Nozomi Tanaka, who has been selected as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics in the second category of track and field women's middle and long distance, set a new Japanese record of 4: 4: 08 in the women's 1500m race held in Hokkaido.
21-year-old Tanaka has been selected as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics at 1500 meters and 5000 meters for women.
Tanaka participated in the women's 1500m race held in Chitose, Hokkaido on the 17th, breaking the Japanese record set by himself in August last year by 1 second 19 and setting a new Japanese record of 4: 4: 08. did.
Tanaka set a new record in Japan in the 3000m race on the 10th of this month, giving momentum to the Olympics.
Tanaka said, "I wasn't completely confident in terms of stamina, but I want to be confident that the time has come out."
In the men's 1500 meters, 23-year-old Kazuki Kawamura set a new Japanese record of 3: 35.42, which is 1 second 23 seconds higher than the previous Japanese record.