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28th Oita International Wheelchair Marathon |
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| The 28th Oita
International Wheelchair Marathon was held amid tough weather conditions, with
rain from the previous day having lifted but no promise of rising temperature.
At the closing ceremony, Oita’s governor remarked, "I want to express my admiration
to all of you who have put yourself to the challenge of this extreme sport called
the marathon. I am also deeply thankful for the great support from volunteers
and the citizens of Oita prefecture, without which we could not have succeeded
in holding this competition." In the women’s T52 marathon, a new world record
was set with a race time of 2 hours 7 minutes 28 seconds. |
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Ambassador of Cameroon Pays a Visit |
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| Marking the
inauguration of his term, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the Republic of Cameroon to Japan came to Oita and paid a courtesy call on the
governor. The governor stated, “To Oita Prefecture, the Republic of Cameroon
is a special partner. There is no one in all Japan that doesn’t know of the heart-warming
exchange between you and Nakatsue-mura at the 2002 World Cup. Taking today’s
visit as a new start in our relationship, I hope to attempt deeper exchange at
every opportunity.” |
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