2020 Tokyo Marathon
| 14th Tokyo Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates | 1 March 2020 |
| Competitors | Elite athletes only |
| Champions | |
| Men | Birhanu Legese (2:04:15) |
| Women | Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (2:17:45) |
| Wheelchair men | Tomoki Suzuki (01:21:52) |
| Wheelchair women | Tsubasa Kina (01:40:00) |
The 2020 Tokyo Marathon (Japanese: 東京マラソン2020) was the fourteenth edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo, and was held on Sunday, 1 March. A World Athletics Platinum Label Road Race,[1] it was the first World Marathon Majors event held that year. Last year's winner, Birhanu Legese, successfully defended his title by winning with a time of 2:04:15, while Lonah Chemtai Salpeter set a new course record as well as a new Israeli national record by winning with a time of 2:17:45.[2][3][4] The men's wheelchair race was won by Japanese racer Tomoki Suzuki, and the women's wheelchair race was won by Japanese racer Tsubasa Kina.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ "World Athletics Label Road Races". worldathletics.org. 8 March 2020.
- ^ "東京マラソン リーダーボード(速報)". Leaderboard.marathon.tokyo. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Twitter". Mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Twitter". Mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Athletics: Legese wins virus-affected Tokyo Marathon, nat'l rec for Osako". Kyodo News. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Lonah Salpeter shatters Tokyo Marathon course record". Running Magazine. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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