Suguru Osako, a former Japanese record holder for the men's marathon who will return to active duty, met online and said, "I feel comfortable with the tension toward practice."

The 30-year-old Osako broke the Japanese record for the men's marathon twice and retired after finishing 6th at the Tokyo Olympics last year, but announced that he will return to the competition this month. I did.



He met online on the 17th and revealed that the reason he decided to return was to see former teammate Galen Rupp run at the Chicago Marathon last fall.



Osako said, "I thought it was cool because the older rap player who was 8th in the Tokyo Olympics was running stronger, and I wanted to stand in a place where the viewers would be excited again." talked.



Now that he is starting full-scale practice, he said, "I feel nervous on the morning of the practice. It's comfortable because I can't enjoy it in a life without competition."



When the reporter asked about his feelings for the Olympics, he said that the return race was undecided, and he said, "I have a desire to go out, but I know that it is not sweet. I want to do it, "he said in a cautious manner.