http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20130616-1143679.html
translated and edited by Brett Larner
The Phnom Penh International Half Marathon took place June 16 in the Cambodian capitol of Phnom Penh. Having taken Cambodian citizenship in 2011 in a bid to make the London Olympics, Japanese-born comedian Hiroshi Neko, (born Kuniaki Takizaki), 35, ran the half marathon but was beaten by his rival, the native-born Hem Bunting, 27. Bunting, the Cambodian marathon national record holder and a Beijing Olympian, won in 1:15:34. Neko, 2nd in 1:17:04, said post-race, "I couldn't keep me speed up in the second half the way I expected."
Neko became a Cambodian citizen in October, 2011 and was selected for the Cambodian Olympic team in the marathon in March last year. However, citing factors including that Neko had not fulfilled the minimum one-year waiting period following his transfer of citizenship, the IAAF ruled that he was not elligible to run. In addition to the problems with Neko's transfer of citizenship, the question of why the top domestic-born marathoner, Bunting, was not selected for the Olympic team raised serious issues.
This year marked the third running of the Phnom Penh International Half Marathon. In addition to the half marathon distance, the event featured 10 km and 3 km division. Including Japanese runners, a total of over 4000 men and women took part.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Kawauchi Wins Second-Straight Okinoshima Ultra in Late Father's Hometown; Rushed to Hospital
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/athletics/news/f-sp-tp0-20130616-1143588.html
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/etc/news/20130615-OHT1T00207.htm
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/06/16/kiji/K20130616006025620.html
translated and edited by Brett Larner
The 8th annual Okinoshima Ultramarathon took place June 16 on the island of Okinoshima. 452 runners took part, including 141 women. First among them in the event's 50 km division was Moscow World Championships marathon team member and defending champion Yuki Kawauchi (26, Saitama Pref. Gov't), who crossed the line in 2:57:28. Kawauchi's father Ashio Kawauchi, who passed away in 2005 at age 59, was a native of Okinoshima, giving the Father's Day race a special significance for the younger Kawauchi.
It was his third-straight year running the Okinoshima Ultramarathon 50 km, with a DNF after collapsing with heat exhaustion in the final kilometers of 2011's race and a 2:51:45 course record last year. At this year's race, after crossing the finish line Kawauchi appeared to be suffering from heatstroke and was rushed to the medical tent. He was then taken to a local hospital while being given oxygen. Weather conditions at the time of Kawauchi's finish just before 2:00 p.m. were 24.7 degrees with 85% humidity.
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/etc/news/20130615-OHT1T00207.htm
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/06/16/kiji/K20130616006025620.html
translated and edited by Brett Larner
The 8th annual Okinoshima Ultramarathon took place June 16 on the island of Okinoshima. 452 runners took part, including 141 women. First among them in the event's 50 km division was Moscow World Championships marathon team member and defending champion Yuki Kawauchi (26, Saitama Pref. Gov't), who crossed the line in 2:57:28. Kawauchi's father Ashio Kawauchi, who passed away in 2005 at age 59, was a native of Okinoshima, giving the Father's Day race a special significance for the younger Kawauchi.
It was his third-straight year running the Okinoshima Ultramarathon 50 km, with a DNF after collapsing with heat exhaustion in the final kilometers of 2011's race and a 2:51:45 course record last year. At this year's race, after crossing the finish line Kawauchi appeared to be suffering from heatstroke and was rushed to the medical tent. He was then taken to a local hospital while being given oxygen. Weather conditions at the time of Kawauchi's finish just before 2:00 p.m. were 24.7 degrees with 85% humidity.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Kiryu Breaks High School 200 m National Record in 20.41 Nineteen Years After Old Record was Set
http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201306/2013061500237&g=spo
translated by Brett Larner
With a time of 10.01 already making him the all-time #2 Japanese man over 100 m, Yoshihide Kiryu (17, Rakunan H.S.) ran 20.41 (+0.5) to break the 200 m high school national record June 15 at the Kinki Region National High School Championships Qualifier at Nara's Konoike Field. The previous record of 20.57 was set at the same meet in 1994 by Kazuhiro Takahashi (Soekami H.S.). Having eclipsed that record by a margin of 0.16 seconds nineteen years after it was set, Kiryu now holds both the 100 m and 200 m high school national records.
Kiryu ran 21.81 in the heats and 21.05 in the semifinals, the fastest times in each round. Despite rain at the time of the final he ran perfectly, winning by a gap of more than one second over his nearest competitor.
Translator's note: Kiryu is Japan's eighth man to hit the 2013 World Championships A-standard of 20.52 this season. The top four, including him, are all aged 21 or younger. As of this writing Jamaica has five men with the A-standard, while the United States has fifteen including several who have previously served drug suspensions.
translated by Brett Larner
With a time of 10.01 already making him the all-time #2 Japanese man over 100 m, Yoshihide Kiryu (17, Rakunan H.S.) ran 20.41 (+0.5) to break the 200 m high school national record June 15 at the Kinki Region National High School Championships Qualifier at Nara's Konoike Field. The previous record of 20.57 was set at the same meet in 1994 by Kazuhiro Takahashi (Soekami H.S.). Having eclipsed that record by a margin of 0.16 seconds nineteen years after it was set, Kiryu now holds both the 100 m and 200 m high school national records.
Kiryu ran 21.81 in the heats and 21.05 in the semifinals, the fastest times in each round. Despite rain at the time of the final he ran perfectly, winning by a gap of more than one second over his nearest competitor.
Translator's note: Kiryu is Japan's eighth man to hit the 2013 World Championships A-standard of 20.52 this season. The top four, including him, are all aged 21 or younger. As of this writing Jamaica has five men with the A-standard, while the United States has fifteen including several who have previously served drug suspensions.
