Triathlon Men's Odakura Becomes Top Candidate for the Olympics

In the men's race that was selected for the Tokyo Olympics at the Triathlon World Series held in Yokohama, Makoto Odakura came in 16th place and met the selection criteria and became the most promising candidate.

This world series, which is the highest peak in the world, was held on the course around Yamashita Park in Yokohama City, with about 190 athletes from 35 countries and regions including paratriathlons taking measures against infection. ..

The race will be contested by a swim that swims 1.5km, a bike that runs 40km by bicycle, and a run that runs 10km. Of these, boys will be much closer to the national team if they are in the 16th place in the races to be selected by the Tokyo Olympics.

The race was the final run of the race, with a large group of over 40 people at the end of the swim and bike.

27-year-old Odakura, who is good at running, showed tenacity at the middle point with 16th place, and at the end he did his best to the extent that he could not smile or guts pose and finished in 16th place with a time of 1 hour 44 minutes 21 seconds. However, he met the selection criteria and became the most promising candidate for the Tokyo Olympics.

The men's victory was Norwegian Kristian Blummenfeld.

On the other hand, for girls, Yuko Takahashi's 21st place was the highest ranking of Japanese players, and the winner was Taylor Nib of the United States.

Odakura "I want to do my best in today's race with confidence"

Makoto Odakura, a boy, was evaluated by the strengthening team of the Japanese national team as having a high physical ability but tending to take a step back in competition.

However, this time, I went to the race with a strong feeling, such as telling the staff before the race, "I want to drive myself because I can fall down at the finish."

After the race, Odakura said, "Because it is a race to be selected for the Olympics, I thought that this tournament was the last chance for me, and I decided to be in the 16th place. I was just thinking about dodging each and every one of the people in front of me. "

He said that he became the most promising candidate for the Tokyo Olympics, "I still can't believe it, but I want to be confident in today's race and continue to do my best," and promised to be active in the future.