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In the Asian Games women’s marathon, Mikuni Yada (26, Edion) claimed bronze with a time of 2:27:56 — Japan’s first women’s medal in the event in two Games, following Keiko Nogami’s silver at the 2018 Jakarta Games. Past the 22km mark, Cherimo of Bahrain, who was running ahead, fell, and Yada was caught up in it and went down too — but she got straight back up, stuck with the lead pack, and finished within medal position. On the thread, people compared it to the famous “I fell down!” episode involving runner Hiromi Taniguchi and debated just how competitive Asian Games marathon fields really are, though some crude comments about the runner’s looks and body also showed up.
The women’s marathon was held, and Mikuni Yada (26, Edion) took bronze with a time of 2:27:56. It’s Japan’s first women’s medal in the event in two Games, since Keiko Nogami’s silver at the 2018 Jakarta Games. Sayaka Sato (32, Sekisui Chemical) finished 4th in 2:28:14.
In light rain, 18 runners started at 7:50 a.m. After leaving the stadium, Sato — who represented Japan at the 2023 and 2025 World Championships — led a pack of 10. The pace stayed slow through 15km, then Yada broke away past the 17km mark, narrowing the group to 8.
Past the 22km mark, Cherimo (Bahrain), who was running ahead, fell. Yada was caught up in it and fell too, but got straight back up and kept running with the pack.
Source: sponichi.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
You should've written that in Re: #2
(´・ω・｀)
It was a garlic tonkotsu ramen.
I want to eat it again.
Just how low-level is this marathon lolol
Well, it's the Asian Games lol
Her time isn't even Noguchi/Takahashi level — more like Arimori level lol (all legendary Japanese Olympic marathoners)
Given how many disasters there've been lately
She really managed to recover
Gold: S. Habte — 2:27:31
Silver: Ciren Cuomu — 2:27:43
Bronze: Mikuni Yada — 2:27:56
The one who fell along with her is the winner, so
even the winner would've been faster if she hadn't fallen
That's way too slow…
Honestly it's basically like a regional meet
Kind of pathetic, really
Wait, isn't the Bahraini runner who fell first
the one who ended up winning lol
Can't something be done about that?
and "I fell down!" became a catchphrase (legendary Japanese marathoner)
but Koichi Morishita, who took silver at the same Games, is kind of overlooked
https://youtu.be/z8PbFRV287c
He won gold at the World Championships,
competed with the whole nation's expectations riding on him, and fell
After the race: "I fell down, lololol"
The whole country just melted
Honestly, if not for that, it would've been Taniguchi's
He was the strongest around at the time
Truly a shame
Maybe her husband was a fan of the singer Mikuni Shimokawa
Background and Discussion Points
Since only athletes holding Asian nationality are eligible for the Asian Games women’s marathon, the field tends to be thinner than at the Olympics or World Championships. The thread’s comments calling it “low level” or “basically a regional meet” aren’t unreasonable once you factor in that difference in eligibility. On the other hand, the post claiming this was “a marathon with no African runners” is a bit off the mark — it’s not unusual for athletes born in Africa to naturalize in countries like Bahrain or Qatar and compete as their Asian representatives, and that may well apply to the runner involved in this incident. Several posts also framed the famous “I fell down!” line as an Olympic moment, but that’s actually something runner Hiromi Taniguchi said after a race at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo — not the Olympics. As for who caused the fall, the article states that the runner ahead went down first and Yada was caught up in it; posts claiming Yada caused it instead contradict the article’s account.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Asian Games] Women’s marathon: Mikuni Yada takes bronze after falling at 22km! Japan’s first medal in the event in two Games — she overcame the fall to bring courage to her hometown of Kumamoto.”
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