Hokkaido, Sapporo to cancel race on Olympic marathon course: source

The governments of Hokkaido and its capital Sapporo have decided to cancel a 10-kilometer foot race scheduled for next month on the Olympic marathon course, a source with knowledge of the matter said Thursday.The race on part of the official Tokyo Games marathon course had 2,500 entrants and was due to take place on May 5 as part of the Hokkaido-Sapporo Marathon Festival, which will feature a half-marathon run as an Olympic test event.The half marathon will go ahead as planned, with approximately 160 elite runners including some qualified Olympic athletes making up the field.The northern Ja…READ FULL ARTICLE