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Fujiwara 45th in men's marathon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Arata Fujiwara crosses the finish line in the 2012 London Olympics men's marathon, clocking 2 hours, 19 minutes and 11 seconds, for 45th place on Aug. 12, 2012. Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich won the gold medal with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 1 second. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan picks Olympic marathon team

TOKYO, Japan - Arata Fujiwara holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 12, 2012, after Japan named him and five other athletes to its marathon team for the London Olympics.

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Michael Kipyego (R) and Japan's Arata Fujiwara show their medals at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital on Feb. 26, 2012, after coming first and second in the Tokyo Marathon.

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Arata Fujiwara crosses the finishing line at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital to finish second in the Tokyo Marathon in 2:07.48 on Feb. 26, 2012.

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Arata Fujiwara crosses the finishing line at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital to finish second in the Tokyo Marathon in 2:07.48 on Feb. 26, 2012.

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3rd place in Lake Biwa marathon helps Osaki's Olympic cause

OTSU, Japan - Japan's Satoshi Osaki is delighted after his third-place finish at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 2 as his performance improves his chances for a ticket to the Beijing Olympics this summer. Osaki finished with a personal best of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 36 seconds, shaving four seconds off Arata Fujiwara's second-place finishing time of 2:08:40 at last month's Tokyo Marathon. Qatari Mubarak Hassan Shami won the Shiga race in 2:08:23 and Eritrean Yared Asmeron was second in 2:08:34.

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Rothlin wins Tokyo Marathon, Japan's Fujiwara 2nd

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's little-known Arata Fujiwara has a surprise runner-up finish in 2:08:40 at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 17. He emerged as a strong candidate to be considered for a spot in this summer's Beijing Olympics

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Rothlin wins Tokyo Marathon, Japan's Fujiwara 2nd

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's little-known Arata Fujiwara has a surprise runner-up finish in 2:08:40 at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 17. He emerged as a strong candidate to be considered for a spot in this summer's Beijing Olympics (Kyodo)

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3rd place in Lake Biwa marathon helps Osaki's Olympic cause

OTSU, Japan - Japan's Satoshi Osaki is delighted after his third-place finish at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 2 as his performance improves his chances for a ticket to the Beijing Olympics this summer. Osaki finished with a personal best of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 36 seconds, shaving four seconds off Arata Fujiwara's second-place finishing time of 2:08:40 at last month's Tokyo Marathon. Qatari Mubarak Hassan Shami won the Shiga race in 2:08:23 and Eritrean Yared Asmeron was second in 2:08:34. (Kyodo)

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Japan picks Olympic marathon team

TOKYO, Japan - Arata Fujiwara holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 12, 2012, after Japan named him and five other athletes to its marathon team for the London Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Arata Fujiwara crosses the finishing line at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital to finish second in the Tokyo Marathon in 2:07.48 on Feb. 26, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Arata Fujiwara crosses the finishing line at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital to finish second in the Tokyo Marathon in 2:07.48 on Feb. 26, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Michael Kipyego (R) and Japan's Arata Fujiwara show their medals at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital on Feb. 26, 2012, after coming first and second in the Tokyo Marathon. (Kyodo)