Tokyo Marathon runnerup Arata Fujiwara and Osaka Women's Marathon champion Risa Shigetomo topped the bill as the Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced the national marathon squad for this summer's London Olympics on Monday.
Ryo Yamamoto and Kentaro Nakamoto joined Fujiwara on the men's team, while Ryoko Kizaki and Yoshimi Ozaki were chosen along with Shigetomo on the women's team.
Hiroyuki Horibata and Yukiko Akaba will stand by as substitutes.
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