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Significantly, Japan's Olympic marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi is not planning to chase the gold medal on home territory.
BBC: Yamauchi voices Osaka heat fears
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"If we didn't have them, it would be tough figuring out what to wear each day, " says 16-year-old Sawada Mizuki.
CNN: A SOCK TO THE SYSTEM
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ATHENS, Greece -- Japan's Mizuki Noguchi produced a courageous run from the front to win the Olympic women's marathon title as Paula Radcliffe's challenge ended in tears.
CNN: Noguchi claims marathon gold medal
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Rumors that Radcliffe was carrying an injury developed after she refused to speak to media at the start of Sunday's race, which was won by Japan's Mizuki Noguchi.
CNN: Radcliffe can't explain nightmare