マラソン競技に初めには、何十人もの選手が出発するが、ゴールまでくるのはごく一部の選手であり、優勝するのはたった一人である。の英語

At the beginning of a marathon race, scores of runners start, but only a few finish and just one takes the cake.

In the four Olympics between 1992 and 2004, Japanese marathoners won five medals, including two gold.

It was really hard for me to run a full marathon, but I felt my efforts had been well rewarded when I received this medal and exchanged high fives with other runners.

In the women's marathon, world record holder Paula Radcliffe of Britain was in good condition and led the race from the start.

There are powerful female marathoners abroad such as Britain's Paula Radcliffe, Kenya's Catherine Ndereba and China's Sun Yingjie.

He has won two Olympic medals in the marathon: a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

The course of the Berlin Marathon is flat and fast and has produced many world records, including one set by Takahashi Naoko in 2001.

Only two more selection races remain: the Osaka International Ladies Marathon on Jan. 27 and the Nagoya International Women’s Marathon on March 9.

Vanderlei de Lima, a Brazilian marathon runner who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, joined the team's performance.

Takahashi Naoko, 30, the Sydney Olympic gold medalist in the marathon is going to run in the Berlin Marathon on Sept. 29.

Noguchi Mizuki, the 2004 Athens Olympics gold medalist, recently made test runs on the marathon course for this summer’s Beijing Olympics.

Other women marathoners face tough competition for the last of Japan’s three Olympic spots.

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Noguchi is aiming for a second consecutive Olympic gold medal, a feat that no female marathoner has ever achieved.

Takahashi Naoko, the gold medalist in the women's marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, could not win a ticket to the Athens Olympics.

But after 40 kilometers, she caught up with the lead runners and came into Nagai Stadium to finish third.

Takahashi said, "I'm planning to run in a marathon in the fall. I don't want to rush. I want to take my time."

At the 2006 Turin Olympics, I hope to compete in the 1,500-meter event and focus on it for a gold medal.

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In 2003, he set a new Asian record for the 200 meters at the athletics national championships, and he also won the bronze medal in the 200 meters at the World Championships in Athletics.

.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin, 24, is the Athens Olympic 100-meter gold medalist and co-holder of the 100-meter world record.

Before she retires, she will participate in two more races: the Berlin Marathon in Germany in September and the Tokyo Marathon in February of next year.

When he was 90 years old, he ran in the 100-meter sprint for men aged 90 to 94, and set a world record of 18.08 seconds.

At the ninth World Championships in Athletics held in Paris, Japan finished with one silver medal, and three bronze medals.

He outpaced America's Michael Phelps, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in the event, by 0.02 seconds.

As for next month's World Championships, he said firmly, "I can't come back unless I get good results at the World Championships. Of course, I'm going to compete in both the 100 and 200."

Muramatsu said after the match, "I wanted the gold medal very badly. I'll use this experience to beat him if we meet at the Olympics."

Last October she announced her retirement from competitive running and she called the Nagoya race a “thank-you run” to show appreciation to her supporters.

I'm happy about winning the silver medal at the World Championships and my other good results, but the most important thing for me is to believe in myself and move forward.

The previous Japanese women's record for a 30-km race was 1:41:57 set at Oume in 2001 by Takahashi Naoko, the gold medalist in the marathon at the Sydney Olympics.