Athletics: Japan Olympic team's Mao Ichiyama wins Sapporo half marathon

Mao Ichiyama won the women's section of the Sapporo Challenge Half Marathon with a personal best time on Wednesday, beating out fellow Japan Olympic team members Honami Maeda and Ayuko Suzuki.A test event for this summer's Tokyo Games, the race took place in cool and windy conditions on a shortened version of the Olympic course. Organizers scaled down the event due to the coronavirus pandemic, asking people not to spectate from the roadside and canceling a 10-kilometer race open to the public.Ichiyama said she had been determined to get results and her win in 1 hour, 8 minutes, 28 seconds c…READ FULL ARTICLE