Kyrgyzstani runner Maria Korobitskaya won a license to compete in the Tokyo Olympics

Maria Korobitskaya won a license to the Olympic Games in Tokyo after winning a gold at the Tashkent International Marathon on December 6 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Korobitskaya finished first in 42.195 km with the result of 2:26:42 (the Olympic standard - 2:29:30).

Korobitskaya became the sixth athlete from Kyrgyzstan to win a license to the Olympics in Tokyo.

Previously licenses were won by Aisuluu Tynybekova and Atabek Azizbekov in wrestling, Darya Maslova and Yulia Andreeva in marathon run, and Denis Petrashov in swimming. 

posted Monday December 7th
by AKIpress