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Sakamoto leaves for Athens to examine marathon course

NARITA, Japan - Naoko Sakamoto, one of the three members of the Japanese marathon team for the summer Athens Olympics, prepares to leave Narita airport on April 12 to check the course.

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(5)Takahashi fails to qualify for Athens Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Naoko Takahashi, who won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the Sydney Olympics, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on March 15 after failing to qualify for the Athens Olympics. The Japan Association of Athletics Federations chose Naoko Sakamoto, Reiko Tosa and Mizuki Noguchi as women's marathon runners for the Olympics.

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Sakamoto wins Osaka Int'l Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Naoko Sakamoto, a fourth-place finisher at the world championships in Paris last summer, is all smiles after capturing her first career victory at the Osaka International Women's Marathon on Jan. 25. An official of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations said the victory guaranteed Sakamoto one of two remaining Athens Olympic berths for Japan in women's marathon.

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(2)Noguchi, Chiba win silver, bronze medals in world marathon

PARIS, France - Naoko Sakamoto (L), Mizuki Noguchi (C) and Masako Chiba, all from Japan, hold up Japanese national flags at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 31 after the end of the women's marathon at the world track and field championships. Noguchi came in second in the race, followed by Chiba and Sakamoto.

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Sakamoto leaves for Athens to examine marathon course

NARITA, Japan - Naoko Sakamoto, one of the three members of the Japanese marathon team for the summer Athens Olympics, prepares to leave Narita airport on April 12 to check the course. (Kyodo)

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(5)Takahashi fails to qualify for Athens Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Naoko Takahashi, who won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the Sydney Olympics, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on March 15 after failing to qualify for the Athens Olympics. The Japan Association of Athletics Federations chose Naoko Sakamoto, Reiko Tosa and Mizuki Noguchi as women's marathon runners for the Olympics. (Kyodo)

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(2)Noguchi, Chiba win silver, bronze medals in world marathon

PARIS, France - Naoko Sakamoto (L), Mizuki Noguchi (C) and Masako Chiba, all from Japan, hold up Japanese national flags at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 31 after the end of the women's marathon at the world track and field championships. Noguchi came in second in the race, followed by Chiba and Sakamoto. (Kyodo)