THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 28, 2021 at 15:15 JST
Kengo Suzuki crosses the finish line with a Japan record at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 28. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Kengo Suzuki won the final Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon with a national record on Feb. 28, coming in under 2 hours and 5 minutes and becoming the first Japanese to finish the event first in 19 years. [Read More]
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