Uehara Sets 1500 m Meet Record for Second-Straight Southern Kyushu High School Championships Title
http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/369574
translated by Brett Larner
On the second day of the Southern Kyushu Regional High School Track and Field Championships at Kumamoto's Umakana Yokana Stadium, defending girls' 1500 m champion Miyuki Uehara (3rd yr., Kagoshima Joshi H.S.) won again in a meet record 4:22.08. In the boys' 4x100 m relay, Naha Nishi H.S. (Okinawa) set a meet record of 40.85 to take the title. Yumi Nobayashi (Kyushu Gakuin H.S.) took her third-straight girls' 100 m victory in 11.98.
translated by Brett Larner
On the second day of the Southern Kyushu Regional High School Track and Field Championships at Kumamoto's Umakana Yokana Stadium, defending girls' 1500 m champion Miyuki Uehara (3rd yr., Kagoshima Joshi H.S.) won again in a meet record 4:22.08. In the boys' 4x100 m relay, Naha Nishi H.S. (Okinawa) set a meet record of 40.85 to take the title. Yumi Nobayashi (Kyushu Gakuin H.S.) took her third-straight girls' 100 m victory in 11.98.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Sweaty Kiryu Easily Powers Team to Final: "It's Hot Out Here"
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/06/14/kiji/K20130614006009060.html
translated by Brett Larner
Neither heat nor fatigue bothers this 17-year-old. With a 100 m best of 10.01, Yoshihide Kiryu (17, Rakunan H.S.) ran at Nara's Konoike Field with his team's 4x100 m relay in the qualifying heats for the National High School Track and Field Championships. With temperatures in Nara peaking at 35 degrees, sweat was pouring down Kiryu's face even just moving from the warmup track to the main ground. "It's hot out here," he said with a smile. With three straight races on deck, Kiryu anchored his team through the heats and semifinals to the final, where they are ranked first. "I'm not tired at all," he said with conviction. "I ran comfortably and feeling good." With the final due up soon, it's another busy day on the road to Kiryu's quest for Japan's first 9-second 100 m.
translated by Brett Larner
Neither heat nor fatigue bothers this 17-year-old. With a 100 m best of 10.01, Yoshihide Kiryu (17, Rakunan H.S.) ran at Nara's Konoike Field with his team's 4x100 m relay in the qualifying heats for the National High School Track and Field Championships. With temperatures in Nara peaking at 35 degrees, sweat was pouring down Kiryu's face even just moving from the warmup track to the main ground. "It's hot out here," he said with a smile. With three straight races on deck, Kiryu anchored his team through the heats and semifinals to the final, where they are ranked first. "I'm not tired at all," he said with conviction. "I ran comfortably and feeling good." With the final due up soon, it's another busy day on the road to Kiryu's quest for Japan's first 9-second 100 m.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Federation Announces National Teams for Asian Athletics Championships and East Asian Games
by Brett Larner
Alongside its post-National Championships announcement of the 41-member Japanese team for August's Moscow World Championships, the Japanese Federation announced the teams it has selected for July's Asian Athletics Championships in Pune, India and October's East Asian Games in Tianjin, China.
26 men and 26 women will make up the Asian Athletics Championships team, with sprinters Chisato Fukushima (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC), Yuzo Kanemaru (Team Otsuka Seiyaku), Yuichi Kobayashi (Team NTN) and Kei Takase (Team Fujitsu), hurdlers Yasuhiro Fueki (Team Aima), Satomi Kubokura (Niigata Albirex RC) and Hitomi Shimura (Saga T&F Assoc.) and high jumper Miyuki Fukumoto (Konan Gakuen AC) doubling there and in Moscow.
The East Asian Games team includes 30 men and 28 women, led by 2013 national champions Yuki Ebhiara (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC), Sota Hoshi (Team Fujitsu), Shota Iizuka (Chuo Univ.), Sho Kawamoto (Nihon Univ.), Keisuke Ushiro (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC), Ryota Yamagata (Keio Univ.) and Seito Yamamoto (Chukyo Univ.).
20th Asian Athletics Championships Japanese National Team
July, 2013, Pune, India
click here for complete team roster
Men
Sprints
Hideyuki Hirose (Team Fujitsu)
Yusuke Ishitsuka (Mizuno)
Yuzo Kanemaru (Team Otsuka Seiyaku)
Sota Kawatsura (Mizuno)
Yuichi Kobayashi (Team NTN)
Kazuma Oseto (Hosei Univ.)
Kei Takase (Team Fujitsu)
Naoki Tsukahara (Team Fujitsu)
Kazuya Watanabe (Mizuno AC)
Middle Distance
Yuki Akimoto (Team Sanyo Tokushu Seiko)
Takeshi Kuchino (Team Fujitsu)
Masato Yokota (Team Fujitsu)
Long Distance
Satoru Kitamura (Team Nissin Shokuhin)
Tsuyoshi Takeda (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Minato Yamashita (Team NTN)
Hurdles
Yasuhiro Fueki (Team Aima)
Yuta Imazeki (Shibuya Kyoiku H.S. staff)
Jumps
Takashi Eto (Tsukuba Univ.)
Shinichiro Shimono (Team Kyudenko)
Hiromi Takahari (Hitachi ICT)
Ryo Tanaka (Kansai Gakuin Univ.)
Wataru Yazawa (Hosei Univ.)
Throws
Ken Arai (77 Bank)
Yuya Koriki (Tottori AS)
Hiroshi Noguchi (Gunma Alsok Guard System)
Decathlon
Akihiko Nakamura (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Women
Sprints
Sayaka Aoki (Team Toho Ginko)
Asami Chiba (Team Toho Ginko)
Chisato Fukushima (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC)
Anna Fujimori (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.)
Saori Kitakaze (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC)
Mayumi Watanabe (Team Toho Ginko)
Middle Distance
Ayako Jinnouchi (Team Kyudenko)
Long Distance
Yoshika Arai (Team Edion)
Ayumi Hagiwara (Team Uniqlo)
Misato Horie (Team Noritz)
Shiho Takechi (Team Yamada Denki)
Hurdles
Ayako Kimura (Team Edion)
Manami Kira (Chuo Univ.)
Satomi Kubokura (Niigata Albirex RC)
Hitomi Shimura (Saga T&F Assoc.)
Jumps
Miyuki Fukumoto (Konan Gakuen AC)
Sachiko Masumi (Team Kyudenko)
Megumi Nakada (Ibaraki Myotomo AC)
Saeko Okayama (Hiroshima JOC)
Kanae Tatsuta (Mukogawa Joshi Univ.)
Throws
Masumi Aya (Maruzen Kogyo)
Kiho Kuze (Tsukuba Univ.)
