Newspaper Article

Two more elite runners join fields

Special to the Daily Herald

2002

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The 2002 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon field has added another sub 2:07 marathoner, Abdelkhader El Mouaziz, to the men's race and a rising Japanese star, Yoko Shibui, to the women's field. Shibui, 23, is the latest star on the Japanese marathon scene. Shibui broke into the world spotlight at the 2001 Osaka International Ladies Marathon by recording the second-best marathon debut (2:23:11). Earlier this year, she set the Japanese national 10,000m record (30:48.89) with her victory at the Cardinal Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif. [Driss El Himer]'s stunning debut was a 2:07:02 victory at the 2001 Amsterdam Marathon. That performance was the second-fastest marathon in 2001, a French National Record and the third-fastest debut marathon ever.

• الناشر: Daily Herald
• موضوع: Shibui, Yoko / Syster, Ian