Takaharu Yabe completes Sydney Marathon to mark 30 years with a cochlear implant

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Takaharu Yabe travelled from Japan to take part in the Sydney Marathon. He lost his hearing at the age of four and has lived with a cochlear implant for the past 30 years. To celebrate that journey and mark a new milestone, he decided to run the marathon in Sydney Australia—a world leader in cochlear implant technology.

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Published 1 September 2026 7:00pm

By Yumi Oba

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Takaharu Yabe travelled from Japan to take part in the Sydney Marathon. He lost his hearing at the age of four and has lived with a cochlear implant for the past 30 years. To celebrate that journey and mark a new milestone, he decided to run the marathon in Sydney Australia—a world leader in cochlear implant technology.

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