Risa Miyashita (Osaka Taiku Univ.)
Yukiko Shirai (Saga T&F Assoc.)
Heptathlon
Chie Kiriyama (Chukyo Univ.)
Fumie Takehara (Team Hasegawa Taiiku Shisetsu)
6th East Asian Games Japanese National Team
Tianjin, China, Oct. 2013
click here for complete team roster
Men
Sprints
Asuka Cambridge (Nihon Univ.)
Shota Iizuka (Chuo Univ.)
Naoki Kobayashi (Tokai Univ.)
Kazuma Oseto (Hosei Univ.)
Ryota Yamagata (Keio Univ.)
Kengo Yamasaki (Nihon Univ.)
Middle Distance
Tsukasa Anzai (Juntendo Univ.)
Sho Kawamoto (Nihon Univ.)
Long Distance
Sota Hoshi (Team Fujitsu)
Aoi Matsumoto (Team Otsuka Seiyaku)
Shogo Nakamura (Komazawa Univ.)
Hurdles
Takatoshi Abe (Chukyo Univ.)
Keisuke Nozawa (Waseda Univ.)
Hiroyuki Sato (Hitachi Kasei)
Wataru Yazawa (Hosei Univ.)
Jumps
Shoichi Matsushita (Tsukuba Univ.)
Kota Minemura (Tsukuba Univ.)
Hiroki Ogita (Mizuno)
Yuhi Oiwa (Team Monteroza)
Naoto Tobe (Tsukuba Univ.)
Seito Yamamoto (Chukyo Univ.)
Throws
Roderick Genki Dean (Waseda Univ.)
Satoshi Hatase (Gunma Alsok Guard System)
Ryota Kashimura (Nihon Univ.)
Yuya Koriki (Tottori AS)
Yuji Tsutsumi (Kokushikan Univ.)
Decathlon
Akihiko Nakamura (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Keisuke Ushiro (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Walks
Isamu Fujisawa (Alsok)
Eiki Takahashi (Iwate Univ.)
Women
Sprints
Anna Doi (Saitama Sakae H.S.)
Kana Ichikawa (Mizuno)
Akane Kimura (Osaka Seikei Univ.)
Miho Shingu (Higashi Osaka Univ.)
Yuki Tamura (Iwate Univ.)
Saki Torihara (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.)
Middle Distance
Miho Ito (Juntendo Univ.)
Chikako Mori (Daito Bunka Univ.)
Long Distance
Riko Matsuzaki (Sekisui Kagaku)
Misaki Sango (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Yuko Shimizu (Sekisui Kagaku)
Hurdles
Sayaka Aoki (Team Toho Ginko)
Airi Ito (Team Sumitomo Denko)
Haruka Shibata (Mizuno AC)
Eriko Soma (Tsukuba Univ.)
Jumps
Yurina Hiraka (Hokusho Univ.)
Yuki Mimura (Mizuno AC)
Tamaka Shimizu (Chuo Univ.)
Kanae Tatsuta (Mukogawa Joshi Univ.)
Mei Yamane (Sonoda Gakuen Joshi Univ.)
Throws
Yuki Ebihara (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Kiho Kuze (Tsukuba Univ.)
Chihiro Shigeyama (Kokushikan Univ.)
Ai Shikimoto (Kokushikan Univ.)
Mika Takekawa (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Heptathlon
Chie Kiriyama (Chukyo Univ.)
Walks
Kumiko Okada (Rikkyo Univ.)
Hiroi Maeda (Ritsumeikan Univ.)
(c) 2013 Brett Larner
all rights reserved
Alongside its post-National Championships announcement of the 41-member Japanese team for August's Moscow World Championships, the Japanese Federation announced the teams it has selected for July's Asian Athletics Championships in Pune, India and October's East Asian Games in Tianjin, China.
26 men and 26 women will make up the Asian Athletics Championships team, with sprinters Chisato Fukushima (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC), Yuzo Kanemaru (Team Otsuka Seiyaku), Yuichi Kobayashi (Team NTN) and Kei Takase (Team Fujitsu), hurdlers Yasuhiro Fueki (Team Aima), Satomi Kubokura (Niigata Albirex RC) and Hitomi Shimura (Saga T&F Assoc.) and high jumper Miyuki Fukumoto (Konan Gakuen AC) doubling there and in Moscow.
The East Asian Games team includes 30 men and 28 women, led by 2013 national champions Yuki Ebhiara (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC), Sota Hoshi (Team Fujitsu), Shota Iizuka (Chuo Univ.), Sho Kawamoto (Nihon Univ.), Keisuke Ushiro (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC), Ryota Yamagata (Keio Univ.) and Seito Yamamoto (Chukyo Univ.).
20th Asian Athletics Championships Japanese National Team
July, 2013, Pune, India
click here for complete team roster
Men
Sprints
Hideyuki Hirose (Team Fujitsu)
Yusuke Ishitsuka (Mizuno)
Yuzo Kanemaru (Team Otsuka Seiyaku)
Sota Kawatsura (Mizuno)
Yuichi Kobayashi (Team NTN)
Kazuma Oseto (Hosei Univ.)
Kei Takase (Team Fujitsu)
Naoki Tsukahara (Team Fujitsu)
Kazuya Watanabe (Mizuno AC)
Middle Distance
Yuki Akimoto (Team Sanyo Tokushu Seiko)
Takeshi Kuchino (Team Fujitsu)
Masato Yokota (Team Fujitsu)
Long Distance
Satoru Kitamura (Team Nissin Shokuhin)
Tsuyoshi Takeda (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Minato Yamashita (Team NTN)
Hurdles
Yasuhiro Fueki (Team Aima)
Yuta Imazeki (Shibuya Kyoiku H.S. staff)
Jumps
Takashi Eto (Tsukuba Univ.)
Shinichiro Shimono (Team Kyudenko)
Hiromi Takahari (Hitachi ICT)
Ryo Tanaka (Kansai Gakuin Univ.)
Wataru Yazawa (Hosei Univ.)
Throws
Ken Arai (77 Bank)
Yuya Koriki (Tottori AS)
Hiroshi Noguchi (Gunma Alsok Guard System)
Decathlon
Akihiko Nakamura (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Women
Sprints
Sayaka Aoki (Team Toho Ginko)
Asami Chiba (Team Toho Ginko)
Chisato Fukushima (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC)
Anna Fujimori (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.)
