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Birhanu Legese of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the men's category in the Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo on March 1, 2020 [COURTESY]
Birhanu Legese of Ethiopia won the virus-hit Tokyo Marathon reduced from a mass participation event of 38,000 runners to just elite athletes on Sunday because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The race, which doubled up as an trial for Japanese athletes hoping to run in their home Tokyo Olympics later this year, was limited to 200 participants including wheelchair racers.
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