TOKYO (AP) -- Athens Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi and Kenyan Selina Kosgei were among a list of invitees for next month's Tokyo International Women's Marathon, organizers said Monday.

Noguchi, who won the gold in Athens with a time of 2 hours, 26 minutes, 20 seconds, will be among 11 Japanese invitees taking part in the Nov. 18 race, which is one of three qualifying races for Japanese runners for next year's Beijing Olympic Games.

Reiko Tosa, who won the bronze medal at the world championships in September, has already booked a place on the squad for Beijing.

Six non-Japanese runners have been invited to the Tokyo race. They include Kosgei and 2005 runner-up Zivile Balciunaite of Lithuania.

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