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MARATHON MEN
T51
RSA
PIETER DU PREEZ
◦World Record Holder (2:22:33)
◦9-times winner of Oita Marathon (9 Consecutive Wins)
IRL
JOHN JOSEPH McCARTHY
◦2nd place in Oita Marathon 2025
CRC
ERNESTO FONSECA
◦3rd place in Oita Marathon 2025
T33/T52
JPN
UEYONABARU HIROKAZU
◦Japan Record Holder (1:40:10)
◦Winner of Oita Marathon 2025
JPN
ITO TATSUYA
◦2nd place in Oita Marathon 2025
COL
CRISTIAN EDUARDO TORRES
◦3rd place in Oita Marathon 2025
ESP
SANTIAGO SANZ
◦Oita Marathon Record Holder (1:43:46)
T34/T53/T54
CHE
MARCEL HUG
◦World Record Holder (1:17:47)
◦Gold Medalist in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦1st place in WPA World Rankings 2025
◦12-times winner of Oita Marathon
CHN
JIN HUA
◦Silver Medalist in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦Winner of Oita Marathon 2024
JPN
SUZUKI TOMOKI
◦Japan Record Holder (1:18:37)
◦Bronze Medalist in the Marathon at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
◦2nd place in WPA World Rankings 2025
CHN
LUO XINGCHUAN
◦3rd place in WPA World Rankings 2025
◦2nd place in Oita Marathon 2025
MARATHON WOMEN
T34/T53/T54
CHN
ZHOU ZHAOQIAN
◦3rd place in WPA World Rankings 2025
CHE
PATRICIA EACHUS
◦2nd place in Oita Marathon 2025
JPN
TSUCHIDA WAKAKO
◦7-times winner of Oita Marathon
◦3rd place in Oita Marathon 2024
JPN
NAKAMINE TSUBASA
◦Japan Record Holder (1:35:50)
◦3rd place in Oita Marathon 2025
ASIA CHALLENGE ATHLETE
Special Initiative for the Promotion and Development of Parasports in the Asia Region (Launched from the 2022 Edition)
THA
WARAPHONG NUANSAEN
THA
MASABEREE ARSAE
FIRST CHALLENGE ASSIST
Support for Domestic Athletes Competing in the Event for the First Time (Launched from the 2018 Edition)
JPN
OKUDA SHU
JPN
OGURA TOMOKI
JPN
YAMAMOTO RIHITO
JPN
SAMESHIMA HIROFUMI
JPN
KATONO YUTA
JPN
KITASE TAKAYUKI
JPN
OGAWA KOUSEI
JPN
MATSUDA TAKAYUKI
JPN
SAGO KAMUI
JPN
UEDE YOSHIHIRO
JPN
ETO TAKUYA
JPN
ONO TOMOHIRO
JPN
IMAOKA RIKAKO
JPN
UEDE AKIE
JPN
SAKIHARA MAIKO
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