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Tosa named in world athletics championships squad

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Toshinari Suwa, Reiko Tosa, Yumiko Hara and Wataru Okutani, who are among 10 Japanese male and female marathoners who will compete in the world athletics championships in Osaka this summer, join hands during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 12.

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Ethiopia's Tolossa wins Tokyo Int'l Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Ethiopia's Ambesse Tolossa, winner of the Tokyo International Marathon, holds up his trophy during the award ceremony at National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 12. At right is Japan's Toshinari Takaoka, who came in second.

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Takaoka wins Tokyo International Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Toshinari Takaoka breaks the finishing tape at National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 13 to win the Tokyo International Marathon with 2 hours, 7 minutes and 41 seconds.

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Suwa chosen as marathon runner for Athens Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Toshinari Suwa smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on March 15 after being chosen as one of Japan's three runners for the men's marathon at the Athens Olympics.

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Kunichika wins Fukuoka Int'l Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Little-known Tomoaki Kunichika hits the tape Dec. 7 to win the Fukuoka International Marathon, upstaging national record holder Toshinari Takaoka (3rd from front). Toshinari Suwa (2nd from front) came second.

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(2)Takaoka 3rd in Chicago marathon with national record

CHICAGO, United States - Japan's Toshinari Takaoka, who finished third in the Chicago marathon on Oct. 13, smiles on the podium besides American Khalid Khannouchi who won the race.

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(1)Takaoka 3rd in Chicago marathon with national record

CHICAGO, United States - Daniel Njenga of Kenya (L) and Toshinari Takaoka cross the finish line in the Chicago marathon on Oct. 13. They clocked the identical time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 16 seconds, but Njenga was declared the second-place finisher. Takaoka, running in only the second marathon of his career, shattered the Japanese national record set by Atsushi Fujita at the Fukuoka international marathon in 2000. American world record holder Khalid Khannouchi won the men's race in 2:05:56.

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Takaoka wins Tokyo International Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Toshinari Takaoka breaks the finishing tape at National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 13 to win the Tokyo International Marathon with 2 hours, 7 minutes and 41 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Ethiopia's Tolossa wins Tokyo Int'l Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Ethiopia's Ambesse Tolossa, winner of the Tokyo International Marathon, holds up his trophy during the award ceremony at National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 12. At right is Japan's Toshinari Takaoka, who came in second. (Kyodo)

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Tosa named in world athletics championships squad

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Toshinari Suwa, Reiko Tosa, Yumiko Hara and Wataru Okutani, who are among 10 Japanese male and female marathoners who will compete in the world athletics championships in Osaka this summer, join hands during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 12. (Kyodo)

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Kunichika wins Fukuoka Int'l Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Little-known Tomoaki Kunichika hits the tape Dec. 7 to win the Fukuoka International Marathon, upstaging national record holder Toshinari Takaoka (3rd from front). Toshinari Suwa (2nd from front) came second. (Kyodo)

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(1)Takaoka 3rd in Chicago marathon with national record

CHICAGO, United States - Daniel Njenga of Kenya (L) and Toshinari Takaoka cross the finish line in the Chicago marathon on Oct. 13. They clocked the identical time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 16 seconds, but Njenga was declared the second-place finisher. Takaoka, running in only the second marathon of his career, shattered the Japanese national record set by Atsushi Fujita at the Fukuoka international marathon in 2000. American world record holder Khalid Khannouchi won the men's race in 2:05:56. (Kyodo)