http://www.fukuishimbun.co.jp/modules/news0/index.php?page=article&storyid=24728&storytopic=4 http://mainichi.jp/area/fukui/news/20101112ddlk18050540000c.html translated by Brett Larner The town of Wakasa's most famous pair of long distance runners, identical twins Hiromi and Takami Ominami , 34, held a press conference in their native Fukui prefecture on Nov. 11 to announce the launch of a new running club under the support of new sponsor Utic which will support their athletic careers. Both Rotterdam Marathon winners, the world-class Ominami Twins lost their previous sponsor last spring when Toyota Shatai shut down its running team. Moving from Nagoya to Tokyo the sisters worked temp jobs while searching for a sponsor. The new sponsor, Utic, is based in Sakai, Fukui. Utic AC will be made up of a team of four, the sisters, Toshio Shibata , their coach during their days at Mikata J.H.S. in Wakasa, and 110 m hurdler Hironori Murao . The company plans to add two more members ...
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