KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 18:24 | Sports, AllEthiopia's Birhanu Legese won the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday clocking 2 hours, 4 minutes and 48 seconds in the cold rain while Kensuke Horio led the runners from the host country, finishing fifth. Horio crossed the finishing line in a preliminary time of 2:10:21 and claimed a berth for September's Marathon Grand Championship, a qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Birhanu Legese)Horio, a fourth-year university student, claimed a berth along with three other runners for September's Marathon Grand Championship, Japan's trial race for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It's too good to be true," said Horio, who became the first student to earn a spot in the MGC. Suguru Osako retired around the 29-kilometer mark in his Tokyo Marathon debut.

Source: Ethiopian News March 03, 2019 05:47 UTC