Saori Kitakaze (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC)
Mayumi Watanabe (Team Toho Ginko)
Middle Distance
Ayako Jinnouchi (Team Kyudenko)
Long Distance
Yoshika Arai (Team Edion)
Ayumi Hagiwara (Team Uniqlo)
Misato Horie (Team Noritz)
Shiho Takechi (Team Yamada Denki)
Hurdles
Ayako Kimura (Team Edion)
Manami Kira (Chuo Univ.)
Satomi Kubokura (Niigata Albirex RC)
Hitomi Shimura (Saga T&F Assoc.)
Jumps
Miyuki Fukumoto (Konan Gakuen AC)
Sachiko Masumi (Team Kyudenko)
Megumi Nakada (Ibaraki Myotomo AC)
Saeko Okayama (Hiroshima JOC)
Kanae Tatsuta (Mukogawa Joshi Univ.)
Throws
Masumi Aya (Maruzen Kogyo)
Kiho Kuze (Tsukuba Univ.)
Risa Miyashita (Osaka Taiku Univ.)
Yukiko Shirai (Saga T&F Assoc.)
Heptathlon
Chie Kiriyama (Chukyo Univ.)
Fumie Takehara (Team Hasegawa Taiiku Shisetsu)
6th East Asian Games Japanese National Team
Tianjin, China, Oct. 2013
click here for complete team roster
Men
Sprints
Asuka Cambridge (Nihon Univ.)
Shota Iizuka (Chuo Univ.)
Naoki Kobayashi (Tokai Univ.)
Kazuma Oseto (Hosei Univ.)
Ryota Yamagata (Keio Univ.)
Kengo Yamasaki (Nihon Univ.)
Middle Distance
Tsukasa Anzai (Juntendo Univ.)
Sho Kawamoto (Nihon Univ.)
Long Distance
Sota Hoshi (Team Fujitsu)
Aoi Matsumoto (Team Otsuka Seiyaku)
Shogo Nakamura (Komazawa Univ.)
Hurdles
Takatoshi Abe (Chukyo Univ.)
Keisuke Nozawa (Waseda Univ.)
Hiroyuki Sato (Hitachi Kasei)
Wataru Yazawa (Hosei Univ.)
Jumps
Shoichi Matsushita (Tsukuba Univ.)
Kota Minemura (Tsukuba Univ.)
Hiroki Ogita (Mizuno)
Yuhi Oiwa (Team Monteroza)
Naoto Tobe (Tsukuba Univ.)
Seito Yamamoto (Chukyo Univ.)
Throws
Roderick Genki Dean (Waseda Univ.)
Satoshi Hatase (Gunma Alsok Guard System)
Ryota Kashimura (Nihon Univ.)
Yuya Koriki (Tottori AS)
Yuji Tsutsumi (Kokushikan Univ.)
Decathlon
Akihiko Nakamura (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Keisuke Ushiro (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Walks
Isamu Fujisawa (Alsok)
Eiki Takahashi (Iwate Univ.)
Women
Sprints
Anna Doi (Saitama Sakae H.S.)
Kana Ichikawa (Mizuno)
Akane Kimura (Osaka Seikei Univ.)
Miho Shingu (Higashi Osaka Univ.)
Yuki Tamura (Iwate Univ.)
Saki Torihara (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.)
Middle Distance
Miho Ito (Juntendo Univ.)
Chikako Mori (Daito Bunka Univ.)
Long Distance
Riko Matsuzaki (Sekisui Kagaku)
Misaki Sango (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Yuko Shimizu (Sekisui Kagaku)
Hurdles
Sayaka Aoki (Team Toho Ginko)
Airi Ito (Team Sumitomo Denko)
Haruka Shibata (Mizuno AC)
Eriko Soma (Tsukuba Univ.)
Jumps
Yurina Hiraka (Hokusho Univ.)
Yuki Mimura (Mizuno AC)
Tamaka Shimizu (Chuo Univ.)
Kanae Tatsuta (Mukogawa Joshi Univ.)
Mei Yamane (Sonoda Gakuen Joshi Univ.)
Throws
Yuki Ebihara (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Kiho Kuze (Tsukuba Univ.)
Chihiro Shigeyama (Kokushikan Univ.)
Ai Shikimoto (Kokushikan Univ.)
Mika Takekawa (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC)
Heptathlon
Chie Kiriyama (Chukyo Univ.)
Walks
Kumiko Okada (Rikkyo Univ.)
Hiroi Maeda (Ritsumeikan Univ.)
(c) 2013 Brett Larner
all rights reserved
Monday, June 10, 2013
26 Names Added to Japanese World Championships Team
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20130610-00000001-spnavi-spo
translated and edited by Brett Larner
At a Tokyo-area press conference on June 10, the Japanese Federation announced 26 more names for the Japanese national team for this summer's Moscow World Championships which kick off August 10. On the men's side, sprinters Yoshihide Kiryu (Rakunan H.S.), Ryota Yamagata (Keio Univ.) and Shota Iizuka (Chuo Univ.) feature in the lineup. Hitomi Niiya (Team Univ. Ent.) leads the women's additions after lapping the entire field in the women's 10000 m at the National Championships over the weekend. Women's javelin national record holder Yuki Ebihara (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) and 200 m national record holder Chisato Fukushima (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC) were also among those chosen.
In addition to the marathon and racewalk teams previously announced on April 25, the newly announced members bring the national team up to 41 athletes including 8 national record holders. More athletes may be added pending the outcome of July's 20th anniversary Asian Games in Pune, India.
