Olympics marathon moved from Tokyo because of heat fears

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Sapporo, which is nearly 500 miles north of the Japanese capital, is expected to have 'significantly lower temperatures' and will now host the men's and women's marathons and race-walking events at the Games.

Sapporo, which is nearly 500 miles north of the Japanese capital, is expected to have"significantly lower temperatures" and will now host the men's and women's marathons and race-walking events at the Games. The region is likely to be"five to six degrees centigrade cooler during the day than in Tokyo," said the International Olympic Committee in a statement Wednesday.

Read MoreREAD: Eliud Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon barrierREAD: Brigid Kosgei destroys women's marathon world recordTurkey's Fadime Çelik is stretchered away from the marathon at the World Championships.In the women's event, 28 of the 68 runners that started failed to finish, with the eventual winner, Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich, clocking 2:32:43 -- the slowest winning time ever at a world championships marathon by more than two minutes.

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