Olympic champ to run HCM City marathonFormer Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi of Japan will compete in the HCM City Marathon on January 14 at the invitation of the HCM City Athletics Federation. Former Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi. — Photo japantimes.co.jp45-year-old Takahashi was the first Asian athlete to win the gold medal in the Olympic marathon event. Yong won the men’s marathon, while Tabal won the women’s marathon. Participants will participate in the full marathon (42km), a half marathon (21km) and other events over 10km and 5km.

Source: VietNamNet News December 22, 2017 02:03 UTC