The World Championships in Athletics in the United States was held on the 16th, the second day of the tournament, at 10,000 meters for women.
Ririka Hironaka, who won the prize at the Tokyo Olympics, was 12th, but set a record of 30 minutes 39 seconds 71, the second highest in Japan's history.
At the World Championships in Athletics in Oregon, USA, on the 16th of the second day of the tournament, the women's 10,000 meters were held, and Hironaka and Rino Goshima, who won the 7th place in this event of the Tokyo Olympics last year, etc. Participated.
Hironaka actively moved forward from the beginning and pulled the lead from 2000 meters to 5000 meters.
After 6000 meters, Ethiopians moved the race and Hironaka descended backwards, but at 8000 meters she took off her trademark hat and showed a tenacious run.
Hironaka was in 12th place and missed the prize following the Tokyo Olympics, but on the big stage she shortened her self-record by more than 20 seconds and set the second highest record in Japan at 30 minutes 39 seconds 71.
The winner was Ethiopia's world record holder Letesenbet Gidey at 30: 09.94 and Goshima at 32: 08.68, 19th.
World Championship Day 2 Results of Featured Players
It is the result of the other notable players of the world championship on land, the second day of the tournament.
In the qualifying for the men's 110-meter hurdles, where Japanese athletes have been improving in recent years, Shunsuke Izumiya, the Japanese record holder, participated in 5 groups and finished 3rd with a time of 13 seconds 56, 13 seconds with 3 groups. We advanced to the semi-finals with Shuhei Ishikawa, who marked 53 and finished 4th.
On the other hand, Muratake Rashid couldn't advance to the semi-final with 13 seconds 73 and only 6th place in 4 groups.
In the men's 400-meter hurdles qualifying, Kazuki Kurokawa, a college student who has won the Japan Championship for the second time in a row, finished 4th in a group with a time of 50.02 and advanced to the semi-finals.