Special pavement tested ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Special pavement tested ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Nobukazu Hanaoka (far L), a wheelchair marathon athlete for Japan in the 2012 London Paralympics, participates in a trial run in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2016, for a special type of pavement that can reduce the temperature of the road's surface. Japan's transport ministry conducted the trial ahead of the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, where heat is expected to be an issue during the marathon events. Former Japanese Olympic marathon runner Toshihiko Seko (3rd from L) also participated. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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    Special pavement tested ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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    Nobukazu Hanaoka (front), a wheelchair marathon athlete for Japan in the 2012 London Paralympics, and former Japanese Olympic marathon runner Toshihiko Seko (3rd from front), participate in a trial run in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2016, for a special type of pavement that can reduce the temperature of the road's surface. Japan's transport ministry conducted the trial ahead of the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, where heat is expected to be an issue during the marathon events. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo