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Kobe Marathon

Kobe Marathon

Runners start in the Kobe Marathon in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2024. About 20,000 people took part in the event, held under the theme "thanks and friendship" as the western Japan city soon marks the 30th anniversary of the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Kobe Marathon

Kobe Marathon

Runners start in the Kobe Marathon in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2024. About 20,000 people took part in the event, held under the theme "thanks and friendship" as the western Japan city soon marks the 30th anniversary of the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Kobe Marathon

Kobe Marathon

Runners taking part in the Kobe Marathon wave in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2024, while wearing yellow gloves, a symbol of reconstruction as the western Japan city soon marks the 30th anniversary of the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Kobe Marathon

Kobe Marathon

Some 20,000 runners cross the start line for the Kobe Marathon, an event celebrating the recovery of the western Japan city from the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, on Nov. 19, 2023.

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(SP)SLOVENIA-LJUBLJANA-MARATHON

(SP)SLOVENIA-LJUBLJANA-MARATHON

(231023) -- LJUBLJANA, Oct. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Primoz Kobe of Slovenia, winner of the men's half marathon, crosses the finish line during the 27th Ljubljana Marathon in downtown Ljubljana, Slovenia on Oct. 22, 2023. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

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Son talks about Abebe Bikila

Son talks about Abebe Bikila

KOBE, Japan - Yetnayet, son of Ethiopian marathon legend Abebe Bikila, who won gold in the Rome and Tokyo Olympics in 1960 and 1964, respectively, talks about his father at an event at the head office of Asics Corp., in Kobe, western Japan, on Oct. 14, 2014. Abebe was known for running barefoot and Asics provided him with a pair of running shoes.

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Noguchi wins Kobe Women's Half Marathon

Noguchi wins Kobe Women's Half Marathon

KOBE, Japan - World silver medalist Mizuki Noguchi hits the tape as she wins her first title at the 21.0975-kilometer Kobe Women's Half Marathon on Nov. 9.

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Athletics: Athens Olympic women's marathon champ Noguchi retires

Athletics: Athens Olympic women's marathon champ Noguchi retires

Mizuki Noguchi, the winner of the women's marathon gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, announces her retirement at a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on April 15, 2016. The 37-year-old finished 23rd at the Nagoya Women's Marathon the previous month and failed to qualify for the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Athens Olympic women's marathon champ Noguchi retires

Athletics: Athens Olympic women's marathon champ Noguchi retires

Mizuki Noguchi, the winner of the women's marathon gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, tears up during a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on April 15, 2016, where the 37-year-old announced her retirement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Athens Olympic women's marathon champ Noguchi retires

Athletics: Athens Olympic women's marathon champ Noguchi retires

Mizuki Noguchi, the winner of the women's marathon gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, announces her retirement at a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on April 15, 2016. The 37-year-old finished 23rd at the Nagoya Women's Marathon the previous month and failed to qualify for the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Son talks about Abebe Bikila

Son talks about Abebe Bikila

KOBE, Japan - Yetnayet, son of Ethiopian marathon legend Abebe Bikila, who won gold in the Rome and Tokyo Olympics in 1960 and 1964, respectively, talks about his father at an event at the head office of Asics Corp., in Kobe, western Japan, on Oct. 14, 2014. Abebe was known for running barefoot and Asics provided him with a pair of running shoes. (Kyodo)

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Noguchi wins Kobe Women's Half Marathon

Noguchi wins Kobe Women's Half Marathon

KOBE, Japan - World silver medalist Mizuki Noguchi hits the tape as she wins her first title at the 21.0975-kilometer Kobe Women's Half Marathon on Nov. 9. (Kyodo)

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