Asian Games: Japan's Hiroto Inoue wins men's marathon gold

Hiroto Inoue won Japan's first gold in 32 years in the men's marathon at the Asian Games when he edged Elhassan Elabbassi of Bahrain in the first race of the day at the Games' main venue on Saturday.Bahrain lodged a complaint to race officials after the race, Elabbassi accusing the Japanese runner of pushing in the final stretch but the protest was rejected, according to an official from the Japan Association of Athletics Federations.In the race that started at 6 a.m., the two men ran neck and neck for much of the way but it was Inoue who outpaced Elabbassi in the final stretch at the Gelor…READ FULL ARTICLE