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 | Ethiopia | 2:04:15 |
2 | Bashir Abdi | Belgium | 2:04:49 NO |
3 | Sisay Lemma | Ethiopia | 2:04:51 |
4th | Suguru Osako | Japan | 2:05:29 NO |
5 | Bedan Karoki | Kenya | 2:06:15 |
6th | El Hassan el-Abbassi | Bahrain | 2:06:22 |
7th | Asefa Mengstu | Ethiopia | 2:06:23 |
8th | Ryu Takaku | Japan | 2:06:45 |
9 | Daisuke Uekado | Japan | 2:06:54 |
10 | Toshiki Sadakata | Japan | 2:07:05 |
11 | Shin Kimura | Japan | 2:07:20 |
12 | Yusuke Ogura | Japan | 2:07:23 |
13 | Yuta Shimoda | Japan | 2:07:27 |
14th | Masato Kikuchi | Japan | 2:07:31 |
15th | Tadashi Isshiki | Japan | 2:07:39 |
16 | Yuta Shitara | Japan | 2:07:45 |
17th | Simon Kariuki | Kenya | 2:07:56 |
18th | Amos Kipruto | Kenya | 2:08:00 |
19th | Done Molla | Ethiopia | 2:08:12 |
20th | Naoki Okamoto | Japan | 2:08:37 |
Women
space | Athlete | country | Time (h) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lonah Chemtai Saltpeter | Israel | 2:17:45 SR NO |
2 | Birhane Dibaba | Ethiopia | 2:18:35 |
3 | Sutume Asefa Kebede | Ethiopia | 2:20:30 |
4th | Selly Chepyego Kaptich | Kenya | 2:21:42 |
5 | Tigist Girma | Ethiopia | 2:21:56 |
6th | Azmera Gebru | Ethiopia | 2:22:58 |
7th | Senbere Teferi | Ethiopia | 2:25:22 |
8th | Shitaye Eshete | Bahrain | 2:27:34 |
9 | Shure Demise | Ethiopia | 2:27:42 |
10 | Haruka Yamaguchi | Japan | 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)