Onshore corona postponed Japan Championship held in Niigata City in October 4th June 19:05
The Japan Athletics Federation has decided to hold the Japan Championship, which was postponed in the fall due to the spread of the new coronavirus, in October in Niigata City.
The track-and-field Japanese championship was scheduled to be held in June at "Yanmar Stadium Nagai" in Osaka, which also served as a representative for the Tokyo Olympics, but it was postponed in the fall due to the spread of new coronavirus infection It was
The Japan Federation of Athletics Federation held a video-phone system board meeting on the 4th to discuss the new schedule and decided to hold it at the "Denka Big Swan Stadium" in Niigata City from October 1st to 3rd. This is the first time in five years since it was held in Niigata City since 2015.
Also, in order to maintain fairness among athletes in consideration of the spread of virus infection, the World Athletic Federation, an international sports organization, is excluding the results up to November 30 from the selection criteria. Therefore, I also decided not to select the Tokyo Olympics at this year's event.
In addition, for the Japan Championship of long-distance trucks such as 10,000 meters and 5000 meters, the venue and schedule are adjusted separately.