Japan’s Nationwide Observe and Subject Championships and U20 Nationwide Observe and Subject Championships, doubling as its trials for the Paris Olympics workforce, obtained rolling Thursday at Niigata’s Denka Massive Swan Stadium. Highlights under, full outcomes right here.
Finals
Males’s 3000 m SC Closing
One of many favorites, Seiya Sunada fell on the barrier coming into the house straight on the second lap and in the end completed 2nd to final. Yutaro Niinae took over after a 2:52 first 1000 m and led the remainder of the way in which, pushing the tempo till by the bell it was simply him, Chuo College‘s 19-year-old Daichi Shibata and mile NR holder Ryoma Aoki. All three had been nonetheless collectively within the final 100 m, however Aoki had the gear to win it in 8:24.21, his first time beneath 8:30 since final October. Shibata was subsequent in 8:24.68, a PB by 18 seconds, and Niinae third in 8:25.45, a 3-second PB. Already twenty seventh of 36 within the Paris quota, Aoki is just about a lock to make the Paris Olympics together with NR holder Ryuji Miura.
1. Ryoma Aoki (Honda) – 8:24.21
2. Daichi Shibata (Chuo Univ.) – 8:24.68 – PB
3. Yutaro Niinae (Aisan Kogyo) – 8:25.45 – PB
4. Yasunari Kusu (Ami AC) – 8:29.04
5. Hibiki Obara (GMO) – 8:31.69
6. Yuki Satake (Toenec) – 8:32.85
7. Atsushi Shobu (Kao) – 8:33.67
8. Shintaro Nakazono (SID Group) – 8:33.99
9. Taiji Nishikata (Aisan Kogyo) – 8:35.20
10. Hayate Sato (Fujisan no Meisui) – 8:35.99
Ladies’s 3000 m SC Closing
Reimi Yoshimura received the nationwide title for the 2nd time, main via a 3:12 opening 1000 m, dialing it again. mid-race, then coming again to open a 3-second hole on 2nd for the win in 9:45.77. Miu Saito of Nittai College and Manami Nishiyama raced to the road for 2nd, Saito getting it in 9:48.15 and Nishiyama third in 9:48.16. The following two additionally made it beneath 10 minutes, with mid-race chief Chikako Mori dropping again to sixth in 10:01.16. It was a very good comeback run for Yoshimura, however with out every other high-level runs this yr it was wanting what she wanted to make the Paris quota.
1. Reimi Yoshimura (Cramer Japan TC) – 9:45.77
2. Miu Saito (Nittai Univ.) – 9:48.15
3. Manami Nishiyama (Mitsui Sumitomo Kaijo) – 9:48.16
4. Ayana Yamashita (Osaka Gakuin Univ.) – 9:57.04
5. Soya Segawa (Sysmex) – 9:58.28
6. Chikako Mori (Sekisui Kagaku) – 10:01.16
7. Yuzu Nishide (Daihatsu) – 10:02.76
8. Ayaka Koike (F-Help) – 10:07.23
9. Mayu Kawase (Daito Bunka Univ.) – 10:09.87
10. Maika Kobayashi (Kantaiheiyo Univ.) – 10:10.14
Ladies’s Excessive Leap Closing
The heavy favourite, Nagisa Takahashi made it over all the pieces as much as 1.87 m on single makes an attempt however could not clear 1.90 m. Based mostly on the present Highway to Paris rankings that places her at thirty third worldwide, one spot exterior the 32-deep quota. A number of different nations have their nationwide championships this weekend too, however Takahashi’s solely hope of constructing the Paris Olympic at this level is for somebody above her to scratch and the out there place to roll right down to her.
1. Nagisa Takahashi (Senko) – 1.87 m
2. Shieriai Tsuda (Tsukiji Gindako) – 1.78 m
3. Natsumi Aoyama (Daitex) – 1.78 m
4. Reina Takeyama (Edion) – 1.75 m
5. Airi Shinmura (Daishin Plant) – 1.75 m
6. Sumika Yaegashi (Tsukuba Univ.) – 1.70 m
6. Ayane Morokuma (Hasegawa) – 1.70 m
8. Marin Matsumoto (Takasho) – 1.70 m
8. Moe Takeuchi (Kanseki) – 1.70 m
10. Miyuki Tatsumaru (Kagoshima Ginko) – 1.70 m
Ladies’s Hammer Throw Closing
#3-ranked Miharu Kodate almost pulled off an upset on her ultimate try, bettering her PB by 1.11 m however coming simply 3 cm wanting NR holder Pleasure McArthur. McArthur took the win at 65.66 m on her Fifth try, Kodate subsequent at 65.63 m, sufficient to maneuver her as much as all-time Japanese #5, and Raika Murakami third at 63.24 m. 4th-placer Sara Fujimoto tied her all-time Japanese #9 63.17 m PB, and Fifth-placer Teresa Epasaka got here in at all-time Japanese #10 with a PB of 62.06 m to make it one of many general highest-level Japanese ladies’s hammer throw competitions ever. However though her efficiency moved her up the rankings, McArthur was nowhere close to what she wanted to crack the highest 32 worldwide and earn a spot on the Olympics.