2013 World Championships Japanese National Team
Men
Sprints
Yoshihide Kiryu (Rakunan H.S.) 100 m SB/PB: 10.01
Ryota Yamagata (Keio University) 100 m SB/PB: 10.07
Shota Iizuka (Chuo University) 200 m SB/PB: 20.21
Kei Takase (Team Fujitsu) 200 m SB/PB: 20.42
Yuichi Kobayashi (Team NTN) 200 m SB/PB: 20.46
Kenji Fujimitsu (Team Zenrin) 200 m SB: 20.48 / PB: 20.42
Yuzo Kanemaru (Team Otsuka Seiyaku) SB: 45.47 / PB: 45.16
10000 m
Suguru Osako (Waseda University) SB/PB: 27:38.31
Yuki Sato (Team Nissin Shokuhin) SB: 27:39.50 / PB: 27:38.25
Tsuyoshi Ugachi (Team Konica Minolta) SB: 27:52.79 / PB: 27:40.69
400 m Hurdles
Takayuki Kishimoto (Team Fujitsu) SB/PB: 48.41
Yasuhiro Fueki (Team Aima) SB/PB: 49.31
Takatoshi Abe (Chukyo University) SB: 49.47 / PB: 49.46
Pole Vault
Seito Yamamoto (Chukyo University) SB/PB: 5.71 m
Daichi Sawano (Team Fujitsu) SB: 5.72 m / PB: 5.83 m - NR
Hiroki Ogita (Mizuno) SB/PB: 5.70 m
Throws
Koji Murofushi (Mizuno) hammer throw SB: 78.71 m / PB: 84.86 m - NR
Yukifumi Murakami (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) javelin throw: SB/PB: 85.96 m
Decathlon
Keisuke Ushiro (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) SB: 7824 / PB: 8037 - NR
Marathon
Kazuhiro Maeda (Team Kyudenko) SB/PB: 2:08:00
Yuki Kawauchi (Saitama Pref. Gov't) SB/PB: 2:08:14
Hiroyuki Horibata (Team Asahi Kasei) SB/PB: 2:08:24
Kentaro Nakamoto (Team Yasukawa Denki) SB/PB: 2:08:35
Masakazu Fujiwara (Team Honda) SB: 2:08:51 / PB: 2:08:12
Walks
Yusuke Suzuki (Team Fujitsu) 20 km SB/PB: 1:18:34
Takumi Saito (Toyo Univ.) 20 km SB/PB: 1:20:05
Takayuki Tanii (Team Sagawa Express) 50 km SB: 3:44:25 / PB: 3:43:56
Hirooki Arai (SDF Academy) 50 km SB/PB: 3:47:08
Koichiro Morioka (Team Fujitsu) 50 km SB: 3:50:51 / PB: 3:43:14
Women
Sprints
Chisato Fukushima (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC) 100 m SB: 11.34 / PB: 11.21 - NR - 200 m SB: 23.12 / PB: 22.89 - NR
Long Distance
Misaki Onishi (Team Sekisui Kagaku) 5000 m SB/PB: 15:21.57
Hitomi Niiya (Team Universal Entertainment) 10000 m SB/PB: 30:59.19
Hurdles
Hitomi Shimura (Saga T&F Assoc.) 100 mH SB/PB: 13.02
Satomi Kubokura (Niigata Albirex RC) 400 mH SB: 55.85 / PB: 55.34 - NR
High Jump
Miyuki Fukumoto (Konan Gakuen AC) SB/PB: 1.92 m
Javelin Throw
Yuki Ebihara (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) SB/PB: 62.83 m - NR
Marathon
Ryoko Kizaki (Team Daihatsu) SB/PB: 2:23:34
Mizuki Noguchi (Team Sysmex) SB: 2:24:05 / PB: 2:19:12 - NR
Kayoko Fukushi (Team Wacoal) SB/PB: 2:24:21
Walks
Kumi Otoshi (Team Fujitsu) 20 km SB: 1:30:45 / PB: 1:29:11
Masumi Fuchise (Team Otsuka Seiyaku) 20 km SB: 1:38:18 / PB: 1:28:03 - NR
translated and edited by Brett Larner
At a Tokyo-area press conference on June 10, the Japanese Federation announced 26 more names for the Japanese national team for this summer's Moscow World Championships which kick off August 10. On the men's side, sprinters Yoshihide Kiryu (Rakunan H.S.), Ryota Yamagata (Keio Univ.) and Shota Iizuka (Chuo Univ.) feature in the lineup. Hitomi Niiya (Team Univ. Ent.) leads the women's additions after lapping the entire field in the women's 10000 m at the National Championships over the weekend. Women's javelin national record holder Yuki Ebihara (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) and 200 m national record holder Chisato Fukushima (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC) were also among those chosen.
In addition to the marathon and racewalk teams previously announced on April 25, the newly announced members bring the national team up to 41 athletes including 8 national record holders. More athletes may be added pending the outcome of July's 20th anniversary Asian Games in Pune, India.
