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Yemane Tsegay to defend at Fukuoka Marathon (December 3)

November 29, 2017

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FUKUOKA (JPN): Reigning champion Yemane Tsegay (2:04:48 PB) from Ethiopia will face former Olympic and world marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich (2:06:33 PB) from Uganda in the Fukuoka Marathon on Sunday. Other leading contenders include Kenyans Lani Rutto (2:06:34 PB) and track star Bedan Karoki (2:07:41 PB) while Norway’s Sondre Nordstad Moen (2:10:07 PB) looks set to make a big improvement after running a 59:47 half marathon in October. The best home runners in the line-up include frequent runner Yuki Kawauchi (2:08:14 PB) and Satoru Sasaki (2:08:56 PB).

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Dave Hunter is an award-winning journalist who is a U.S. Correspondent for Track & Field News. He also writes a weekly column and serves as Senior Writer for www.RunBlogRun.com, and covers championship track & field competition domestically and in such global capitals as Moscow, Birmingham, Zurich, Brussels, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, Zagreb, Ostrava, and Doha. Hunter frequently serves as the arena or stadium announcer for championship track & field gatherings, including the Ivy League, the Big East, the Mid-American Conference, the NAIA, the Big Ten, and the Millrose Games. Hunter has undertaken foreign and domestic broadcast assignments. He ran his marathon P.R. 2:31:40 on the Boston Marathon course back in the Paleozoic Era. To find out more about Dave, visit his website: www.trackandfieldhunter.com He can be reached at: dave@trackandfieldhunter.com

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Dave Hunter is an award-winning journalist who is a U.S. Correspondent for Track & Field News. He also writes a weekly column and serves as Senior Writer for www.RunBlogRun.com, and covers championship track & field competition domestically and in such global capitals as Moscow, Birmingham, Zurich, Brussels, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, Zagreb, Ostrava, and Doha. Hunter frequently serves as the arena or stadium announcer for championship track & field gatherings, including the Ivy League, the Big East, the Mid-American Conference, the NAIA, the Big Ten, and the Millrose Games. Hunter has undertaken foreign and domestic broadcast assignments. He ran his marathon P.R. 2:31:40 on the Boston Marathon course back in the Paleozoic Era. To find out more about Dave, visit his website: www.trackandfieldhunter.com He can be reached at: dave@trackandfieldhunter.com

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