Here is when and where to watch the Tokyo Marathon 2024 including its date, time, live stream and more
Three of the top NN Running Team performances will compete in the inaugural Abbott World Marathon Majors event of 2024 in Tokyo, the nation known for its marathon culture.
Tokyo Marathon 2024 schedule, date, time, route, elite field list, prize money and live stream telecast where to watch
The Tokyo Marathon is a yearly athletic marathon held in Japan’s capital city of Tokyo. It is one of the six World Marathon Majors and a World Athletics Platinum Label marathon.
The Tokyo Station is adjacent to the finish line of the marathon, which begins at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, or Tocho for short.
1) Marathon:
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| Cut-off Times & Start Times | Cut-off Times: 1) Marathon: Marathon: 7 hours (9:10 a.m – Start, 4:10 p.m. – Finish) Wheelchair: 2 hours and 10 minutes (9:05 a.m. – Start, 11:15 a.m. – Finish) 2) 10.7km Race: 10.7km Race: 2 hours (9:10 a.m. – Start, 11:10 a.m. – Finish) Wheelchair: 40 minutes (9:05 a.m. – Start, 9:45 a.m. – Finish)
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At the Tokyo Marathon in 2024, Eliud Kipchoge will lead a formidable field of competitors. His motivation comes from wanting to earn a fifth Olympic medal and going for a fifth straight victory.
Eliud Kipchoge has arrived in Japan for the 2024 Tokyo Marathon, which will take place on March 3rd. All the best our King! pic.twitter.com/3SXPuB4Yz1
— Cornelius K. Ronoh (@itskipronoh) February 27, 2024
Kipchoge, who set a track record on his final entry in March 2022, has returned to Japan after winning gold in the Olympics in Tokyo in 2021 while competing through the streets of Sapporo.
In what is expected to be an emotional occasion following the death of world record holder Kelvin Kiptum earlier in February, fellow Kenyans Vincent Kipkemoi Ngetich and Timothy Kiplagat are also scheduled to start the event. There are many other athletes participating at the event. Here is the full list of the athletes.
Course records
- Men: 2:02:40 (Eliud Kipchoge, KEN, 2022)
- Women: 2:16:02 (Brigid Kosgei, KEN, 2022)
Most wins
- Men: 2 (Dickson Chumba, KEN)
- Women: 2 (Berhane Dibaba, ETH)
- Runner prize purse: JPY 40.5 million/US$293,100 (JPY 11 million/US$80,000 to male and female champions)
Tokyo Marathon 2024 athletes participating
Men’s athletes list
- Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)
- Vincent Kipkemoi Ngetich (Kenya)
- Timothy Kiplagat (Kenya)
- Benson Kipruto (Kenya)
- Hailemaryam Kiros (Ethiopia)
- Andualem Belay (Ethiopia)
- Tsegaye Getachew (Ethiopia)
- Chalu Deso (Ethiopia)
- Victor Kiplangat (USA)
- Kengo Suzuki (Japan)
- Ichitaka Tamashita (Japan)
- Kenya Sonota (Japan)
- Kyohei Hosoya (Japan)
- Kazuya Nishiyama (Japan)
- Yohei Ikeda (Japan)
Women’s athletes list
- Sifan Hassan (Netherlands)
- Amane Beriso Shankule (Ethiopia)
- Rosemary Wanjiru (Kenya)
- Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (Israel)
- Tigist Abacyechew (Ethiopia)
- Sutume Asefa Kebede (Ethiopia)
- Magdalena Shauri (Tanzania)
- Buzunesh Getachew (Ethiopia)
- Meseret Abebayahau (Ethiopia)
- Hitomi Niiya (Japan)
- Yumi Yoshikawa (Japan)
When and where is the Tokyo Marathon 2024 held?
On March 3, Tokyo will host the first World Marathon Major of the year. Five minutes after the wheelchair competitors get underway, the marathon will begin at 9.10 a.m. local time (12.10 a.m. GMT).
Tokyo Marathon 2024 live streaming and telecasting details: Where to watch?
Fans from United States can watch the live telecast of the event on Eurosport.