Athletics All Japan Business Group Championship Men's 110m hurdle Takayama wins September 20th 19:49
The all-Japan business team championship on land is the third day of the tournament on the final day.
Japan record holder Shunya Takayama won the men's 110-meter hurdles.
The men's 110-meter hurdles were held on the 20th, the third day of the tournament held in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture.
In this event, the confrontation between Takayama, who holds a Japanese record of 13 seconds and 25 seconds, and Taio Kanai, who marked 13 seconds and 27 seconds, which was the second highest in Japan's history, attracted attention.
In the qualifying, Kanai set a new record of 13 seconds 38 and Takayama also advanced to the final with a time of 13 seconds 68, but Kanai decided to miss after the qualifying in consideration of the condition, so Takayama in the final Attention was focused on the time of.
Although Takayama couldn't jump out at the start, he won the championship by showing the strength of the Japanese record holder with dynamic hurdling that made the best use of his height from the middle stage.
However, the time was 13 seconds 51 under the condition of a tailwind of 0.1 meters, which did not reach the Japanese record.
Takayama said, "I concentrated on the race, but the start collapsed from the first step and it didn't go well in the second half. I want to keep up with Kanai, who missed today, and update my personal best." I gave up and talked about enthusiasm.
On the other hand, Masumi Aoki, who is aiming to break the Japanese record of 12 seconds 97, participated in the women's 100-meter hurdles final, and when he jumped out immediately after the start, he led the race with a speed of 13 seconds 13 from beginning to end. Won.
Aoki was enthusiastic about the tournament to decide the best in Japan with less than two weeks left, saying, "The time is not bad. I want to adjust so that I can compete in the final at the Japan Championship."