At the World Championships in Athletics held in the United States, the men's 400m relay qualifying was held.
Japan was disqualified for violating the baton pass and missed the final.
The men's 400m relay qualifying was held on the 22nd at the World Championships in Athletics held in Oregon, USA.
The Japanese team aiming to win medals for the third consecutive tournament, Yuki Koike, who participated in the Tokyo Olympics, tested positive for the new corona virus, and Sani Brown Abdul, who was the first Japanese player to advance to the men's 100-meter final this year.・ While Hakim was forced to change members, Japan had Ryuichiro Sakai in the first run, Ryota Suzuki in the second run, Hiroki Ueyama in the third run, and an 18-year-old college student as the anchor. All of Daiki Yanagita were members of the World Championship for the first time.
The top 3 and 4 or less time top 2 teams from each group will advance to the final.
In Japan, one qualifying group, Sakai in one run jumped out with a good start, and Suzuki in two runs showed a strong run.
However, the cooperation did not go well with the baton pass to Ueyama in the third run.
As an anchor, * Yanagita moved up the rankings, and Japan finished in 4th place, but was disqualified for violating the baton pass.
On the other hand, Japan, who participated in the women's 400m relay qualifying group, faced Masumi Aoki in the first run, Arisa Kimishima in the second run, Mei Kodama in the third run, and Midori Mikase in the anchor 43.33. I set a Japanese record at the time of.
However, she finished in 7th place and did not advance to the final.
* The center of the willow is "evening"
Discourse of 4 men's relay players
Ryuichiro Sakai of the first run said, "I'm glad I got off to a good start, but in the second half I was conscious of the inner player and the baton left."
Ryota Suzuki in the second run recalled, "The baton pass from the second run to the third run did not go well. It is difficult to do it well on such a stage."
Hiroki Ueyama of the third run expressed his determination, "I'm disappointed. I want to improve my strength and compete." Anchor Hiroki Yanagita said, "Honestly, I'm full of disappointment. If I was getting better, I think I would have been able to adjust the baton with plenty of time. I want to strengthen my strength and come back. "
Discourse of 4 female relay players
Masumi Aoki of the first run said, "I was going to dash all the time and I wanted to make a good flow for the other three people. I think I put all my energy into one of the qualifying. I said.
Arisa Kimishima, the second runner, said, "She was honestly very happy because she said she would definitely break the Japanese record when she formed this team."
Mei Kodama, a third-runner, said, "I couldn't fight just by participating in the Tokyo Olympics, so the team has decided to compete. I'm glad that the Japanese record was set. I really felt the difference with the world. "
Anchor Midori Mikase said, "I took the first step as an athlete, but I felt that the difference with the world was great. I set the goal of remaining firmly in the finals and do my best as a team. I want to go. "