Japan's Mizuki Noguchi, the Athens Olympic women's marathon champion, will likely be named to carry next year's Tokyo Olympic flame in March as it begins its journey in Greece, sources close to the matter said Thursday.The flame is scheduled to be lit in Greece on March 12, and the idea now is for the 41-year-old 2004 Olympic champion to accept it from a Greek runner, making her the first Japanese to carry the torch.In addition to her Olympic triumph, Noguchi holds Japan's national record for a women's marathon of 2 hours, 19 minutes, 12 seconds set at the 2005 Berlin Marathon. She retired …READ FULL ARTICLE
