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Tokyo marathon 2009 results: Kipsang wins

March 23, 2009

日本語に翻訳する
Asia’s biggest marathon, boasting a field of 35,000 runners, took place on a slightly cloudy day in Tokyo, with temperatures around 15 degrees Celsius and windy conditions. This was only the 3rd edition of the race, but it surely has picked up fast in popularity. This is also the first time in the history [...]

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Seoul International marathon 2009 results

March 16, 2009

한국 번역
This was the 80th edition of the Seoul international marathon, also called Dong-A marathon. This is an IAAF Silver Label race. The Silver, Gold or IAAF Road Race label is based on a criteria over a three-year period, media and international TV coverage, and doping standards.
The race had entries from as many as 120 [...]

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IAAF Gold and Silver Label Races 2009

January 15, 2009

IAAF does accreditation of road races every year and assigns Gold and Silver labels to those it selects, indicating the significance of the race. Last year was the first time that the Delhi Half Marathon was accredited with the Gold label. Mumbai Marathon has been assigned the Silver label.
In 2009, India retains its accreditations. In [...]

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The best of Asia marathons

December 5, 2008

I have been looking at the running (or more precisely marathoning) scenario in Asia recently to find out more about the running culture in our continent. The following runs come to my mind:

Tokyo Marathon – Feb/Mar (quota – 25,000)
Hong Kong Marathon – Feb (quota – 8000)
Singapore Marathon – Dec (13,000)
Beijing Marathon – Oct (5000)
Mumbai Marathon [...]

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