Men's Marathon Olympics representative Nakamura “I was able to race as planned” September 15 16:34
Mr. Takumi Nakamura, who won the MGC men ’s race and was selected as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, attended the press conference and looked back on the race with satisfaction, saying, “We were able to leave the race well, and we were able to finish the race as planned at the end”. It was.
Nakamura, who was confident in the race in the hot weather, escaped with a spurt in front of the hill as he intended before the race to set up around 40 km where the steepest uphill was.
Nakamura said that he was “honestly impatient” when he was overtaken by the third-placed player, Osako Osako, in the middle of the last 1 km during the conference. I thought that it would definitely be a point, because I was able to finish the race while remaining well, so I was able to race as planned. ”
After that, he said with a smile, “Tomorrow was the 27th birthday and it was the best birthday present. I want to do my best for the Olympics for the next year.”
In addition, Yuma Hattori, who was selected as the representative in 2nd place, attended the conference and said about the fight at the end of the race. “I was taking measures for the uphill, so I was confident. The difference was wide, but I thought there was an uphill and I had a chance. When I realized, I was running in front of the goal.
“I was aiming for the Tokyo Olympics when I was in my fourth year at university, and I started a marathon because I wanted to be on the stage. I was glad to be on the stage that I was aiming for.