Tokyo Marathon 2020
The Tokyo Marathon 2020 ( Japanese 東京 マ ラ ソ ン 2020 , Tōkyō Marason 2020 ) was the fourteenth edition of the annual running event in Tokyo , Japan .
The marathon took place on March 1st, 2020. It was the fourth run of the World Marathon Major 2019/20 and had the Platinum label of the World Athletics Label Road Races 2020 . Around 40,000 starters were originally expected at this race, but due to the coronavirus pandemic , only 200 elite athletes were allowed to start in the Japanese capital.
In the men’s category, last year's winner Birhanu Legese defended his title in 2:04:15 hours, and in the women’s category , Lonah Chemtai Salpeter set a new course record with 2:17:45 hours.
Results
Men
| space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birhanu Legese |
|
2:04:15 |
| 2 | Bashir Abdi |
|
2:04:49 NO |
| 3 | Sisay Lemma |
|
2:04:51 |
| 4th | Suguru Osako |
|
2:05:29 NO |
| 5 | Bedan Karoki |
|
2:06:15 |
| 6th | El Hassan el-Abbassi |
|
2:06:22 |
| 7th | Asefa Mengstu |
|
2:06:23 |
| 8th | Ryu Takaku |
|
2:06:45 |
| 9 | Daisuke Uekado |
|
2:06:54 |
| 10 | Toshiki Sadakata |
|
2:07:05 |
| 11 | Shin Kimura |
|
2:07:20 |
| 12 | Yusuke Ogura |
|
2:07:23 |
| 13 | Yuta Shimoda |
|
2:07:27 |
| 14th | Masato Kikuchi |
|
2:07:31 |
| 15th | Tadashi Isshiki |
|
2:07:39 |
| 16 | Yuta Shitara |
|
2:07:45 |
| 17th | Simon Kariuki |
|
2:07:56 |
| 18th | Amos Kipruto |
|
2:08:00 |
| 19th | Done Molla |
|
2:08:12 |
| 20th | Naoki Okamoto |
|
2:08:37 |
Women
| space | Athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonah Chemtai Saltpeter |
|
2:17:45 SR NO |
| 2 | Birhane Dibaba |
|
2:18:35 |
| 3 | Sutume Asefa Kebede |
|
2:20:30 |
| 4th | Selly Chepyego Kaptich |
|
2:21:42 |
| 5 | Tigist Girma |
|
2:21:56 |
| 6th | Azmera Gebru |
|
2:22:58 |
| 7th | Senbere Teferi |
|
2:25:22 |
| 8th | Shitaye Eshete |
|
2:27:34 |
| 9 | Shure Demise |
|
2:27:42 |
| 10 | Haruka Yamaguchi |
|
2:30:31 |
Web links
- Official website (Japanese and English)
- Results on the World Athletics homepage (PDF, 197 kB)
- Race report on the World Athletics website (English)