by Brett Larner For the sixth year in a row, the Japanese men's team came out on top of the IAU 24 World Championships with a team gold medal at this year's event in Brive, France. Despite only fielding two members of last year's winning squad the team won by a wide margin over runner-up Italy thanks to member Shingo Inoue's individual gold medal-winning run of 273.708 km. Two-time bronze medalist Yuji Sakai fell just short of making it a third medal as he finished 4th with 258.907 km. Masahiko Honda rounded out the scoring positions in 15th with a total of 246.063 km. The Japanese women team finished 6th out of 16 teams led by Kiyoko Shirakawa, 7th with 220.986 km. 2010 IAU 24 Hour World Championships - Top Finishers Men - Individual click here for complete results 1. Shingo Inoue (Japan) - 273.708 km 2. Scott Jurek (U.S.A.) - 266.677 km 3. Ivan Cudin (Italy) - 263.841 km ----- 4. Yuji Sakai (Japan) - 258.907 km 15. Masahiko Honda (Japan) - 246.063 km 20. Ryo Abiko (J...
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