Nagoya_Women's_Marathon

Nagoya Women's Marathon

Nagoya Women's Marathon

Annual marathon race

The Nagoya Women's Marathon (名古屋ウィメンズマラソン), named Nagoya International Women's Marathon (名古屋国際女子マラソン, Nagoya Kokusai Joshi Marathon) until the 2010 race, is an annual marathon race for female runners over the classic distance of 42 km and 195 metres, held in Nagoya, Japan in early March every year. It holds World Athletics Platinum road race status.[1] It is held on the same day as the Nagoya City Marathon [ja], an event consisting of a half marathon (21.0975 km) and a quarter marathon (10.5 km), with both races open to both males and females.[2]

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History

It began in 1980 as an annual 20-kilometre road race held in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. After its first two years there, the venue changed to Nagoya for the third edition in 1982. It was converted to a marathon race for the 1984 edition, and a 10-kilometre race was also added to the race programme. The race acts as the Japanese women's marathon championships on three-year rotational basis.[3] Performances at the race are typically taken into consideration when deciding the Japanese women's Olympic or World Championship teams.[4] Nagoya has also twice hosted the women's Asian Marathon Championship race (1988 and 1994).[5]

The 2011 race was cancelled due to the Tōhoku earthquake that March.[6] In 2012 the race was held on a newly designed course and was opened to public, mass participation for the first time, and renamed the Nagoya Women's Marathon. Around 15,000 runners took part that year.[4]

The 2020 edition of the race was restricted to elite runners only due to the coronavirus pandemic.[7] No refunds or preferential entries to future editions were offered to general runners, but a virtual marathon was organized with commemorative items to be sent by mail to all finishers.[7]

Winners

Key:   Course record   Japanese championship race   Asian Marathon Championship race

  • Bolding indicates course record improvement
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  • NB: (*) Asterisks indicate results of 20-kilometre road races

References

  1. [1]
    World Athletics Platinum Label Road Racing. World Athletics (2020). Retrieved on 2020-01-15.
  2. [2]
    "OUTLINE | NAGOYA CITY MARATHON 2021". city-marathon.nagoya.
  3. [3]
    Nakamura, Ken et al (2010-03-15). Nagoya International Women's Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-03-17.
  4. [4]
    Nakamura, Ken (2012-03-11). Mayorova steals the show in Nagoya, third time a charm for Ozaki - Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-20.
  5. [5]
    Asian Championships Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2013-03-02). Retrieved on 2013-09-28.
  6. [6]
    Nagoya Women’s Marathon is cancelled. IAAF (2011-03-11). Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
  7. [7]
    http://womens-marathon.nagoya/en/news/20200220-1730/ [dead link]
  8. [8]
    Jess Whittington (13 March 2022). "Chepngetich runs 2:17:18 to win Nagoya Women's Marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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    "リーダーボード(速報)". リーダーボード(速報).
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