Running News Daily
Running News Daily is edited by Bob Anderson. Send your news items to bob@mybestruns.com Advertising opportunities available. Train the Kenyan Way at KATA Kenya and Portugal owned and operated by Bob Anderson.
Index to Daily Posts · Sign Up For Updates · Run The World Feed
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.
(12/07/2020) Views: 1,344 ⚡AMPby AKIpress
Login to leave a comment
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Fifty-six years after having organized the Olympic Games, the Japanese capital will be hosting a Summer edition for the second time, originally scheduled from July 24 to August 9, 2020, the games were postponed due to coronavirus outbreak, the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8 in 2021, according to the International Olympic Committee decision. ...
more...