Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: O sonyere n'ọsọ asọmpi Marathon nke Asia na 2008 Hong Kong Marathon ma gosipụta ọganihu ya site na ịbịa na-agba ọsọ na mpaghara Asia n'azụ onye mmeri agbụrụ Koichiro Fukuoka ma were ọnọdụ nke ise na mba ụwa. Na Good Luck Beijing Marathon, ihe omume nnwale maka 2008 Summer Olympics, o belatara nkeji abụọ site na nke kacha mma ya iji merie mmegide niile ma merie ọsọ ahụ na oge ndekọ Mongolia nke awa 2:14:15. Ọ bụghị ugboro ugboro a ụdị na
Egwuregwu marathon Olympic n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ, mana oge ya na ebe ọ nọ (52nd na 2:24:19) bụ ihe kacha mma ọ rụpụtara na mba ụwa. Ọsọ ikpeazụ ọ gbara n'afọ ahụ bụ na Hofu Yomiuri Marathon nke ọnwa Disemba, mana ọsọ ọsọ ọ malitere mere ka ọ laghachi n'ọkwa nke isii na njedebe.