Shunsuke Izumiya, the Japanese record holder for the 110-meter hurdles for track and field men and the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, held a press conference and stated his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to advance to the final and put out 13 seconds and 0 cars."
Izumitani is a fourth-year student at Juntendo University, and was selected for the first time after winning the Japan Championships last month, which was the Olympic representative selection, with a new record of 13.06 seconds in Japan.
On the 8th, I attended an online press conference with Ryuji Miura, a second-year student at the same university who was selected as the representative of the men's 3000m steeplechase.
Izumitani talked about his current feelings toward the Olympic Games, which is approaching 15 days later, saying, "I am very excited."
The time of 13 seconds 06, which Izumitani marked at the Japan Championships, is expected to win a medal as he is ranked third in the world this season.
Regarding this, he tightened his mind, saying, "It's the 3rd place, but the time I put out only once. I don't think that my actual ability is the 3rd place in the world."
On top of that, "I want to run like myself because it is my first appearance. To impress the people who are watching, I want to set a record and leave a result so that I can get more results than required. In the final I want to be willing to set a time of 13 seconds and 0 cars. "
Miura "I want to absorb a lot of things while fighting."
In addition, Miura, who will be participating for the first time like Izumitani, said, "I want to do my best to break the Japanese record and advance to the finals at the Olympics. I think there are many, so I want to absorb a lot while fighting. "