http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/athletics/news/20120511-OHT1T00217.htm translated by Brett Larner London Olympics men's marathon team member Arata Fujiwara (30, Miki House) attended an Olympic sendoff party held by his alma mater Takushoku University in Tokyo on May 11 together with his fellow Olympic marathoner Kentaro Nakamoto (29, Team Yasukawa Denki), one year below him at Takushoku. The pair vowed to work together to target the top. As students at Takushoku Fujiwara and Nakamoto were roommates. "He is a great role model. Standing on the same starting line at the Olympics, I want to work together," Nakamoto declared. Fujiwara told the party's attendees with conviction, "Nakamoto wasn't really an athlete you would have noticed, but I always thought he was going to become strong. We're going to focus everything we have and aim for the top." The pair received advice and encouragement from Takushoku alumnus Shuichi Yoneshige (50...
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