Japan, which advanced to the final of the men's 1600m relay at the World Championships in Athletics held in the United States for the first time in 19 years, set a new Japanese record of 2: 59.51 and finished in 4th place, the highest ever.
At the World Championships in Athletics held in Oregon, USA, the men's 1600m relay final was held on the 24th, the final day of the tournament.
Japan, which advanced to the final for the first time in 19 years, faced with Fuma Sato in the first run, Ikuto Kawabata in the second run, Walsh's Julian in the third run, and Yuki Nakajima Joseph as the anchor.
In the race, Sato in the first run got off to a good start and connected to Kawabata in the second run.
After that, Walsh in 3 runs showed aggressive running and moved up to 4th place, and anchor Nakajima also persistently reached the top and finished in 4th place, which is the highest ranking ever.
The time set a new record in Japan at 2: 59.51.
The Japanese record so far was 3: 0.76, but it was a big break.
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Fuma Sato of the first run said, "I wanted to make the development like the qualifying race, but I could not make a good flow and I could not fulfill my duty as the first run." ..
Kaito Kawabata of the second run said, "I intended to go from the beginning, but I was not able to position well and I am very disappointed that I could not finish my race from beginning to end."
Three-running Walsh Julian said, "I was aiming for a bronze medal with this member, so I'm sorry I couldn't achieve it, but I felt that the medal was just around the corner. I want to switch next and do my best to aim for a medal. "
Anchor Yuki Nakajima said, "I believed that this team has the ability to win medals, and I challenged myself with the feeling that I had only medals. I'm really disappointed because it was a little more. That difference is the difference with the world, so there. I want to squeeze in and revenge next year. "