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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-DAY 9

(230828) -- BUDAPEST, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ogata Mitsugi (3rd L), President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF), waves the flag after the handover during the closing ceremony of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-DAY 9

(230828) -- BUDAPEST, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- World Athletics president Sebastian Coe (L) hands over the flag to Ogata Mitsugi, President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) during the closing ceremony of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-DAY 9

(230828) -- BUDAPEST, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ogata Mitsugi (2nd L), President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF), waves the flag after the handover during the closing ceremony of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

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Takahashi recognized as pro runner

TOKYO, Japan - Sydney Olympic marathon champion Naoko Takahashi smiles at a news conference in Tokyo on April 2 after she was formally recognized as a professional athlete the same day by the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation (JAAF). The recognition paved the way for the Japanese marathon runner to receive lucrative endorsements off the road.

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Athletics: Qualifying series for Tokyo Olympic marathon announced

Japan Association of Athletics Federations general secretary Mitsugi Ogata speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 18, 2017, as JAAF decided that Japan's runners for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics marathon will be chosen through a Grand Champion Series, a two-year qualifying process. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi recognized as pro runner

TOKYO, Japan - Sydney Olympic marathon champion Naoko Takahashi smiles at a news conference in Tokyo on April 2 after she was formally recognized as a professional athlete the same day by the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation (JAAF). The recognition paved the way for the Japanese marathon runner to receive lucrative endorsements off the road.