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The race organisers have announced the elite fields for the Osaka Women's Marathon.
The Osaka Women’s Marathon race organisers have announced the elite field for the event scheduled for Sunday 28 January 2024, and surprisingly no Kenyan has been invited.
Ethiopia’s Workenesh Edesa headlines the field with a Personal Best time of 22:18:51. The Ethiopian has enjoyed a great 2023 season that saw her finish among the top 10 in all her three marathons.
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She opened her campaign with a fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Marathon before dominating at the Prague Marathon, taking top honours.
The 31-year-old then completed her season with a seventh-place finish at the Berlin Marathon in September.
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She will be joined by compatriot Meseret Gola, the third-fastest athlete in the field, who will be vying for a place on the podium too. Gola returns to the familiar course after her second-place finish during this year’s edition of the race.
The 25-year-old also finished seventh at the Amsterdam Marathon back in October to end her season.
Uganda’s Stella Chesang has also been invited and she will be keen to make an impression in what will be her second marathon in her career.
The Ugandan made her marathon debut at the Haspa Marathon and finished an impressive third. She will be hoping to build on that as she heads to Japan. The time she clocked qualifies her to be the second-fastest in the field.
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Home talent will be led by Mizuki Matsuda, who will be joined by compatriots Sayaka Sato, Honami Maeda, and Rie Kawauchi among other runners.
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