Paris Olympics Medal Bonuses Reduced by Almost 90% from Amounts Offered at Tokyo Olympics
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by Brett Larner
2d ago
On Mar. 26 the JAAF board of directors met to finalize a variety of issues for the upcoming year. One topic was the bonuses to be paid to medalists at this summer's Paris Olympics. Gold medalists will receive 3 million yen [~$19,800 USD], silver medalists 2 million yen [~$13,200], and bronze medalists 1 million yen [~$6,600]. Athletes who finish 4th through 8th in finals will receive from 800,000 ..read more
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It's Entry List Season
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by Brett Larner
2d ago
Lots of big meets coming up, and entry lists are promising some top Japanese talent at three of the first major ones.On Mar. 7 the JAAF announced a team of 12 men and 12 women for the Mar. 30 Belgrade World Cross Country Championships, with senior men's 10 km 3rd-placer Yuta Bando (Fujitsu) the only one of the top-placing athletes at last month's National Cross Country Championships to pass ..read more
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Japan's Olympic Marathon Team Meets the Press
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by Brett Larner
3d ago
With renewed confidence, Japan's Olympic marathon team will face the total 438 m elevation difference hills of Paris this summer. The members of the women's and men's marathon teams for August's Paris Olympics appeared at a press conference in Tokyo on Mar. 25 in conjunction with the Japan Marathon Championship Series III (JMC) awards gala.Women's Olympic trials winner Yuka Suzuki (Daiichi Seimei ..read more
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Weekend Racing Roundup
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by Brett Larner
4d ago
 China saw a new men's national record of 2:06:57 from Jie He at the Wuxi Marathon Sunday, but in Japan it was a relatively quiet weekend with mostly cold and rainy amateur-level marathons across the country.At the Tokushima Marathon, club runner Yuhi Yamashita won the men's race by almost 4 1/2 minutes in 2:17:02, the fastest Japanese men's time of the weekend, but oddly took ..read more
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JOC to Eliminate Olympic Team Captain Position to Reduce Pressure
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by Brett Larner
1w ago
On Mar. 19 a Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) spokesperson said in an interview that the position of team captain will be eliminated from the Japanese Olympic team at this summer's Paris Olympics, which begin July 26. The move is intended to reduce the burden placed upon the athlete chosen. It will be discussed at the JOC Board of Directors meeting on Mar. 21 and, if approved, will make Paris the ..read more
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Takeuchi Wins Niigata Half in Boston Tune-Up
Japan Running News
by Brett Larner
1w ago
Running in cold, windy and rainy conditions, Ryoma Takeuchi (ND Software) warmed up for April's Boston Marathon with a win at Wednesday's Niigata Half Marathon. Takeuchi sat behind Nittai University duo Susumu Yamazaki and Ryuga Ishikawa in the early stages, then made a series of pushes to pick up the pace. Each time he tucked in behind whoever went to the front, while behind them others dropped ..read more
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Noda Wins National University Women's Half Marathon
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by Brett Larner
1w ago
Daito Bunka University 1st-year Mariya Noda won a tight three-way battle over the last km to win the 2024 National University Women's Half Marathon title Sunday in Matsue. After a slow start with almost 40 athletes going through 5 km in 17:22, the pace built steadily with 17:14 and 16:41 splits over the middle part of the race. By 20 km it was down to just Noda, newcomer Mahiru Kobayashi of Osaka ..read more
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Yamaguchi 10th at United Airlines NYC Half - Weekend Overseas Results
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by Brett Larner
1w ago
2024 national cross-country champion Tomonori Yamaguchi was the top Japanese finisher in the men's race at the United Airlines NYC Half, taking 10th in 1:04:36. A 2nd-year at Waseda University, Yamaguchi was one of three collegiate runners running New York in the 11th year of JRN's development program collaboration between the Ageo City Half Marathon and the New York Road Runners, a program that ..read more
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Sota Orita 8:00.13 at Kobayashi Time Trials
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by Brett Larner
1w ago
At the 2nd Kobayashi Time Trials meet Mar. 16 in Kobayashi, Miyazaki, Suma Gakuen H.S. 3rd-year Sota Orita, the 2nd-fastest high schooler ever over 5000 m with a best of 13:28.78, ran 8:00.14 in the 3000 m A-heat. That time was good enough to put him at all-time #4 on the Japanese high school lists. Orita will start school at 2024 Hakone Ekiden winner Aoyama Gakuin University and moved into the ..read more
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National University Women's Half Marathon, The TEN, United Airlines NYC Half and More - Weekend Preview
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by Brett Larner
1w ago
There are a lot of Japanese athletes racing overseas this weekend, but at home the main action is the National University Women's Half Marathon Sunday in Matsue. Last year's runner-up Rio Einaga of Osaka Gakuin University and 3rd and 5th-placers Saki Harada and Nanase Tanimoto from six-time national champion Meijo University lead the entry list, with their top competition including Saki Arai of ..read more
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