On land, the women's 5000m qualifying was held on the 30th, and Ririka Hironaka recorded a personal best time of 14 minutes 55 seconds 87 in one qualifying group and finished 9th, and the top 5 who can advance to the final in the order of finish Although it did not reach the finish, it advanced to the final because it was in the top 5 in time.
Hironaka "Let's take the plunge without knowing what is scary like me"
Hironaka, who updated his personal best and decided to advance to the final at the first Olympics, said, "Because it is the first Olympics, I went with the flow of going aggressively without knowing anything scary like myself. I wanted to raise the gear by one step. It was my true intention, but it was a race that would lead to the future for me to be able to put out my best on this stage. "
He said with a smile, "First of all, I am very grateful that I was able to support this race with the support of many people."
Hagiya and Tanaka did not advance to the final
Kaede Hagitani, who also participated in the first qualifying group, also recorded a personal best of 15 minutes 4:95, but finished 12th and missed the final.
In addition, Nozomi Tanaka, who participated in the 2nd qualifying group, set a personal best at 14: 59.93 and finished 6th, but did not make it to the top 5 in terms of time and missed the final.
Hagiya "I am keenly aware of the difference in world levels"
Hagiya, who set his best time but missed the final, said, "I think I was able to have a valuable experience and have a race that will lead to the future, but at the world level. I was keenly aware of the difference. I was able to get a feeling that I could not experience in the races in Japan, so I think I was able to grow up myself. I practiced so that I could strengthen the weaknesses that came out today. I want to go. "
Tanaka "The level of the world is rising and I want to come back again."
Nozomi Tanaka, who set a personal best time in the women's 5000-meter qualifying group but missed the final by just 0.38 seconds, said, "I'm disappointed that I couldn't cope with the rise of the last in the world. 15 I thought there was a high possibility of advancing to the final if I cut the minute, but since the level of the world has risen to that level, I would like to come back again. "
He also said that the women's 1500 meters, three days after they are scheduled to participate, "I want to aim for my best because it's a special stage."