TOKYO, Japan - Sydney Olympic gold medalist Naoko Takahashi smiles during a news conference in a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 28 at which she announced her retirement, saying she has reached the end of the road as a top women's professional marathon runner. (Kyodo)

• Contributor: Newscom / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: JNPCDN
• File size: 6.1 MB (209.4 KB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 1303 x 1632 px | 22.1 x 27.6 cm | 8.7 x 10.9 inches | 150dpi
• Date taken: 28 October 2008
• Photographer: BJ Warnick

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