by Brett Larner Once again this year, the Tokyo Marathon has invited an all-star lineup of major international names current and historic to take part in the event's 10 km and marathon divisions as special guest runners. A listing of this year's scheduled guests: Marathon Keizo Yamada - 1953 Boston Marathon winner and 1953 Olympics marathoner Kenji Kimihara - 1968 Olympics marathon silver medalist and 1966 Boston Marathon winner Hideki Kita - 1981 Tokyo International Marathon winner and 1980 Olympics track runner Hiromi Taniguchi - 1991 World Championships marathon gold medalist and 1992 Olympics marathoner Eriko Asai - 1988 Olympics and 1987 World Championships marathoner Mari Tanigawa - 1991 Tokyo International Women's Marathon winner 10 km Constantina Tomescu-Dita (Romania) - 2008 Olympics marathon gold medalist Rosa Mota (Portugal) - 1988 Olympics marathon gold medalist Kaori Icho - 2004 and 2008 Olympics freestyle wrestling 63 kg. gold medalist Chiharu Icho - 2004 and ...
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