Yoshihide Kiryu and Shuhei Tada, who are aiming for the Tokyo Olympics in a short distance for men on land, faced the first match of this season at the indoor Japan Championships held in Osaka.

Kiryu, who has a record of 9.98 seconds, which is the second place in Japan's 100 meters, and Tada, who has a record of 10 seconds 07, which is the ninth place in the history, are both aiming to participate in the Tokyo Olympics.



On the 18th, in order to confirm the results of the winter training, he participated in the men's 60-meter indoor competition held at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka City as the first race of the season.



In the qualifying, Tada set a new record of 6 seconds 57 seconds, and Kiryu decided to advance to the final with a time of 6 seconds 70 seconds.



However, Kiryu had black taping from the calf to the thigh of his left foot, and after qualifying, he abstained from the final because he felt something was wrong with the back of his left knee.

In the final, when Tada jumped out of a sharp start, he finished at a high speed even after the middle stage, and from the qualifying, he shortened the time by 0.01 and won the tournament record of 6 seconds 56.



The Japanese record in the room was 6:54, which was marked by Sani Brown Abdul Hakim and others, and Tada got off to a good start with a good time approaching the Japanese record in the first match.



In addition, in the


men's high jump, Naoto Tobe, who holds the Japanese record, won the tournament new record of 2 meters and 24 centimeters, and in the


men's long jump, Yuki Hashioka, who holds the second highest record in Japan, is 8 meters and 19 centimeters. I won the tournament new record.

Tada "It's a passing score for the first match"

Shuhei Tada, who won the tournament record, said about the race in the final, "I was in good physical condition. There was a part that I felt I was late at the start. I was aiming for the Japanese record, so there was a part to reflect on. I think it's a passing score for the first race of the season. "



Tada is scheduled to participate in the 100-meter race in Shimane Prefecture in April, and he said, "I want to win not only today's 60-meter race but also the 100-meter race. I want to connect to the subsequent Japan Championships and the Olympics. I want to break the standard record of 10 seconds 05 for the Olympics as soon as possible. "

Kiryu's condition Coach Tsuchie "Because it's an important year, do a proper inspection"

Regarding the condition of Kiryu, coach Hiroyasu Tsuchie said, "I felt a sense of discomfort in the back of my left knee during the qualifying run and abstained from the final. I think there is a connection. There are some tournaments that I plan to participate in after this, but there is a possibility that I will inspect it properly in the important year and rethink my plan so that I can achieve the peak performance at the Olympics. " I was talking.