On the morning of March 10th, Beijing time, the 2024 Nagoya Women’s Marathon started. This is the last opportunity left for local women’s athletes after the Japanese MGC final. If anyone can break the Asian record, they will directly lock in their third Olympic ticket..
Japan’s local special invitation includes previous Olympic representative Ayuko Suzuki, who ran his career best 2 hours, 21 minutes, and 52 seconds in Nagoya last year; Last year’s World Championships represented Rika Kaseda, Tokyo Olympics 10000m athlete Yuka Ando, and among the elite athletes, there were also trios from China: Li Zhixuan, Xia Yuyu, and Li Jingfen..
The organizing committee has prepared four speeders for the contestants, including British athlete Charlotte Purdue, with an estimated time of 3 minutes and 18 seconds per kilometer for 30 kilometers..
At 8:10 am Beijing time, the race started with a temperature of 5.2 degrees Celsius and a humidity of 53% in Nagoya, sunny..
The first 5 kilometers, the lead runner passed in 16 minutes and 28 seconds, and the 10 kilometers in 33 minutes and 05 seconds..
At the 10 kilometer supply point, Ayuko Suzuki missed the supply, and Rika Kaseda handed her supplies to her opponent – a remarkable scene in the race for Olympic qualification..
From 11 kilometers to 15 kilometers, two speed drivers were laid off early, and the interval of 5 kilometers in 16 minutes and 39 seconds was already behind the Japanese record..
20 kilometers, 1 hour, 06 minutes, 22 seconds, and half distance, 1 hour, 09 minutes, 56 seconds..
On the Chinese side, Xia Yuyu passed half the way in 1 hour, 12 minutes, and 22 seconds, temporarily ranking 14th; Li Zhixuan 1 hour 12 minutes and 41 seconds, and Li Jingfen 1 hour 14 minutes and 37 seconds..
In the second half of the race, the women’s first group ran 16 minutes and 19 seconds from 20 to 25 kilometers, and completed 25 kilometers in 1 hour, 22 minutes and 40 seconds. The Japanese record timeline appeared again in the live broadcast footage, and at this time, the women’s athlete still had a certain gap from Honami Maeda’s 2 hours, 18 minutes and 59 seconds..
At 26-30 kilometers, the leading African trio widened the gap, and Japanese players continued to diverge. Yuka Ando and Rika Kashida ranked together, while Yuko Suzuki fell behind..
30 kilometers, Gotytom Gebreslase and three others have already led the Japanese player by half a minute, clocking in 1 hour, 39 minutes, and 01 seconds; Yuka Ando slowed down in the past 5 kilometers and completed the race in 16 minutes and 53 seconds, with an estimated completion time of 2 hours and 21 minutes..
On the Chinese side, Xia Yuyu’s 30 kilometer race took 1 hour, 43 minutes, and 58 seconds. At this time, the expected completion time was already behind the Olympic standard line (2 hours, 26 minutes, and 50 seconds)..
35 kilometers later, Yuka Ando shook off the Kashida pear blossom and passed the time point in 1 hour, 56 minutes, and 42 seconds, 21 seconds away from Gotytom Gebreslase and Eunice Chumba ahead..
At 36.6 kilometers, the favorite to win the championship, Gebreslase, suddenly slowed down and continued to race after Yuka Ando. After 200 meters, she.