Die Tokyo Marathon Foundation überraschte heute mit der Ankündigung, dass zwei absolute Topstars der Szene – Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) und Sifan Hassan (NED) – am 3. März bei der 17. Ausgabe des Tokyo Marathon in der japanischen Hauptstadt an den Start gehen werden. Beide Läufer sind aktuell die zweischnellsten Athleten aller Zeiten über die Marathondistanz: Kipchoge lief 2022 in Berlin 2:01:09 und Hassan steigerte sich in ihrem erst zweiten Marathon in Chicago auf 2:13:44. Für Kipchoge ist der Kurs in Tokyo kein Neuland, 2022 steigerte er dort den Streckenrekord auf 2:02:40.
In der Pressemitteilung werden die beiden Topstars wie folgt zitiert.
Kipchoge: “I have good memories in Tokyo, I won my Olympic gold medal there and I ran the course record in the Tokyo marathon. Last time, I was grateful for the organization to organize the event during such a difficult time during the Covid 19 pandemic. My aim was to set the course record and it was great to achieve that.I feel good working towards my next race in Tokyo, for me it is the perfect preparation towards my aim to win my third consecutive Olympic title next summer in Paris.”
Eliud Kipchoge bei der Presskonferenz 2022 in Tokyo. (c) Livestream/Screenshot
Hassan: “I am so excited to announce my participation in my next marathon. I feel Tokyo is the perfect preparation towards the Paris Olympic Games, because I have great Olympic memories in the city of Tokyo and I feel I can fuel my Olympic fire there. In the streets of Tokyo, I will be looking to continue my marathon journey. I want to learn from every marathon, since every marathon is different and I can’t wait to come to Tokyo.”
| Ergebnisse Marathon der Männer 2023: | |||
| 1. | Deso Gelmisa | ETH | 2:05:22 |
| 2. | Mohamed Esa | ETH | 2:05:22 |
| 3. | Tsegaye Getachew | ETH | 2:05:25 |
| 4. | Titus Kipruto | KEN | 2:05:32 |
| 5. | Cameron Levins | CAN | 2:05:36 |
| 6. | Tadu Abate | ETH | 2:05:38 |
| 7. | Ichitaka Yamashita | JPN | 2:05:51 |
| 8. | Kenya Sonota | JPN | 2:05:59 |
| 9. | Suguru Osako | JPN | 2:06:13 |
| 10. | Hiroto Inoue | JPN | 2:07:09 |
| 11. | Stephen Kissa | UGA | 2:07:16 |
| 12. | Vincent Raimoi | KEN | 2:07:23 |
| 13. | Brimin Misoi | KEN | 2:07:36 |
| 14. | Kyohei Hosoya | JPN | 2:08:10 |
| 15. | Naoki Koyama | JPN | 2:08:12 |
| Ergebnisse Marathon der Frauen 2023: | |||
| 1. | Rosemary Wanjiru | KEN | 2:16:28 WL |
| 2. | Tsehay Gemechu | ETH | 2:16:56 |
| 3. | Ashete Bekere | ETH | 2:19:11 |
| 4. | Workneh Edesa | ETH | 2:20:13 |
| 5. | Betsy Saina | USA | 2:21:40 |
| 6. | Mizuki Matsuda | JPN | 2:21:44 |
| 7. | Ai Hosoda | JPN | 2:22:08 |
| 8. | Lindsay Flanagan | USA | 2:26:08 |
| 9. | Kaori Morita | JPN | 2:26:31 |
| 10. | Yukari Abe | JPN | 2:28:20 |
| 11. | Hanae Tanaka | JPN | 2:29:17 |
| 12. | Natsumi Matsushita | JPN | 2:30:31 |
| 13. | Lisa Weightman | AUS | 2:31:42 |
| 14. | Mao Ichiyama | JPN | 2:31:52 |
| 15. | Hitomi Mizuguchi | JPN | 2:32:14 |