Nozomi Tanaka from Hyogo Prefecture, who was nominated to represent the 5,000-meter track and field women of the Tokyo Olympics, won the 10,000-meter race, which was the first actual race after the tentative decision, and showed good adjustments.
Tanaka, a 21-year-old from Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture, won the women's 5000 meters in the Japan Championships in Athletics, a long-distance track and field event held in Osaka City last month, and was appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics in this event.
On the 17th, I participated in the women's 10,000 meters of the competition held in Kyoto City as the first actual battle after the offer.
The competition, which was held as an alternative to the National Women's Ekiden, which was canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, was held without spectators amid a state of emergency, and Tanaka looked plain as usual. We advanced the race in the rank group.
Then, he caught up with Yuka Ando, who had participated in the world championships in the marathon, which was running at a faster pace from around 7,000 meters, and overtook him in the last lap.
Tanaka won the championship at 31: 59.89 and made good adjustments for the Tokyo Olympics about half a year later.
Tanaka said, "I thought that I needed stamina to take advantage of the speed of the 5000 meters, so I challenged 10,000 meters. I got off to a good start in the Olympic year, but I didn't feel relieved and gained more strength. I want to. "