Marathon race in Tokyo, Japan
The 2020 Tokyo Marathon (Japanese : 東京マラソン2020 ) was the 14th 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. The prior year's men's winner, Ethiopian Birhanu Legese , successfully defended his title by winning with a time of 2:04:15. In the women's marathon Israeli Lonah Chemtai Salpeter set a new course record, breaking the old one by over two minutes, as well as a new Israeli national record by winning with a time of 2:17:45; the sixth-fastest women's marathon in the world of all time.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
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 , both setting course records in their victory.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Women's winner Tsubasa Kina also went on to win the following year's 2021 Tokyo Marathon
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