Kengo Suzuki (25 = Fujitsu) won “Lake Biwa” with a new record in Japan. He achieved his first victory in 2 hours 4 minutes 56 seconds and broke the Japanese record of 2 hours 5 minutes 29 seconds set by Suguru Osako (Nike) in the 20th Tokyo Marathon.

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The male and female marathon representatives for the Tokyo Olympics will be represented by Shogo Nakamura, Yuma Hattori and Suguru Osako at the “Marathon Grand Championship (MGC)” in September 2019, and two alternates, Shohei Otsuka and Ryo Hashimoto. It has been decided . Suzuki was seventh at MGC.

Although Japan recently launched on Lake Biwa, it will not be reconsidered as a special case. Nakamura missed Lake Biwa and Hattori missed Fukuoka International and the planned marathon last year. Toshihiko Seko, project leader of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, said: “I think (the representative player) will be activated. He has made a good path for the Tokyo Olympics.”