{"id":145239,"date":"2022-03-17T09:44:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T00:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=145239&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-03-17T09:46:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T00:46:26","slug":"fukuoka-international-marathon-to-continue-under-new-system","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-international-marathon-to-continue-under-new-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka International\u00a0Marathon To Continue Under New System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fukuoka International Marathon will take a new form and return to the city on Dec. 4, 2022. Due to financial hardships and reduced popularity, the long-running international marathon race disbanded in December 2021. However, the organizers have established a new operating system and will invite 100 elite runners to the race. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/news\/html\/20220314\/k10013531621000.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=8400628&amp;ymd=2022-03-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-145243\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_fukuoka-international-marathon_2019_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C939&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_fukuoka-international-marathon_2019_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_fukuoka-international-marathon_2019_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_fukuoka-international-marathon_2019_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_fukuoka-international-marathon_2019_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by Asahi Shimbun<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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