Mizuki Matsuda won the Osaka Women's Marathon, a race which doubled as a qualifier for this summer's 2020 Tokyo Games, for the second time in three years on Sunday.
Matsuda dominated the World Athletics Gold Label road race and crossed the line at Yanmar Stadium in 2 hours, 21 minutes, 47 seconds, moving a step closer to Olympic selection by clearing the qualifying standard of 2:22:22.
"This is surreal. I'm really happy," said Matsuda, who is aiming for the third spot on Japan's Tokyo Olympic team.