Ryota Yamagata, Shuhei Tada, and Yuki Koike, who participated in the Tokyo Olympics 100-meter track and field men, participated in the final 100-meter race of the season, and Koike won the championship with a time of 10 seconds and 19 seconds.
Yamagata, Tada, and Koike, who lost the qualifying round at the Tokyo Olympics, participated in the men's 100 meters in the All Japan Business Team Championship on land in Osaka.
All three are the first 100-meter races since the Olympics and this will be the last race of the season.
In the qualifying, in which they participated in different groups, Koike showed a stretched run from the middle stage onward, marking 10 seconds 24 in the windlessness and advancing to the final with the fastest overall time.
On the other hand, Yamagata, who holds a Japanese record of 9.95 seconds, was 10 seconds 43 seconds, and Tada player was 10 seconds 36 seconds, which was far from the main condition. This season is over.
Koike was late in the final immediately after the start, but he regained his strength in the second half and won the championship by marking 10 seconds 19 under the condition of a headwind of 0.5 meters.
Koike was aiming for next year's world championships, and it was a momentous race.
Koike "Aiming for the final of the world championship"
Yuki Koike looked back on the last 100-meter race of the season and said, "I had a cramp in my right calf just before I ran, and I got scared at the start, so I went out slowly. I think I was able to calm down even with the development. I'm relieved to win, although I'm a little disappointed that I couldn't set the time. "
For the future, "I thought I had to change my body after the Olympics. I will work on the basic parts of my body such as muscle strength and work hard to reach the final of the world championship next year. I want to go. "
Yamagata "Anyway, add power"
Ryota Yamagata said that he had abstained from the final because he had hurt his right knee, which he had hurt last year, again in recent practice. However, I wasn't feeling well after running one qualifying session. "
Yamagata said that the 25th was the last race of the season, so he said, "I thought I had to be in good physical condition and train for next year. Anyway, I need to improve my strength. However, I also have knees. So, how to improve the base without putting a burden on the knees is important. "
Tada "Increase muscle strength and run powerfully"
Shuhei Tada explained the reason for abstaining from the final, saying, "I was looking to break through the standard record of 10 seconds 05 for next year's world championship, but the conditions were not so good and I could not run as I expected in the qualifying. I thought it would be difficult to cut that time in the final, so I decided to take a break and prepare for winter practice. "
On the other hand, he revealed that he tried a spike with a different bottom shape from the spikes he had used so far at this tournament. I want to be able to handle the spikes myself. "
Looking ahead, he was enthusiastic, saying, "After the Olympics, I found that I wasn't strong enough compared to overseas athletes. In the future, I would like to work on increasing my strength so that I can run powerfully."