http://news.ameba.jp/20151110-1151/ translated by Brett Larner On Nov. 10 the JAAF announced changes to the elite field for Sunday's inaugural Saitama International Marathon , the first domestic selection race for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic team. The race's star foreign athlete Lucy Wangui Kabuu (Kenya) and its #2 and #3-ranked Japanese women Mizuho Nasukawa (Team Univ. Ent.) and Asami Furuse (Team Kyocera) have all withdrawn due to injuries. Joining the field is 2009 Berlin World Championships 10000 m silver medalist Meselech Melkamu (Ethiopia) with a PB of 2:21:01. Translator's note: On Oct. 30 the New York Times published an article saying that the TCS New York City Marathon had declined to invite defending Olympic marathon bronze medalist Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova of Russia and four other Eastern European women represented by agent Andrey Baranov , who also represented high-profile doping Russians Liliya Shobukhova , Mariya Konovalova , Tatyana Aryasova a...
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