sustaining an injury while training on Mar. 18.
The following general elite division runners have also withdrawn:
Men
James Mwangi (Team NTN/Kenya)
Toshiya Katayama (Team NTT Nishi Nihon)
Naoki Mishiro (Team Fujitsu)
Manabu Nishida (Team NTT Nishi Nihon)
Masatoshi Ibata (Team Aisan Kogyo)
Tsuyoshi Igarashi (Team JR Higashi Nihon)
Kazuyoshi Tokumoto (Team Nissin Shokuhin)
Women
Yuka Aikawa (Team Acom)
Rei Miura (Team Otsuka Seiyaku)
Atsuko Higo (eAthletes Tochigi AC)
(c) 2009 Brett Larner
all rights reserved