TOKYO, JAPAN – The Tokyo International Women’s Marathon announced on Nov. 13 that elite overseas entrant Elfenesh Alemu (Ethiopia) has withdrawn from this year’s race, scheduled to take place Nov. 16 at Tokyo’s National Stadium, after sustaining an injury to her left buttock.

Alemu defeated Naoko Takahashi to win the 2003 edition of the Tokyo International Women’s Marathon.

Translated by Brett Larner | Jiji.com