Nagoya Women's Marathon

Chepkirui headlines elite field in Nagoya Women's Marathon title defense

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Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui will defend her Nagoya Women's Marathon title on March 8, 2026, coinciding with International Women's Day. The 15th edition of the World Athletics Platinum Label race—the world's largest women-only marathon—features 10 athletes with personal bests under 2:22:00, including Ethiopia's Aynalem Desta and Japan's Honami Maeda. Japanese runners target qualification for the Marathon Grand Championship toward the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.