Sydney Olympic champion Takahashi suffers injury setback

Sydney Olympic champion Takahashi suffers injury setback

NARITA, Japan - Sydney Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Naoko Takahashi returns to Narita airport from her base camp in Boulder, Colorado, on Nov. 20. She said she twisted her right ankle during practice and tests last month revealed she had fractured a bone and would need six to eight weeks to fully recover.

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