Overview
- The 26-year-old Edion runner finished fourth overall in Osaka with 2:19:57, the sixth-fastest marathon ever by a Japanese woman.
- Uganda’s Stella Chesang won in 2:19:31, with Ethiopia’s Wolkenesh Edesa taking third.
- Yada’s time earns qualification for the 2027 Marathon Grand Championship, Japan’s key selection race for the 2028 Olympic team.
- Other top Japanese finishers were Maho Uesugi in fifth at 2:23:07, Rie Kawauchi in sixth, and three-time champion Mizuki Matsuda in seventh.
- Speaking the next day, Yada said she was disappointed not to win and described the Olympics as a goal rather than a dream.