Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, offer flowers to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014 Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968.

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, offer prayers to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014. Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968.

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, speaks to reporters after paying tribute to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014. Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968.

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, offer flowers to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014 Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968. (Kyodo)