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Event Information:
The Tokyo Marathon is an annual
marathon sporting event in Tokyo,
the capital of Japan. It is
currently sponsored by Tokyo Metro.
The first Tokyo Marathon was held on
18th March 2007. However, years
prior to 2007, Tokyo Marathon
actually consisted of two marathons
- the Tokyo International Marathon
which took place on even years, and
Tokyo - New York Friendship
International Marathon which took
place on odd years. In the inaugural
year, 1981, both marathons took
place. However, because it was not
possible to support two marathons a
month apart in the same city, from
1982, the alternating format went
into effect.
The 2007 marathon was also a
representative selection race of the
2007 World Championships in
Athletics in Osaka. The total number
of participants was set at 30,000.
Of that, 25,000 people signed up for
the marathon, and 5,000 signed up
for the 10K run. Masakazu Fujiwara
became the race's first Japanese
male winner at the fourth edition.
The
Tokyo International Marathon was a
marathon for male elite runners held
in Tokyo, Japan, from 1980 until
2006. It actually consisted of two
marathons - the Tokyo International
Marathon which took place on even
years, and Tokyo-New York Friendship
International Marathon which took
place on odd years. In the inaugural
year, 1981, both marathons took
place. However, because it was not
possible to support two marathons a
month apart in the same city, from
1982, the alternating format went
into effect.
It was
replaced by the Tokyo Marathon, a
race which is open to general
runners of both sexes. Between 1979
and 2008 there was also a Tokyo
International Women's Marathon for
female elite runners in November.
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