On the 18th, the men's 200-meter qualifying round was held in the World Championships in Athletics in the United States, and both Hiroki Ueyama and Shota Iizuka advanced to the semi-finals.
The World Championships in Athletics held in Oregon, USA, was held on the 18th of the 4th day of the tournament, and the men's 200m qualifying was held in 7 groups. Can advance to the semi-finals.
From Japan, Yuki Koike was positive in the test for the new coronavirus and missed the race, and Ueyama, who won the first championship in this event of the Japan Championship last month, and Iizuka, who will participate in the world championship for the third time in a row. Two people participated.
When Ueyama made a good start, he fought for the lead until the end of the race, marking 20.26, which was a personal best of 0.20, and finished second in this group to advance to the semi-finals.
Iizuka participated in the 2nd group, and although he had to start over, he showed a tenacious run without losing his concentration and finished 3rd in this group with a time of 20.72 seconds and advanced to the semi-finals.
The men's 200m semi-final will take place on the 19th local time and the 20th Japan time.
Ueyama "Semi-finals will also be a solid match"
Hiroki Ueyama said, "I'm glad that I have time, so I thought I had to compete because there are only strong players. I want to play well in the semi-finals."
Iizuka "I will do my best"
Shota Iizuka was enthusiastic about the semi-final, saying, "I will do my best, I just want to think about this."