The Tokyo Olympics, the men's 20km racewalking on land in Sapporo has started.
We will keep you updated on the progress of the race.
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4:30 pm, the men's 20-kilometer racewalking began.
From Japan, Toshikazu Yamanishi, who is a gold medalist of the adult world championship and is expected to be the first Olympic gold medal in the Japanese racewalking world, Koki Ikeda, and Eiki Takahashi are participating.
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From Japan, three players, Toshikazu Yamanishi, Koki Ikeda, and Eiki Takahashi, who are expected to win the gold medal by winning the adult world championship, will participate.
Yamanishi and Ikeda will participate for the first time, and Takahashi will participate in the second consecutive tournament.
Of these, Yamanishi ranked first in the latest world rankings and welcomed the Tokyo Olympics as a gold medal candidate. Yamanishi himself declared that he was aiming for a gold medal, and when he found a problem with each race, he overcame it. While calmly reading the race development, I will spurt at once without missing the point of the game. There is no gap in the rock-solid race, and if we can control the bargaining with foreigners, the first gold medal in the Japanese racewalking world will become a reality.
Ikeda, who is ranked 8th in the world ranking, and Takahashi, who is 10th, are also expected to win the top prize.
The venue for the racewalking and marathon has been relocated to Sapporo City due to the measures against the heat wave in Tokyo, but recently in Sapporo City, the maximum temperature has been over 30 degrees Celsius every day. However, the three people who will participate this time have experienced the adult world championship held in Doha, Qatar under the harsh weather conditions of high temperature and humidity, and have taken all possible measures against heat based on it. How to overcome the heat is likely to be the key to achieving results.