http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/sports/othersports/523466/
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Marathoner Yuki Kawauchi (29, Saitama Pref. Gov't) has expressed his full withdrawal from future Olympic opportunities. On March 27 Kawauchi won the Nerima Kobushi Half Marathon in 1:05:32. Just a week earlier on March 20 he ran Taiwan's Wanjinshi Marathon. He came down with food poisoning afterward but it didn't seem to impact his run in Nerima.
Kawauchi believes that he can still make a full comeback and win a medal at next year's London World Championships. "People might think I'm well past my peak, but I'll only be 30 when the World Championships happen," he said. On the other hand, he downplayed talk about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, preemptively raising the white flag given his history running in heat. "Honestly, in those kinds of temperatures there's no way," he said. "I don't want to do something where I know I can't compete."…
translated by Brett Larner
Marathoner Yuki Kawauchi (29, Saitama Pref. Gov't) has expressed his full withdrawal from future Olympic opportunities. On March 27 Kawauchi won the Nerima Kobushi Half Marathon in 1:05:32. Just a week earlier on March 20 he ran Taiwan's Wanjinshi Marathon. He came down with food poisoning afterward but it didn't seem to impact his run in Nerima.
Kawauchi believes that he can still make a full comeback and win a medal at next year's London World Championships. "People might think I'm well past my peak, but I'll only be 30 when the World Championships happen," he said. On the other hand, he downplayed talk about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, preemptively raising the white flag given his history running in heat. "Honestly, in those kinds of temperatures there's no way," he said. "I don't want to do something where I know I can't compete."…