Sunday, January 29, 2012

Shigetomo wins Osaka women's marathon

Jan 29, 2:53 AM EST


Shigetomo wins Osaka women's marathon

OSAKA, Japan (AP) -- Japan's Risa Shigetomo boosted her chances of going to the London Olympics by winning the Osaka International Women's Marathon on Sunday.

Shigetomo pulled away at about the 16-mike mark and crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 23 seconds for her first marathon victory.

Ukrainian Tetiana Gamera-Shmyrko was second, 1:23 behind, while Japan's Azusa Nojiri was third in 2:24:57.

The Osaka race is the second of three domestic qualifiers for three spots on Japan's team for London. The final Olympic qualifier will be in Nagoya on March 11.

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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ATH_OSAKA_MARATHON?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-01-29-02-53-44

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