Fukuoka Winner Hattori Does Test Run on Sapporo Olympic Course

One year before the Tokyo Olympics women's marathon, men's team member Yuma Hattori (26, Toyota) did a test run on the Olympic course in Sapporo. Hattori began at the Olympic marathon course's start point in Odori Park at 7:00 a.m., the same time the main event will kick off, looking focused, serious and silent. He seemed to concentrate on visualizing the event a year distant.

After the run, in a telephone interview Hattori's coach Toshinobu Sato commented, "There are a lot of corners and a lot of tight, narrow spots. We'll have to take care about getting tripped up and falling, especially if it's a slow first half."

Partway through the run Hattori's hat was blown off by strong winds caused by a cool low pressure system. "The weather is irregular," said Sato of the conditions in Sapporo. "If it's over 20˚C it'll be in the hot weather marathon category. It's not just the ordinary heat of midsummer. It's something different from Tokyo."

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東京五輪の舞台まであと1年。 1日1日を大切に生きたいと思います。 今、世の中が様々な困難に立ち向かう中で、走り続けられる幸せと多くの人々に支えられ競技ができている事に深く感謝しています。 コロナウィルスの終息と数々の災害が1日も早い復興を願っています。 いちアスリートとして、日々前進する姿をお見せ出来るよう精進し、 来年の8月8日、自身のできる最高の走りでゴールまで駆け抜けたいと思います。

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