[Held on October 15, 2023! ]Paris Olympic marathon Japan representative selection race “MGC” course announcement press conference

The Japan Association of Athletics Federations will hold a press conference in Tokyo on February 9, 2023, and announce the course of the “Marathon Grand Championship (MGC)”, which will also be held on October 15 (Sunday) as the 107th Japan Championship Men’s and Women’s Marathon. . In addition to Mitsugu Ogata, chairman of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, Toshihiko Seko, leader of the Road Running Commission, and Toshinari Takaoka, senior director in charge of middle- and long-distance marathons of the strengthening committee, attended the press conference. As guests, Kayoko Fukushi (advisor of the Wacoal Women’s Athletics Club), who participated in the previous MGC, and Tetsuya Yoroisaka (Asahi Kasei), an MGC finalist who has already decided to participate, participated. ■Tournament name: Marathon Grand Championship (MGC) and Paris 2024 Olympic Games Japanese national team selection competition and 107th Japan Athletics Championships/Marathon ■Organizer: Japan Association of Athletics Federations■ Co-organizer: Tokyo Marathon Foundation Supervisor: Tokyo Athletics Association Date: Sunday, October 15, 2023 Venue: Tokyo Course: Marathon course to and from National Stadium National Stadium Start – Tomihisacho – Suidobashi – Jimbocho – Sudacho – Ueno Hirokoji (first turnaround) – Nihonbashi – Ginza – Hibiya – Uchisaiwaicho (second turnaround) – Sudacho – Ogawamachi (third turnaround) – Uenohirokoji (fourth turnaround) ) ~ Uchisaiwai-cho (fifth turnaround) ~ Sudacho ~ Jimbocho ~ Otemachi/Uchibori-dori (sixth turnaround) ~ Suidobashi ~ Tomihisa-cho ~ National stadium finish TV broadcast: Men’s TBS TV network nationwide / Women’s NHK ▼[MGC]“Marathon Grand Championship” course announcement interview to decide the Japanese representative for the Paris Olympic marathon https://www.mgc42195.jp/news/article/17509/ ▼ About the course https://www.mgc42195.jp/mgc/course.html ▼MGC special site https://www.mgc42195.jp/ ▼JMC series special site https://www.jaaf.or.jp/jmc-series/