Let's hold Olympic marathon on Russian-held islands: Tokyo governor

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, irked by the International Olympic Committee's plan to move the 2020 Summer Games marathon and race walking events to Sapporo, quipped Thursday they should be held somewhere on Russia-held, Japan-claimed islands off Hokkaido if cooler weather conditions are needed.The governor's sarcastic remarks came a day after the IOC unexpectedly proposed changing the venue of the road events to the city on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido, amid growing concerns about the expected extreme heat in Tokyo during the games."If a cool place is necessary, I want to hear calls …READ FULL ARTICLE