This year, there will be one male runner and one female runner in the hearing impairment (T00) class: Takuro Aoyama (Taito Athletics Association) and Makiko Yasumoto (Japan Deaf Athletics Association). Both will be representing Japan in the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, which will be held in Japan for the first time this November (they will be competing in the 10000 metres and the marathon). I hope the Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon gives them a good running start before the major November event. There will be three male competitors and one female competitor in the intellectual impairment (T20) class, including a first-time competitor. We will be coordinating with various sports associations to share the appeal of the half marathon with even more people. The Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon 2025 will be all about being “AUTHENTIC”, and I hope even more para athletes discover their own value and compete in a way that is true to themselves. Please go out and let the athletes hear your heartfelt cheers.consecutive Olympics, has also entered. This is drawing even more attention to the half marathon, and Iʼm sure the race will be a fascinating one.The women runners will likely be led by Rebecca Mwangi (Kenya), a former member of a Japanese corporate team, and Meskerem Mamo (Ethiopia), who runs the 5000 metres in the 14-minute range. If Kaede Kawamura (Iwatani Corporation), whose personal best is 1:08:58, and Mao Kiyota (Suzuki), the top Japanese runner last year, vie for a top position with the overseas runners, it will shape up to be an even more exciting race. Expectations are also high for Kaede Hagitani (Saku City Athletics Association), who represented Japan in the 5000 metres in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. I think weʼll be seeing the top runners breaking the half marathon records set last year (59:52 for men, 1:07:27 for women) as they speed through the streets of Tokyo. The worldʼs top athletes will be competing, so I hope everyone is looking forward to the breakneck, AUTHENTIC Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon 2025.The Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon was created to carry on the legacy of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the Paralympics. In 2022, the Tokyo Marathon Foundation held the first Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon, starting and finishing at the Japan National Stadium. This will be the fourth time the race is held, and the concept we are focusing on this time is being “AUTHENTIC.” This half marathon, held in the refined metropolis of Tokyo, will continue to evolve, led by a vision of a new AUTHENTIC spirit “TOKYO AUTHENTIC.”The menʼs elite category will likely be led by Selemon Barega (Ethiopia), who has a personal record finish time of 57:50. Another appealing aspect of this runner is his youth--although he is only 25, he won the gold medal in the 10000 metres at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Benard Langat and Vincent Yegon (both running for Honda) will also be powerful competitors. Bedan Karoki (Toyota Motor Corporation) will be competing for the third year in a row, so he is intimately familiar with the course. The main contenders for victory will likely be Barega and the Kenyan athletes in the Japanese corporate teams.From Japan, I look forward to seeing Yohei Ikeda (Kao), Ichitaka Yamashita (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) as well as Yamato Yoshii (Toyota Motor Corporation) who won third place in 10000 metres at the JAAF Athletics Championships, finishing under 60 minutes and mixing things up with the overseas runners.Other than the invited athletes, Suguru Osako (Tokyo Athletics Association) who represented Japan in the marathon in two 33Tokyo Marathon FoundationRace Director DivisionSUZUKI, ManabuTokyo Legacy Half MarathonRace DirectorOSHIMA, YasuhiroOutlook Elite PERSPECTIVEATIONTOKYO LEGACY HALF MARATHON 2025
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