Tatsuya Shinhama, the Japanese record holder, skated in the same group at the men's 500 meters speed skating tournament held in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, at the time when Uma Murakami set a new record in Japan. I defeated the player and won the championship.
The Nagane Final Competition for Speed Skating, which opened in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture on the 6th, is a local competition in which local elementary school students and working people participate every year, but this is a domestic competition that cannot participate in international competitions due to the influence of the new coronavirus. The top players from Aomori are participating in the final race of this season in search of a place for actual competition.
Of these, in the men's 500 meters, Murakami, who is doing well this season, and Shinhama, the Japanese record holder for this event, faced each other directly in the same final group.
In the race, Murakami succeeded in starting dash in the first 100 meters, marking 9 seconds 45 and leading Shinhama, and after that he continued to speed up and set his own record of 0.03 in Japan. I finished in 34.44 and won the championship.
Shinhama was unable to keep up with the speed due to a mistake in the curve work, and finished second in 34.51 seconds.
In addition, Nao Kodaira, the gold medalist of the Pyeongchang Olympics, won the women's 500 meters at 37.68.
Murakami "I was happy with the best record"
Uma Murakami, who set a new record for men at 500 meters and won the championship, said, "Since the beginning of the year, there have been many disappointing races and all of them did not go as expected, so I was able to do my best for the first time in a while. I was happy because it was the highest record in Japan. "
Regarding Tatsuya Shinhama of the same run, "It was valuable because I was able to race with a player who can set a time like Shinhama and feel the tension that can only be experienced at international competitions by sliding together at domestic competitions. I was talking.
Regarding this season, he said, "It was a difficult season to keep motivated, but I was able to face challenges and improve my level." He said, "Preparing for next season and next year's Beijing Olympics." I want to proceed with this. "
Shinhama "I'm glad I lost this time"
Tatsuya Shinhama, who was second in the men's 500 meters, said, "I was pulled by Murakami, but I was able to do a good race as the last race of the season. I'm glad I lost this time because I can accumulate. "
Kodaira "He's heading in the right direction"
Nao Kodaira, who won the women's 500 meters, said, "It was a decent time. I feel like I'm moving forward, so I think I'm heading in the right direction to correct the slippage I'm working on." It was.