2013 World Championships Japanese National Team
Men
Sprints
Yoshihide Kiryu (Rakunan H.S.) 100 m SB/PB: 10.01
Ryota Yamagata (Keio University) 100 m SB/PB: 10.07
Shota Iizuka (Chuo University) 200 m SB/PB: 20.21
Kei Takase (Team Fujitsu) 200 m SB/PB: 20.42
Yuichi Kobayashi (Team NTN) 200 m SB/PB: 20.46
Kenji Fujimitsu (Team Zenrin) 200 m SB: 20.48 / PB: 20.42
Yuzo Kanemaru (Team Otsuka Seiyaku) SB: 45.47 / PB: 45.16
10000 m
Suguru Osako (Waseda University) SB/PB: 27:38.31
Yuki Sato (Team Nissin Shokuhin) SB: 27:39.50 / PB: 27:38.25
Tsuyoshi Ugachi (Team Konica Minolta) SB: 27:52.79 / PB: 27:40.69
400 m Hurdles
Takayuki Kishimoto (Team Fujitsu) SB/PB: 48.41
Yasuhiro Fueki (Team Aima) SB/PB: 49.31
Takatoshi Abe (Chukyo University) SB: 49.47 / PB: 49.46
Pole Vault
Seito Yamamoto (Chukyo University) SB/PB: 5.71 m
Daichi Sawano (Team Fujitsu) SB: 5.72 m / PB: 5.83 m - NR
Hiroki Ogita (Mizuno) SB/PB: 5.70 m
Throws
Koji Murofushi (Mizuno) hammer throw SB: 78.71 m / PB: 84.86 m - NR
Yukifumi Murakami (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) javelin throw: SB/PB: 85.96 m
Decathlon
Keisuke Ushiro (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) SB: 7824 / PB: 8037 - NR
Marathon
Kazuhiro Maeda (Team Kyudenko) SB/PB: 2:08:00
Yuki Kawauchi (Saitama Pref. Gov't) SB/PB: 2:08:14
Hiroyuki Horibata (Team Asahi Kasei) SB/PB: 2:08:24
Kentaro Nakamoto (Team Yasukawa Denki) SB/PB: 2:08:35
Masakazu Fujiwara (Team Honda) SB: 2:08:51 / PB: 2:08:12
Walks
Yusuke Suzuki (Team Fujitsu) 20 km SB/PB: 1:18:34
Takumi Saito (Toyo Univ.) 20 km SB/PB: 1:20:05
Takayuki Tanii (Team Sagawa Express) 50 km SB: 3:44:25 / PB: 3:43:56
Hirooki Arai (SDF Academy) 50 km SB/PB: 3:47:08
Koichiro Morioka (Team Fujitsu) 50 km SB: 3:50:51 / PB: 3:43:14
Women
Sprints
Chisato Fukushima (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC) 100 m SB: 11.34 / PB: 11.21 - NR - 200 m SB: 23.12 / PB: 22.89 - NR
Long Distance
Misaki Onishi (Team Sekisui Kagaku) 5000 m SB/PB: 15:21.57
Hitomi Niiya (Team Universal Entertainment) 10000 m SB/PB: 30:59.19
Hurdles
Hitomi Shimura (Saga T&F Assoc.) 100 mH SB/PB: 13.02
Satomi Kubokura (Niigata Albirex RC) 400 mH SB: 55.85 / PB: 55.34 - NR
High Jump
Miyuki Fukumoto (Konan Gakuen AC) SB/PB: 1.92 m
Javelin Throw
Yuki Ebihara (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) SB/PB: 62.83 m - NR
Marathon
Ryoko Kizaki (Team Daihatsu) SB/PB: 2:23:34
Mizuki Noguchi (Team Sysmex) SB: 2:24:05 / PB: 2:19:12 - NR
Kayoko Fukushi (Team Wacoal) SB/PB: 2:24:21
Walks
Kumi Otoshi (Team Fujitsu) 20 km SB: 1:30:45 / PB: 1:29:11
Masumi Fuchise (Team Otsuka Seiyaku) 20 km SB: 1:38:18 / PB: 1:28:03 - NR
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Iizuka and Kishimoto Set Places on Moscow Team on Final Day of Japanese National Championships
by Brett Larner
2010 World Junior Championships men's 200 m gold medalist Shota Iizuka (Chuo Univ.) and London 400 m hurdles Olympian Takayuki Kishimoto (Team Fujitsu) joined the small ranks of athletes to earn guaranteed places on the Japanese team for the Moscow World Championships, winning their events with A-standard times on the final day of the 2013 Japanese National Track and Field Championships.
Iizuka led five men under the 20.52 A-standard, winning in 20.31 (+0.9) to secure his position. Yuichi Kobayashi (Team NTN) ran a PB 20.46 in 2nd and Kei Takase (Team Fujitsu) clocked 20.48 for 3rd, both putting themselves into solid consideration for the team. Kishimoto had a mid-race scare from the ascendant Yasuhiro Fueki (Team Aima) who overtook him on the back curve only to fall victim to Kishimoto's closing speed. Kishimoto took 1st in 49.08 with Fueki 2nd in an A-standard PB 49.31, like Kobayashi and Takase getting onto the shortlist for Moscow team membership.
Three other events saw athletes win with B-standard times, putting them into team contention pending consideration by the Federation bureaucratic machine. In the women's 5000 m, Misaki Onishi (Team Sekisui Kagaku) took the national title after finishing 2nd to Kenyan pacer (yes, Kenyan pacers in a National Championship race) Felista Wanjugu (Team Univ. Ent.), her 15:21.73 getting her under 15:24.00 B-standard for the first time. Wanjugu was a step ahead in 15:21.57, while the top four Japanese women all recorded new bests. Onishi's teammate Riko Matsuzaki, the fastest Japanese woman of 2013 heading into nationals, took 3rd after taking over the lead position when Wanjugu and secondary Kenyan pacer Grace Kimanzi (Team Starts) fell behind the target pace in the third km.
National record holders Chisato Fukushima (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC) and Koji Murofushi (Mizuno) took their events unchallenged, Fukushima running 23.25 in the women's 200 m and Murofushi throwing 76.42 in the men's hammer. For Murofushi it was an almost unthinkable 19th-straight national title. Here's to number 20.
Noteworthy for not making the team was men's 800 m national record holder Masato Yokote (Team Fujitsu), the only Japanese man holding the B-standard. Yokote fell victim to teamwork from Nihon University's Jun Mitake and Sho Kawamoto, Mitake pushing the pace early before Kawamoto took over at halfway. Yokote waited until the final curve to kick past Kawamoto, but the younger collegiate held on to cross the line over a half-second ahead of Yokote, all but certainly eliminating Yokote from national team consideration. Also noteworthy was the women's 3000 mSC, where national record holder Minori Hayakari (Kyoto Koka AC) suffered a bad fall face-first into a barrier late in the race and was a DNF. Yoshika Arai (Team Edion) took the national title in 9:58.22.
The most exciting finish of the day came in the men's 5000 m, where all-but-forgotten former Komazawa University ace Sota Hoshi (Team Fujitsu) held off 10000 m collegiate record holder Tetsuya Yoroizaka (Team Asahi Kasei) by just 0.06 for the win in 13:49.57. Hoshi pushed a long surge to the finish, Yoroizaka closing only in the final 50 m with a stunning sprint. Both runners almost fell as they leaned from several strides out, Hoshi's momentum carrying him across the line first. Former national champion Yuichiro Ueno (DeNA RC) was two seconds back in 3rd, doubling a day after finishing 8th in the 10000 m.
A complete World Championships team lineup announcement is due up from the Federation shortly. Check back soon for more details.
