The Japan Championships in Athletics will start in Osaka City on the 9th.

Top athletes such as Nozomi Tanaka, a 1500-meter female who won the Tokyo Olympics, will participate in this tournament, which also serves as a representative selection for the world championships to be held in the United States next month, and will start for the Paris tournament two years later. Cut.

The 106th Japan Championships in Athletics will be held at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka City from the 9th to the 4th, which will also serve as the representative selection for the World Championships to be held in Oregon, USA next month.



17 events will be held for both men and women, and if a player who breaks the standard participation record of the world championship is in the 3rd place in this tournament, he will be appointed as a representative on the spot.



On the 9th of the first day, men's and women's 100-meter qualifying and semi-finals, and women's 1500-meter qualifying will be held.



Among them, in the men's 100 meters, there is a fierce battle including Sani Brown Abdul Hakim, Yoshihide Kiryu, Yuki Koike, Shuhei Tada and other Tokyo Olympic representatives, as well as 18-year-old college students and young players such as Daiki Yanagita. Is expected.



In addition, Nozomi Tanaka, who won the 8th place at the Tokyo Olympics, will participate in the women's 1500m qualifying.



Tanaka has already broken the standard record for her participation in the world championships in this event and the 5000 meters on the final day, and her aggressive race will be the focus of attention.