1. Pleasure McArthur (unattached) – 65.66 m
2. Miharu Kodate (Somay-Q) – 65.63 m – PB
3. Raiki Murakami (Kyushu Kyoritsu Univ.) – 63.24 m
4. Sara Fujimoto (Kondotech) – 63.17 m
5. Teresa Epasaka (Niigata Iryo Fukushi Univ.) – 62.06 m – PB
6. Sako Takahashi (Staff SSP) – 60.58 m
7. Momoko Watanabe (Jackets) – 60.56 m
8. Remi Katsuya (Kyushu Kyoritsu Univ.) – 60.16 m
9. Hitomi Katsuyama (Orico) – 58.38 m
10. Rena Sano (Fukuoka Univ.) – 55.98 m
Males’s Triple Leap Closing
2023 nationwide champ Hikaru Ikehata was out after solely 3 makes an attempt, however in his place #2-ranked Yuto Adachi introduced A-game. Within the lead after the primary spherical of jumps, Adachi dropped a 6-cm PB of 16.52 m (+0.5) on his 4th try. He then got here via with a stable 16.70 m (+0.4) soar on his final try, a PB by 24 cm that beat 2nd-placer Yuki Yamashita by 44 cm.
1. Yuto Adachi (Fukuoka Univ.) – 16.70 m (+0.4) – PB
2. Yuki Yamashita (Fujibo) – 16.26 m (+0.6)
3. Kota Mizuno (Dome Membership) – 16.11 m (+0.4)
4. Taiga Oda (Xspo Seagulls) – 16.11 m (+0.5)
5. Hajime Araki (Juntendo Univ.) – 15.96 m (+0.4)
6. Riku Ito (Suzuki) – 15.90 m (+0.7)
7. Kosei Shirosaki (Toyo Univ.) – 15.87 m (-0.3)
8. Manato Miyao (Toyo Univ.) – 15.84 m (+0.2)
9. Hikaru Ikehata (Surugadai Univ. AC) – 15.78 m (0.0)
10. Yutaro Yamashita (Kanoshin) – 15.76 m (+0.2)
Heats and Semifinals
Ladies’s 400 m ultimate qualifiers
Final yr’s nationwide champion Haruna Kuboyama was third in H2 in 54.82 and missed making the ultimate. #2 and #3-ranked Nanako Matsumoto and Yuna Iwata received the opposite two heats, the one ladies to go sub-54 in qualifying.
Nanako Matsumoto (Toho Ginko) – 53.81, 1st, H3
Yuna Iwata (Suzuki) – 53.89, 1st, H1
Shizuho Moriyama (Ichigo) – 54.11, 2nd, H3
Yuki Nakao (Sonoda Gakuen Joshi Univ.) – 54.12, third, H3
Mayu Inaoka (Kagotani) – 54.48, 2nd, H1
Abigail Fuka Ido (Toho Ginko) – 54.50, 1st, H2
Yuika Mori (Kyushu Kyoritsu Univ.) – 54.55, third, H1
Keiko Iida (Chuo Univ.) – 54.77, 2nd, H2
Males’s 200 m ultimate qualifiers
No main surprises within the males’s 200 m qualifying rounds because the 5 quickest males all made it via to the ultimate. 2010 U20 world champion and 2016 Rio Olympics 4×100 m relay silver medalist Shota Iizuka got here up with the quickest time among the many 8 ultimate qualifiers, a season best-tying 20.46 (+0.6), and with Iizuka at the moment sitting at forty first within the 48-deep Paris quota it seems like he’ll solely must make high 3 within the ultimate to make his fourth Olympic workforce.
Shota Iizuka (Mizuno) – 20.46 (+0.6) – 1st, H1
Koki Ueyama (Sumitomo Denko) – 20.47 (+0.6) – 2nd, H1
Soshi Misakubo (Miyazaki Sports activities Assoc.) – 20.51 (+0.3) – 1st, H3
Yudai Nishi (Mint Tokyo) – 20.56 (+0.3) – 2nd, H3
Towa Uzawa (Tsukuba Univ.) – 20.57 (+0.7) – 1st, H2
Shoto Uno (Orico) – 20.61 (+0.7) – 2nd, H2
Kento Matsui (Kansai Univ.) – 20.63 (+0.6) – third, H1
Futo Takasu (Waseda Univ.) – 20.79 (+0.3) – third, H3
Ladies’s 100 m ultimate qualifiers
2023 nationwide champ Arisa Kimishima turned within the quickest day trip of the eight qualifiers for the ultimate, 11.48 (+1.2) for 1st in SF1, however the hoped-for showdown with Mei Kodama was shut down when Kodama ran solely 11.90 (+0.1) for sixth in SF2.
Arisa Kimishima (DKS) – 11.48 (+1.2) – 1st, SF1
Midori Mikase (Sumitomo Denko) – 11.55 (+0.1) – 1st, SF2
Manaka Miura (Ehima T&F Assoc.) – 11.60 (+1.2) – 2nd, SF1
Hinami Yamanaka (Shiga T&F Assoc.) – 11.68 (+0.1) – 2nd, Sf2
Yuhana Addia Ross (Josai H.S.) – 11.73 (+0.1) – third, SF3
Aiko Iki (Osaka Fuel) – 11.77 (+1.2) – third, SF1
Yume Okuno (Konan Univ.) – 11.77 (+1.2) – 4th, Sf1
Ruho Sato (Hosei Univ.) – 11.83 (+0.1) – 4th, SF2
Males’s 400 mH ultimate qualifiers
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Ken Toyoda (Keio Univ.) – 48.62, 1st, H1
Daiki Ogawa (Toyo Univ.) – 49.02, 2nd, H1
Haruto Deguchi (Zenrin) – 49.17, 1st, H2
Shunta Inoue (Hosei Univ.) – 49.24, third, H1
