FILE PHOTO: Runners cross the finish line while small groups of spectators are seen during the half-marathon of the Hokkaido-Sapporo Marathon Festival 2021, a testing event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics marathon race, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - When millions of Japanese tune into the Olympic marathons this weekend they will not only see the world's best runners pushing their bodies to the limit, but also their own lives, said Japan's 2000 marathon gold medallist Naoko Takahashi.
The marathon holds a strong appeal in Japan because of the parallels it holds with everyday life, said Takahashi.
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