The track and field world racewalking team championship was held in Oman on the 5th, and Toshikazu Yamanishi, who won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, won the men's 20km.
This tournament is usually held once every two years and is held by groups that compete with individuals by country / region, but it is held for the first time in four years because the adult tournament was postponed due to the influence of the new coronavirus. have become.
Silver medalist Koki Ikeda and bronze medalist Yamanishi of the Tokyo Olympics, and 22-year-old Motokazu Suwakata will participate in the men's 20km of the World Racewalking Team Championship held in Muscat, the capital of Oman on the 5th. did.
From the first half of the race, Yamanishi took the lead and Ikeda followed in 2nd place.
After this, Yamanishi did not give up the lead and won the championship in 1 hour 22 minutes 52 seconds.
Ikeda was in second place with a 37-second difference, and Suwa was in 23rd place.
In addition, the group competing for the top three ranking points in each country was second.
In addition, in the men's 35km, Masatora Kawano, who participated in the men's 50km at the Tokyo Games, was 4th, Kazuo Takahashi was 10th, and Hayato Katsuki was 43rd.