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Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon to be Included Among 2009 World Championships Selection Races

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translated by Brett Larner

On Nov. 13 the Kyushu Track and Field Association met in Oita for its first meeting of the season. The meeting also served to open proceedings for the 58th Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, to be held on Feb. 1. At the top of the meeting's agenda was confirmation that Beppu-Oita will be used as one of the official selection races for next summer's Berlin World Championships men's marathon team. The Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon will be broadcast live nationwide on JNN.

Translator's note: The other selection races for Berlin at the current time are December's Fukuoka International Marathon, March's Biwako Mainichi Marathon, and March's Tokyo Marathon.
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