Downhill Race
March 1, 2020 earned Tokyo a new distinction in sports history but not the glory that its sports leaders had aspired to. The 14th annual Tokyo Marathon had the potential to show an inspiring preview of Tokyo’s latest achievements in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Instead, it became the first mass participation international sports event that had to capitulate to the growing risks of the global spread of COVID-19, a highly contagious virus. As the danger level increased worldwide, Tokyo Marathon organizers restricted the competition to elite runners only and salvaged what they could of this epic race.
In many ways, the Tokyo Marathon was a preview of sports in the first year of the COVID-19 ...
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