The International Olympic Committee, World Athletics and 2020 Tokyo Games organizers have agreed on the route for next year's Olympic marathon in Sapporo, local organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori said Thursday.Starting and finishing at Odori Park in central Sapporo on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, the first stage of the course will consist of a 20-kilometer loop followed by two laps of an approximately 10-km segment, the organizers said.World Athletics had initially pushed for six laps of a roughly 7-km course but agreed to the 20-km opening lap earlier this month. Discussions h…READ FULL ARTICLE
