Surging away from Mai Ito just before the 39th kilometre, Yukiko Akaba won the 30th Osaka Women’s Marathon, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, clocking 2:26:29 on Sunday (30).  The times were slow due to strong winds that shifted into headwind...

Leading Results -Weather (at the start):  Sunny; temperature: 3.0C; humidity 49%; very windy 1. Yukiko Akaba (JPN)       2:26:29  2. Mai Ito (JPN)           ...

Yumiko Hara and Yukiko Akaba will be the focus of attention at the 30th annual Osaka Women’s Marathon, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race which doubles as a Japanese qualifying race for this summer’s World Championships in Daegu, on Sunday (30)...