The Shibetsu Half Marathon was held on July 24th at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations official course in Shibetsu City, Hokkaido. The tournament was canceled for two years in a row due to Korona-ka, but it has been revived for the first time in three years. It is held in a wave start format with the start time shifted for each event and participation category, and the Japan Association of Athletics Federations registered athletes’ half marathon starts at 8:30 am Yuma Hattori (Toyota), the representative of the men’s marathon of the Tokyo Olympics Yuka Ando (Wacoal), a representative of the women’s 10,000 meters, participated. The main results are as follows. ■ Half Marathon Men (18 years old and over registered by Rikuren) 1) Patrick Kamau (Kamitake University) 1 hour 01 minutes 06 seconds 2) Evans Kipkemei (JFE Steel) 1 hour 01 minutes 11 seconds 3) James Mutuk (Yamanashi Gakuin University) 1 Time 01 minutes 49 seconds 4) Yuma Hattori (Toyota Motor) 1 hour 02 minutes 16 seconds 5) Yuta Nakayama (Japan Pharmaceutical University) 1 hour 02 minutes 20 seconds 6) Keisuke Hayashi (GMO Internet Group) 1 hour 02 minutes 24 seconds ■ Half Marathon Girls (18 years old and over registered by Rikuren) 1) Hina Yanagiya (Wakor) 1 hour 12 minutes 45 seconds 2) Honoka Tanaike (Otsuka Pharmaceutical) 1 hour 12 minutes 52 seconds 3) Mana Taniguchi (Wakor) 1 hour 13 minutes 42 seconds 4) Yui Okada (Otsuka Pharmaceutical) 1 hour 14 minutes 29 seconds 5) Yuko Kikuchi (Hokuren) 1 hour 15 minutes 04 seconds 6) Yuka Ando (Wacol) 1 hour 15 minutes 18 seconds ■ 10 km (Registered by Rikuren) 18 years old and over) Winner Boys: Hayato Watanabe (Sapporo Gakuin University) 30 minutes 35 seconds Girls: Natsuki Omori (Daihatsu) 33 minutes 44 seconds High school boys: Masahiro Ohashi (Sapporo Yamanote High School) 30 minutes 41 seconds
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