Toshikazu Yamanishi, the first Japanese athlete to win the men's 20km race at the World Championships in Athletics in the United States, returned to Japan and said, "It is important to continue to win for the Paris Olympics." Did
Yamanishi won the gold medal at the men's 20km racewalking held on the first day of the World Championships in Athletics held in Oregon, USA, and won the world championship for the first time as a Japanese player.
Yamanishi returned to Japan on the 22nd and responded to media coverage at Narita Airport.
Yamanishi, who hung the gold medal from his neck, said, "I am very relieved as a result of accumulating one by one. I was the only one who was able to challenge the consecutive championships, so I entered the race with the desire to secure a chance. I looked back.
Regarding the development that was entangled with Koki Ikeda who won the silver medal until the end of the game, he said, "Rather than having a good last, the 19km up to that point was really good. I talked about the factors.
He said, "I think it's still from here. I think it's important to keep winning so that we can race more at the World Championships and the Paris Olympics two years later."