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T51
RSA
PIETER DU PREEZ(44)
◦World Record Holder(2:22:33)
◦7-times winner of Oita Marathon (7 Consecutive Wins)
IRL
JOHN JOSEPH McCARTHY(50)
◦2nd place in Oita Marathon 2023
T33/T52
JPN
UEYONABARU HIROKAZU(53)
◦Japan Record Holder(1:40:10)
◦Winner of Oita Marathon 2023
ESP
SANTIAGO SANTZ (44)
◦World Record Holder(1:43:46)
◦3rd place in Oita Marathon 2023
JPN
SATO TOMOKI (35)
◦2nd place in Oita Marathon 2023
T34/T53/T54
CHE
MARCEL HUG (38)
◦World Record Holder(1:17:47）
◦Gold Medalist in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦1st place in WPA World Rankings 2024(T54)
◦11-times winner of Oita Marathon (5 Consecutive Wins)
CHN
JIN HUA(25)
◦Silver Medalist in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
JPN
SUZUKI TOMOKI (30)
◦Japan Record Holder (1:18:37)
◦Bronze Medalist in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦4th place in WPA World Rankings 2024(T54)
◦2nd place in Oita Marathon 2023
CHN
LUO XINGCHUAN(21)
◦6th place in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦3rd place in Oita Marathon 2023
JPN
YOSHIDA RYOTA(43)
◦8th place in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦14th place in WPA World Rankings 2024(T54)
◦4th place in Oita Marathon 2023
CHN
MA ZHUO(24)
◦Participant in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦5th place in Oita Marathon 2023
MARATHON WOMEN
T34/T53/T54
CHE
CATHERINE DEBRUNNER(29)
◦World Record Holder(1:34:16)
◦Gold Medalist in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦1st place in WPA World Rankings 2024(T53)
◦Winner of Oita Marathon 2023
USA
SUSANNAH SCARONI (33)
◦Bronze Medalist in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦4th place in WPA World Rankings 2024(T54)
◦3rd place in Oita Marathon 2023
JPN
TSUCHIDA WAKAKO (50)
◦6th place in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦7th place in WPA World Rankings 2024(T54)
◦7-times winner of Oita Marathon
CHE
PATRICIA EACHUS (35)
◦11th place in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦3rd place in WPA World Rankings 2024(T54)
JPN
KINA TSUBASA (34)
◦Japan Record Holder(1:35:50）
◦12th place in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦8th place in WPA World Rankings 2024(T54)
◦4th place in Oita Marathon 2023
GBR
EDEN RAINBOW-COOPER(23)
◦Participant in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦1th place in WPA World Rankings 2024(T54)
ASIA CHALLENGE ATHLETE
Special Initiative for the Promotion and Development of Parasports in the Asia Region (Launched from the 2022 Edition)
NPL
KHATRI RABINDRA(43)
NPL
SHRESTHA PRALHAD(37)
FIRST CHALLENGE ASSIST
Support for Domestic Athletes Competing in the Event for the First Time (Launched from the 2018 Edition)
JPN
HINO KAZUHIRO(37)
JPN
HAYASHI SANAE(51)
JPN
NEGISHI YUKI(15)
JPN
KAJITORI HARUTO(14)
JPN
NISHIMURA YUUNA(22)
JPN
FUKUMOTO TAKESHI(22)
JPN
WAKI KEITA(14)
JPN
INGU TETSUYA(34)
JPN
SUGIMOTO MASAKI(60)
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