97th Japanese National Track and Field Championships Day Three
Ajinomoto Stadium, Chofu, Tokyo, 6/9/13
click here for complete results
Women's 5000 m
1. Felista Wanjugu (Kenya/Team Univ. Ent.) - 15:21.57
2. Misaki Onishi (Team Sekisui Kagaku) - 15:21.73 - PB
3. Riko Matsuzaki (Team Sekisui Kagaku) - 15:26.05 - PB
4. Shiho Takechi (Team Yamada Denki) - 15:29.85 - PB
5. Ayuko Suzuki (Nagoya Univ.) - 15:31.45 - PB
6. Miyuki Uehara (Kagoshima Joshi H.S.) - 15:35.44
7. Mai Ishibashi (Team Denso) - 15:39.45
8. Chieko Kido (Canon AC Kyushu) - 15:45.56
9. Yukari Abe (Team Shimamura) - 15:46.38
10. Grace Kimanzi (Kenya/Team Starts) - 15:49.47
Men's 5000 m
1. Sota Hoshi (Team Fujitsu) - 13:49.57
2. Tetsuya Yoroizaka (Team Asahi Kasei) - 13:49.63
3. Yuichiro Ueno (DeNA RC) - 13:51.13
4. Masato Kikuchi (Team Konica Minolta) - 13:52.02
5. Satoru Kitamura (Team Nissin Shokuhin) - 13:54.06
6. Wataru Ueno (Team Honda) - 13:54.60
7. Aritaka Kajiwara (Team Press Kogyo) - 13:54.75
8. Takaya Iwasaki (DeNA RC) - 13:54.89
9. Yusuke Takabayashi (Team Toyota) - 13:57.43
10. Ryo Kiname (Team Mitsubishi Juko Nagasaki) - 13:58.10
Women's 3000 mSC
1. Yoshika Arai (Team Edion) - 9:58.22
2. Misato Horie (Team Noritz) - 10.04.07
3. Misaki Sango (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) - 10:06.22
DNF - Minori Hayakari (Kyoto Koka AC)
Men's 1500 m Final
1. Yuki Akimoto (Team Sanyo Tokushu Seiko) - 4:02.32
2. Yasunari Kusu (Team Komori Corp.) - 4:02.89
3. Tsukasa Anzai (Juntendo Univ.) - 4:03.09
Women's 1500 m Final
1. Ayako Jinnouchi (Team Kyudenko) - 4:16.17
2. Chikako Mori (Daito Bunka Univ.) - 4:17.76 - PB
3. Maya Iino (Tokyo Nogyo Univ.) - 4:18.08 - PB
Men's 800 m Final
1. Sho Kawamoto (Nihon Univ.) - 1:47.43
2. Masato Yokote (Team Fujitsu) - 1:47.96
3. Takeshi Kuchino (Team Fujitsu) - 1:48.72
Women's 800 m Final
1. Miho Ito (Juntendo Univ.) - 2:05.30
2. Miho Tanaka (Nittai Univ.) - 2:05.38
3. Akari Kishikawa (Team Hasegawa) - 2:06.01
Men's 400 mH Final
1. Takayuki Kishimoto (Team Fujitsu) - 49.08
2. Yasuhiro Fueki (Team Aima) - 49.31 - PB
3. Takatoshi Abe (Chukyo Univ.) - 49.57
Women's 400 mH Final
1. Satomi Kubokura (Niigata Albirex RC) - 56.62
2. Manami Kira (Chuo Univ.) - 57.15 - PB
3. Sayaka Aoki (Team Toho Ginko) - 57.28
Men's 200 m Final (+0.9)
1. Shota Iizuka (Chuo Univ.) - 20.31
2. Yuichi Kobayashi (Team NTN) - 20.46 - PB
3. Kei Takase (Team Fujitsu) - 20.48
Women's 200 m Final (+0.5)
1. Chisato Fukushima (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC) - 23.25
2. Mayumi Watanabe (Team Toho Ginko) - 24.02
3. Yuki Tamura (Iwate Univ.) - 24.06
Men's 110 mH (+1.3)
1. Wataru Yazawa (Hosei Univ.) - 13.59
2. Hiroyuki Sato (Team Hitachi Kasei) - 13.61
3. Yutaro Furukawa (Team Kojima Press) - 13.66
Men's Hammer Throw
1. Koji Murofushi (Mizuno) - 76.42 m
2. Hiroshi Noguchi (Team Gunma Alsok Guard) - 70.11 m
3. Ryota Kashimura (Nihon Univ.) - 67.07 m
text and photos (c) 2013 Brett Larner
all rights reserved
2010 World Junior Championships men's 200 m gold medalist Shota Iizuka (Chuo Univ.) and London 400 m hurdles Olympian Takayuki Kishimoto (Team Fujitsu) joined the small ranks of athletes to earn guaranteed places on the Japanese team for the Moscow World Championships, winning their events with A-standard times on the final day of the 2013 Japanese National Track and Field Championships.Iizuka led five men under the 20.52 A-standard, winning in 20.31 (+0.9) to secure his position. Yuichi Kobayashi (Team NTN) ran a PB 20.46 in 2nd and Kei Takase (Team Fujitsu) clocked 20.48 for 3rd, both putting themselves into solid consideration for the team. Kishimoto had a mid-race scare from the ascendant Yasuhiro Fueki (Team Aima) who overtook him on the back curve only to fall victim to Kishimoto's closing speed. Kishimoto took 1st in 49.08 with Fueki 2nd in an A-standard PB 49.31, like Kobayashi and Takase getting onto the shortlist for Moscow team membership.
Three other events saw athletes win with B-standard times, putting them into team contention pending consideration by the Federation bureaucratic machine. In the women's 5000 m, Misaki Onishi (Team Sekisui Kagaku) took the national title after finishing 2nd to Kenyan pacer (yes, Kenyan pacers in a National Championship race) Felista Wanjugu (Team Univ. Ent.), her 15:21.73 getting her under 15:24.00 B-standard for the first time. Wanjugu was a step ahead in 15:21.57, while the top four Japanese women all recorded new bests. Onishi's teammate Riko Matsuzaki, the fastest Japanese woman of 2013 heading into nationals, took 3rd after taking over the lead position when Wanjugu and secondary Kenyan pacer Grace Kimanzi (Team Starts) fell behind the target pace in the third km.
