Tokyo Olympic dreams boosted by marathon as Gebrselassie's hopes fade
February 27, 2012
By Duncan Mackay
Inside the Games
February 26 - An estimated two million spectators turned out to watch 36,000 runners compete in the Tokyo Marathon today to help boost the Japanese capital's bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics on a day when the London 2012 dreams of Haile Gebrselassie appeared to fade.














