Taio Kanai, who made it to the semi-finals at the 110m hurdles for men on land at the Tokyo Olympics and has announced that he will retire from active duty only this season, won the business team tournament held in Osaka City on the 26th.

The 25-year-old Kanai, who holds the record of 13 seconds 16 seconds, which is the second place in Japan's history, advanced to the semi-finals for the first time in 57 years as a Japanese player at the 110-meter hurdles for men in the Tokyo Games, which was his first appearance in the Olympic Games.



Kanai has announced that he will retire from active duty only this season in order to become a dentist, and on the 26th, he attended the All Japan Business Group Championship held in Osaka City.



Kanai, who will be the last to participate in the top-level tournament, advanced to the final in the sixth time of the whole under the condition of a headwind of 0.6 meters in the qualifying.



In the final with a tailwind of 1.1 meters, he accelerated from his sharp start, and at the end he escaped while being squeezed behind, setting a new record of 13 seconds 48 and winning the championship.



After the race, Kanai said, "It was difficult to raise my feelings after the Olympics, which is my biggest goal, but I came to win this match. I was able to focus on my strength. "



Kanai will participate in competitions held in his hometown of Hakodate, Hokkaido, and finish his career.

Yuki Koike won the men's 200m and won two crowns

Other major results of the All Japan Business Group Championship.



In the men's 200 meters, Yuki Koike won the championship with a tailwind of 2.9 meters, marking 20 seconds 55 seconds.



Koike has achieved two crowns, including the men's 100 meters on the 25th.



In the women's 100m hurdles, Japan record holder Masumi Aoki, who participated in the Tokyo Olympics, won the championship with 13 seconds 34, which is 1/100 second behind the 2nd place, and won the double crown with 100 meters.



In the women's 200 meters, Remi Tsuruta, who participated in the 400 meters relay of the Tokyo Olympics, finished second at 23.86 seconds.