National record holders Chisato Fukushima (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC) and Koji Murofushi (Mizuno) took their events unchallenged, Fukushima running 23.25 in the women's 200 m and Murofushi throwing 76.42 in the men's hammer. For Murofushi it was an almost unthinkable 19th-straight national title. Here's to number 20.Noteworthy for not making the team was men's 800 m national record holder Masato Yokote (Team Fujitsu), the only Japanese man holding the B-standard. Yokote fell victim to teamwork from Nihon University's Jun Mitake and Sho Kawamoto, Mitake pushing the pace early before Kawamoto took over at halfway. Yokote waited until the final curve to kick past Kawamoto, but the younger collegiate held on to cross the line over a half-second ahead of Yokote, all but certainly eliminating Yokote from national team consideration. Also noteworthy was the women's 3000 mSC, where national record holder Minori Hayakari (Kyoto Koka AC) suffered a bad fall face-first into a barrier late in the race and was a DNF. Yoshika Arai (Team Edion) took the national title in 9:58.22.
The most exciting finish of the day came in the men's 5000 m, where all-but-forgotten former Komazawa University ace Sota Hoshi (Team Fujitsu) held off 10000 m collegiate record holder Tetsuya Yoroizaka (Team Asahi Kasei) by just 0.06 for the win in 13:49.57. Hoshi pushed a long surge to the finish, Yoroizaka closing only in the final 50 m with a stunning sprint. Both runners almost fell as they leaned from several strides out, Hoshi's momentum carrying him across the line first. Former national champion Yuichiro Ueno (DeNA RC) was two seconds back in 3rd, doubling a day after finishing 8th in the 10000 m.A complete World Championships team lineup announcement is due up from the Federation shortly. Check back soon for more details.
97th Japanese National Track and Field Championships Day Three
Ajinomoto Stadium, Chofu, Tokyo, 6/9/13
click here for complete results
Women's 5000 m
1. Felista Wanjugu (Kenya/Team Univ. Ent.) - 15:21.57
2. Misaki Onishi (Team Sekisui Kagaku) - 15:21.73 - PB
3. Riko Matsuzaki (Team Sekisui Kagaku) - 15:26.05 - PB
4. Shiho Takechi (Team Yamada Denki) - 15:29.85 - PB
5. Ayuko Suzuki (Nagoya Univ.) - 15:31.45 - PB
6. Miyuki Uehara (Kagoshima Joshi H.S.) - 15:35.44
7. Mai Ishibashi (Team Denso) - 15:39.45
8. Chieko Kido (Canon AC Kyushu) - 15:45.56
9. Yukari Abe (Team Shimamura) - 15:46.38
10. Grace Kimanzi (Kenya/Team Starts) - 15:49.47
Men's 5000 m
1. Sota Hoshi (Team Fujitsu) - 13:49.57
2. Tetsuya Yoroizaka (Team Asahi Kasei) - 13:49.63
3. Yuichiro Ueno (DeNA RC) - 13:51.13
4. Masato Kikuchi (Team Konica Minolta) - 13:52.02
5. Satoru Kitamura (Team Nissin Shokuhin) - 13:54.06
6. Wataru Ueno (Team Honda) - 13:54.60
7. Aritaka Kajiwara (Team Press Kogyo) - 13:54.75
8. Takaya Iwasaki (DeNA RC) - 13:54.89
9. Yusuke Takabayashi (Team Toyota) - 13:57.43
10. Ryo Kiname (Team Mitsubishi Juko Nagasaki) - 13:58.10
Women's 3000 mSC
1. Yoshika Arai (Team Edion) - 9:58.22
2. Misato Horie (Team Noritz) - 10.04.07
3. Misaki Sango (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) - 10:06.22
DNF - Minori Hayakari (Kyoto Koka AC)
Men's 1500 m Final
1. Yuki Akimoto (Team Sanyo Tokushu Seiko) - 4:02.32
2. Yasunari Kusu (Team Komori Corp.) - 4:02.89
3. Tsukasa Anzai (Juntendo Univ.) - 4:03.09
Women's 1500 m Final
1. Ayako Jinnouchi (Team Kyudenko) - 4:16.17
2. Chikako Mori (Daito Bunka Univ.) - 4:17.76 - PB
3. Maya Iino (Tokyo Nogyo Univ.) - 4:18.08 - PB
Men's 800 m Final
1. Sho Kawamoto (Nihon Univ.) - 1:47.43
2. Masato Yokote (Team Fujitsu) - 1:47.96
3. Takeshi Kuchino (Team Fujitsu) - 1:48.72
Women's 800 m Final
1. Miho Ito (Juntendo Univ.) - 2:05.30
2. Miho Tanaka (Nittai Univ.) - 2:05.38
3. Akari Kishikawa (Team Hasegawa) - 2:06.01
Men's 400 mH Final
1. Takayuki Kishimoto (Team Fujitsu) - 49.08
2. Yasuhiro Fueki (Team Aima) - 49.31 - PB
3. Takatoshi Abe (Chukyo Univ.) - 49.57
Women's 400 mH Final
1. Satomi Kubokura (Niigata Albirex RC) - 56.62
2. Manami Kira (Chuo Univ.) - 57.15 - PB
3. Sayaka Aoki (Team Toho Ginko) - 57.28
Men's 200 m Final (+0.9)
1. Shota Iizuka (Chuo Univ.) - 20.31
2. Yuichi Kobayashi (Team NTN) - 20.46 - PB
3. Kei Takase (Team Fujitsu) - 20.48
Women's 200 m Final (+0.5)
1. Chisato Fukushima (Hokkaido Hi-Tec AC) - 23.25
2. Mayumi Watanabe (Team Toho Ginko) - 24.02
3. Yuki Tamura (Iwate Univ.) - 24.06
Men's 110 mH (+1.3)
1. Wataru Yazawa (Hosei Univ.) - 13.59
2. Hiroyuki Sato (Team Hitachi Kasei) - 13.61
3. Yutaro Furukawa (Team Kojima Press) - 13.66
Men's Hammer Throw
1. Koji Murofushi (Mizuno) - 76.42 m
2. Hiroshi Noguchi (Team Gunma Alsok Guard) - 70.11 m
3. Ryota Kashimura (Nihon Univ.) - 67.07 m
text and photos (c) 2013 Brett Larner
all rights reserved
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