Dickson Chumba of Kenya raises his arms as he crosses the finish line during the Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo on February 23, 2014. Kenya's Wilson Kipsang crosses the finish line in the men's category of the Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo on February 26, 2017. Kenya's Sarah Chepchirchir crosses the finish line in the women's category of the Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo on February 26, 2017. PHOTO | KAZUHIRO NOGI | AFPThis year’s Tokyo Marathon planned for Sunday has registered the highest number of participants with 331,211 applicants. When registrations closed for the 2015 Tokyo Marathon, 308,810 people had applied for the full marathon and 1,014 for the 10km race.

Source: Daily Nation February 28, 2019 03:02 UTC