Ryota Yamagata, a local player, won the men's 100-meter final at the Mikio Oda Memorial International Tournament held in Hiroshima City with a time of 10 seconds and 14 seconds.
Yamagata jumped out of the start and finished at the top as it was, with a tailwind of 0.1 meters and almost no influence from the wind.
Yuki Koike was second with 10 seconds 26, Yoshihide Kiryu was third with 10 seconds 30 and Shuhei Tada was fourth with 10 seconds 32.
Yamagata "Relieved"
Yamagata said, "I'm relieved to win the local race. I feel that my body was lightly pushed on my back today," said thanks to the support of the local Hiroshima.
He also said about the rivals who fought in the final, "I think we will continue to run together, but I want to win not only in time but also in the game."
After that, he said, "I have to break the standard record of 10 seconds 05 for participation in the Tokyo Olympics, so I want to do my best," he said with enthusiasm in the future.