Ryota Yamagata, who set a new Japanese record of 9 seconds 95 in the men's 100 meters on land, responded to an interview at the airport on the 7th, one night after the race, saying, "I want to do my best with an eye on the Asian record of 9 seconds 91." He was eager to break the record further.

28-year-old Yamagata set a new Japanese record of 9.95 seconds in the men's 100-meter final of the "Fuse Sprint" held in Tottori City on the 6th, breaking the previous Japanese record by 2/100 seconds. Won the championship.



On the 7th, one night after the race, he spoke at the airport and said, "I've had a lot of people congratulate me and I've realized it."

Message from Yoshihide Kiryu

Many of the messages were from Yoshihide Kiryu, who abstained from the final due to pain in the Achilles tendon in the race on the 6th.



Kiryu's message said, "I'm going to get excited," and Yamagata said with a smile that he replied, "Kiryu abstained from the final, so I got excited instead."



Yamagata broke the standard record of 10 seconds 05 for participation in the Tokyo Olympics, so if he finishes in 3rd place in the Japan Championships of the Olympic representative selection meeting that starts on the 24th of this month, he will be nominated as a representative.



Toward that big number, I was enthusiastic, saying, "I've seen something like this to run this race and make it even better next time. I want to be able to do a better race at the Japan Championships." ..



He continued, "I want to keep an eye on the Asian record of 9 seconds 91 and try my best to catch up with it."

Blessing on the flight back to Tokyo

Yamagata was also blessed by the captain and flight attendants on the flight returning to Tokyo from Tottori City, where the record was born.



On the 7th, one night after the race, Yamagata returned to Tokyo by plane departing Tottori Airport after 11:00 am.



Upon landing at Haneda Airport, the flight attendant first said, "Congratulations to Ryota Yamagata, who set a Japanese record. Thank you for delivering bright and exciting news in the dark and uneasy days of Corona. We pray for Yamagata's success, "and the passengers applauded the event, creating a peaceful atmosphere.



After that, a message was also sent from the captain of the cockpit this time.



The captain said, "Congratulations on setting a Japanese record. I have seen in the press that I have been suffering from injuries for the past few years. I look forward to future success. I would like to congratulate you more, "he said with plenty of humor.



Regarding this message of congratulations, Yamagata spelled out his gratitude on his Twitter account, saying, "I was happy."