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Lead Stories: Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Nakamura Wins Nagoya Marathon, But Olympic Selection Uncertain

Posted March 9th, 2008 at 2:51 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Off of an inexplicably slow first half, Yurika Nakamura of Japan’s Tenmaya team won today’s Nagoya International Ladies Marathon in her debut at the distance, clocking 2:25:51. However, the 21 year-old athlete must now wait to see if her performance was judged good enough by the Japanese federation to be awarded the third and final slot on their Olympic team for Beijing. It is ironic that the choice now comes down to two Tenmaya teammates: Nakamura or 24 year-old Tomo Morimoto who was the first Japanese finisher at the Osaka International Women’s Marathon last January in a faster time: 2:25:34.

“JAAF women’s marathon head coach Shogo Nakamura said in the immediate aftermath of the race that the other coaches jokingly suggested the decision be left to Tenmaya’s head coach, Yutaka Taketomi,” said Brendan Reilly of Boulder Wave, Inc., an athlete management firm in Boulder, Colo., which works with both Nakamura and Morimoto.
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