http://mainichi.jp/area/ehime/news/20080818ddlk38050331000c.html http://mainichi.jp/area/okayama/news/20080818ddlk33050341000c.html http://www.sponichi.co.jp/osaka/soci/200808/18/soci214186.html translated and edited by Brett Larner 500 students gathered at Beijing Olympics women's marathon competitor Yurika Nakamura's former high school, Nishinomiya H.S. in Hyogo Prefecture, to watch the broadcast of the women's marathon on Aug. 17 and cheer her on. Almost all members of the school's track and field team had gone to Beijing to cheer Nakamura on live, but there was no shortage of supporters from the rest of the student body. The climax came when Nakamura passed world record holder Paula Radcliffe shortly before finishing 13th. The scene brought on cheers such as, "Yurika is so cool!" and "Unbelievable!" Yusuke Nakai, 23, who belonged to Nishinomiya High's track and field team at the same time as Nakamura, said, "She's going to become...
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