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Olympic women's marathon start time changed

Kenya's Brigid Kosgei, right, and Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich race during the London Marathon in London, England, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020 [AP]

The Olympic women's marathon will start at 12am Kenyan time (6am) in Sapporo on Saturday, one hour earlier than initially planned due to the "weather", a Tokyo 2020 official said on Friday.

There is no change at this stage to the men's start time of 7 a.m. on Sunday, the official added.

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