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Evans Keitany and Gladys Chepkurui Win Tokyo Legacy Half

 

The Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon took place Oct. 15 alongside the Marathon Grand Championship Olympic marathon trials, starting and finishing at Tokyo's National Stadium. In the men's race, Evans Keitany (Toyota Boshoku) ran down leader Bedan Karoki (Toyota) and holding off Benard Kimeli (Fujitsu) to take the win in 1:01:10. In his first pro season Aoyama Gakuin University graduate Kotaro Kondo (SG Holdings) was the top Japanese finisher in 1:01:26.

In the women's race, Gladys Chepkurui (Kenya) broke the course record with a 1:08:03 for the win. Dolphine Nyaboke Omare (U.S.E.) was also under the old CR in 1:08:13 for 2nd. The top Japanese woman was Natsuki Ogawa (Suzuki AC) in 1:14:34 for 4th.

Tomoki Suzuki won the men's wheelchair race in 43:40, with Tsubasa Kina winning a photo finish with Wakako Tsuchida in the women's race, both athletes clocked at 52:45.

Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon

Tokyo, 15 Oct. 2023

Men
1. Evans Keitany (Toyota Boshoku) - 1:01:10
2. Benard Kimeli (Fujitsu) - 1:01:12
3. Bedan Karoki (Toyota) - 1:01:20
4. Alexander Mutiso (ND Software) - 1:01:25
5. Kotaro Kondo (SG Holdings) - 1:01:26
6. Jonathan Ndiku (Logisteed) - 1:02:23
7. Daisuke Hosomori - 1:02:26
8. Joseph Ndirangu - 1:02:28
9. Daisuke Momozawa - 1:02:31
10. Andrew Lorot - 1:02:41

Women
1. Gladys Chepkurui (Kenya) - 1:08:03 - CR
2. Dolphine Nyaboke Omare (U.S.E.) - 1:08:13
3. Hellen Ekarare (Toyota Jidoshokki) - 1:09:59
4. Natsuki Ogawa (Suzuki AC) - 1:14:34
5. Shiho Kaneshige (GRlab Yamaguchi) - 1:15:31
6. Ai Ikemoto - 1:15:57
7. Saki Iwai - 1:18:02
8. Mio Takinami - 1:18:36
9. Honoka Murofushi - 1:18:38
10. Natsumi Kuroda - 1:18:40

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translated and edited by Brett Larner

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