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Beijing Olympic torch relay held in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Mizuki Noguchi, Athens Olympics women's marathon gold medalist and the last runner of the Olympic torch relay in Nagano, raises the Olympic torch after lighting up the Olympic caldron in Nagano, the host city of the 1998 Winter Olympics, on April 26.

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Russia's Ivanova wins at Nagano Marathon

NAGANO, Japan - Russian Alevtina Ivanova crosses the finish line at Olympic Stadium in Minami Nagano Athletic Park to win the women's race in the Nagano Marathon on April 15.

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Kinyanjui defends title at Nagano Marathon

NAGANO, Japan - Kenya's Nephat Kinyanjui (R) crosses the line at Olympic Stadium in Minami Nagano Athletic Park to defend the men's title in the Nagano Marathon on April 15. At left is Russian Georgiy Andreyev who took second place.

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Defending champion Ivanova wins Nagano Marathon

NAGANO, Japan - Russian Albina Ivanova holds up her trophy at Olympic Stadium in Minami Nagano Athletic Park in Nagano on April 16 after winning the women's race in the Nagano Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 28 minutes, 52 seconds.

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Torch relay for 2005 Special Olympics in Nagano starts Sept. 12

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic women's marathon medalist Yuko Arimori (2nd from R) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 1 for the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano. Organizers said a torch relay involving 5 million people will be staged across Japan from Sept. 12 for the games for people with intellectual disabilities.

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Onishi wins at Nagano 'Olympic' marathon

NAGANO, Japan - Japan's Akiyo Onishi wins the women's Nagano marathon April 15, crossing the line in the annual race commemorating the 1998 Winter Olympics in a time of 2 hours, 31 minutes, 20 seconds.

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JOC chief Yagi apologizes for racist remark

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee chief Yushiro Yagi (in this file photo) apologizes April 11 for offensive comments he made about African athletes after Kenyan and Ethiopian runners won the April 9 Nagano Marathon races. Yagi, who had said ''I can't stand losing out to blacks,'' explained his remark was ''in no way meant to be a racial slur and in no way reflect my own views or the views of the JOC.'' Kenyan runner Erik Wainaina won the men's marathon, while Elfenesh Alemu of Ethiopia won the women's version of the Nagano Olympic memorial event.

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4,306 runners join Nagano Olympic memorial marathon

A total of 4,306 men and women make a start in the inaugural Nagano Olympic memorial marathon in the central Japan prefecture of Nagano on April 18. Jackson Kabiga of Kenya led most of the way to win the men's race, while Barcelona Olympic gold medalist Valentina Yegorova of Russia captured the women's title. Kabiga covered the 42.195-kilometer course in 2:13:26, while Yegorova's time was 2:28:41.

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Torch relay for 2005 Special Olympics in Nagano starts Sept. 12

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic women's marathon medalist Yuko Arimori (2nd from R) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 1 for the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano. Organizers said a torch relay involving 5 million people will be staged across Japan from Sept. 12 for the games for people with intellectual disabilities. (Kyodo)

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Defending champion Ivanova wins Nagano Marathon

NAGANO, Japan - Russian Albina Ivanova holds up her trophy at Olympic Stadium in Minami Nagano Athletic Park in Nagano on April 16 after winning the women's race in the Nagano Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 28 minutes, 52 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Kinyanjui defends title at Nagano Marathon

NAGANO, Japan - Kenya's Nephat Kinyanjui (R) crosses the line at Olympic Stadium in Minami Nagano Athletic Park to defend the men's title in the Nagano Marathon on April 15. At left is Russian Georgiy Andreyev who took second place. (Kyodo)

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Russia's Ivanova wins at Nagano Marathon

NAGANO, Japan - Russian Alevtina Ivanova crosses the finish line at Olympic Stadium in Minami Nagano Athletic Park to win the women's race in the Nagano Marathon on April 15. (Kyodo)

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Beijing Olympic torch relay held in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Mizuki Noguchi, Athens Olympics women's marathon gold medalist and the last runner of the Olympic torch relay in Nagano, raises the Olympic torch after lighting up the Olympic caldron in Nagano, the host city of the 1998 Winter Olympics, on April 26. (Kyodo)

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Onishi wins at Nagano 'Olympic' marathon

NAGANO, Japan - Japan's Akiyo Onishi wins the women's Nagano marathon April 15, crossing the line in the annual race commemorating the 1998 Winter Olympics in a time of 2 hours, 31 minutes, 20 seconds.

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JOC chief Yagi apologizes for racist remark

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee chief Yushiro Yagi (in this file photo) apologizes April 11 for offensive comments he made about African athletes after Kenyan and Ethiopian runners won the April 9 Nagano Marathon races. Yagi, who had said ''I can't stand losing out to blacks,'' explained his remark was ''in no way meant to be a racial slur and in no way reflect my own views or the views of the JOC.'' Kenyan runner Erik Wainaina won the men's marathon, while Elfenesh Alemu of Ethiopia won the women's version of the Nagano Olympic memorial event.

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Chris Moon to join in Kumamoto run+

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 7, 1998 shows British anti-land mine activist Chris Moon carrying the torch during the Opening Ceremony of the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, as one of the six final runners. Moon, who lost a hand and part of a leg to a land mine and has since become a symbol of hope for victims of the deadly devices, is set to participate in the 100-kilometer marathon in Kumamoto in southwestern Japan in May, organizers said March 2.

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4,306 runners join Nagano Olympic memorial marathon

A total of 4,306 men and women make a start in the inaugural Nagano Olympic memorial marathon in the central Japan prefecture of Nagano on April 18. Jackson Kabiga of Kenya led most of the way to win the men's race, while Barcelona Olympic gold medalist Valentina Yegorova of Russia captured the women's title. Kabiga covered the 42.195-kilometer course in 2:13:26, while Yegorova's time was 2:28:41. ==Kyodo