Suguru Osako, who graduated from the School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University in 2014 and is a member of the Nike Oregon Project team, set a Japanese record of 2 hours, 5 minutes, and 50 seconds and finished third in the Chicago Marathon held on October 7.

Suguru Osako breaks a Japanese record at Chicago Marathon (Kyodo)
Finishing third in the Boston Marathon in 2017, Suguru Osako stands on a podium for the second time in the World Marathon Majors.

Osako, who finished third in the Chicago Marathon with a Japanese record, meets the press (Kyodo)
His performances have raised expectations of selection for the IAAF World Athletics Championships, Doha 2019, the Tokyo Marathon 2019, and the Tokyo 2020 Games. Let’s root for him together!