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Atsushi Sato of Japan wraps a Japanese flag around himself after finishing sixth in the men’s marathon in front of the Brandenburg Gate during the world athletics championships in Berlin on Saturday. Sato clocked 2 hours, 12 minutes, 5 seconds, while Abel Kirui led a 1-2 finish for Kenya with a championship record of 2:06:54.
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neverknow2
Why do the Japanese love the marathon so much? Is it because they fail at most other sports?
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blvtzpk
Coming 6th is nothing to be ashamed of...I think.
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NeilWarnock
1-3 news, otherwise not newsworthy.
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yomuri
if u knew anything about this guy, ud know that he came last (74th or something) in the Olympics marathon, so coming 6th in Berlin is a huge achievement.
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LoveUSA
why can't you be happy about his achievement and congratulate him? This is a great result and marathon is one of the hardest disciplines, many contestans cannot even finish it so everybody who finishes a marathon is a hero. Coming 6th at a world competition is a truly great acvhievement and he deserves our applauses. Marathon requires completely different approach and body than the sprint disciplines where black men win almost everything. I am not a racist but it is obvious that Caucasians and Asians do not stand a chance in 100 and 200 m sprint or hurdles.
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NeilWarnock
LoveUSA; Oh dear another Japanophile i sense with me Japanophile meter.
6th is nothink is it, big bleeding deal!
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Pukey2
He looks fit. Japan managed to get the bronze for the team.
Obviously, Liu Xiang of China would disagree with you as he won the 110m hurdles in a record breaking time in the 2004 Olympics. And I am sure there are lots of Caucasian medal winners too.
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Pukey2
I meant to say: The team managed to get a bronze for Japan.
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herefornow
Can't imagine that there are too many pictures in U.S. papers, or UK ones for that matter, of folks who finished sixth in an event.
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gogogo
Congratulation!
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JackDorff
Respect to the people of Berlin for putting the marathon along such a picturesque route. It was a breath of fresh air after the Olympics last year.
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Hotbox08
Excellent point. Congrats to him and all the runners who completed it. I'm sure all the haters on this thread are just jealous that they can't even finish a marathon, much less compete in one. IMHO, at least the marathon is a real sport, unlike that racewalking stuff.
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herefornow
Hotbox08 -- how do you figure that for Japan, which has a rich history in men's marathon, including at least one Olympic Gold, that 6th is a "great result"? Absolutely, anyone running a marathon in world-class time has my admiration and respect. But, as an accoplishment for Japan's running culture, it is hardly worth celebrating.
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Hotbox08
herefornow, read my quote again: "Congrats to him and all the runners who completed it. "
I simply said that ALL runners in this marathon, from every country should be congratulated. How can you not agree that runners from all the world should not be respected?
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shayouzoku
Not true at all, they always mention where the people from that country finished. I think people care less about who finished first, since they know he/she will be from Kenya.
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ephesus
To quote East Bound & Down: “I play real sports…not trying to be the best at exercising.”
haha j/k Congrats! 2 hours and 12 minutes is fast as hell.
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