In July, the 10,000-meter track and field Japan Championship was held in the United States, which also served as the representative selection for the world championship, and for women, Ririka Hironaka, who won the 7th place in this event of the Tokyo Olympics, won the second consecutive title. I did.

Hironaka has been appointed as the representative of the world championship along with Rino Goshima, who is in 3rd place.

In the Japan Championships in Athletics, only 10,000 meters for boys and girls will be held at the National Stadium in Tokyo, and the athletes who have broken the standard participation record of the world championship and finished in 3rd place will be nominated as representatives.



Among the women, Hironaka, who won the 7th place in this event of the Tokyo Olympics, Goshima, who is 24 years old, and Narumi Kobayashi, a college student, have already broken the standard participation record and competed for the representative of the world championship. ..



From the beginning of the race, Kobayashi was behind the lead group, and Goshima pulled the lead at a high pace.



Then, Hironaka took the lead after 7,000 meters, and after that, he got into a single combat with Kaede Hagitani, the representative of the women's 5000 meters in the Tokyo Games, and when he took off his trademark hat at 7600 meters and threw it, the audience screamed. happened.



Hironaka took a spurt in the remaining lap to beat Hagiya and won the championship for the second time in a row at 31 minutes 30 seconds 34 seconds.



Hagiya was second with 31: 35.673, Goshima was 31: 58.97, and Kobayashi was 15th.



As a result, Hironaka and Goshima have been appointed as representatives of the world championships.



On the other hand, Seira Fuwa, a college student who holds the second highest record in Japan in this event, missed the race due to lack of adjustment due to a breakdown of her right leg.

Hironaka "I definitely aimed for the 3rd place or less"

Ririka Hironaka, who won the championship for the second time in a row and was appointed as the representative of the world championship, said, "There were many things that I didn't feel like in terms of physical condition, but I was able to run without giving up because of the people around me, and I smiled. The best thing about it was that I was on the starting line. "



Regarding today's race plan, "I feel comfortable because I have broken the standard participation record, and I definitely aimed for the 3rd place or less. I was able to run at the last speed with the help of other players. I think it's one harvest. "



For the World Championships, she said, "I want to keep in mind that this is my goal and her first step, and I want to do my best in her mind and body for the next." I was talking.

Goto "I was able to race to show my own personality"

Rino Goshima, who finished in 3rd place and was nominated as the representative of the world championship, said, "I had a strong desire to race and win the nominated representative, but the result was far from the previous two. We were able to create a race that gives us a feeling of being unique. "



She said she was enthusiastic about the World Championships, saying, "I've been nervous and anxious so far, so I'm a little relieved. I have to evolve further, so I'll do my best again."

Aizawa won the men's second victory

On the other hand, Akira Aizawa, the representative of the Tokyo Olympics in this event, who holds the Japanese record for the 10,000-meter track and field Japanese championship, won the championship for the second time.



Among boys, Ren Tazawa, a university student who holds the second highest record in Japan, is the only participating player to break the standard participation record of the world championships, and if he is within the third place, he will be nominated as a representative.



The race progressed to the end while the heads changed, and Aizawa, the Japanese record holder of this event and the representative of the Tokyo tournament, took the lead at around 8000 meters.



Similarly, Tatsuhiko Ito and Tazawa, the representatives of the Tokyo 2020 Games, followed suit, but Tazawa dropped in the ranking 9000 meters before.



Aizawa, who was in the lead, escaped as it was and did not reach his standard participation record of 27: 28:00, but won the second victory at 27: 42.85.



2nd place was Ito at 27: 47.40, 3rd place was Takashi Ichida at 27: 49.12, and Tazawa was 10th.



For boys, there were no unofficial candidates for the world championships in this tournament.

Aizawa "I want to do my best with regret"

Akira Aizawa, who won the second victory and was appointed as the representative of the world championship, said, "I thought that it was not certain to win only once, so I'm glad I was able to win the second time in this way. I went forward from about 2000 meters, but I think the part that was a little reluctant in the first half is a point of reflection. "



For the future, he expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to do my best for the upcoming World Championships and the Paris Olympics two years from now, with the regrets of the Tokyo Olympics in my heart."