Yuya Yoshida won the Fukuoka International Marathon held in southwestern Japan on Sunday to earn his first career victory over the 42.195-kilometer distance.Competing in just his second professional marathon, the 23-year-old crossed the finish line at Heiwadai Athletic Stadium in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 5 seconds in a race limited this year to domestic entrants due to the coronavirus pandemic."I was able to win by giving 100 percent. I'm extremely happy," Yoshida said. "This whole year I've been thinking about and working out how to get results in the marathon. This goes to prove I was on th…READ FULL ARTICLE
