In the women's 100 meters at the All Japan Business Team Championships held in Gifu City, Mei Kodama marked a good time of 11.24 seconds, the second fastest in Japan's history, in the qualifying.

Kodama, the women's 400m relay representative of the Tokyo Olympics, participated in the women's 100m on the second day of the All Japan Business Team Championships held in Gifu City, where top athletes participated.



Kodama, who appeared in Group 3 of the qualifying round, got off to a strong start with a tailwind of 1.3 meters and continued to finish at the top, saying, "The acceleration was smooth." Marked.



After that, Kodama won the final with a time of 11.39 seconds.



In the men's 10,000m race walk, Koki Ikeda set a new tournament record with a time of 38:15.86, demonstrating the strength of the silver medalist in the men's 20km race walk at the Tokyo Olympics.

Long jump Men's personal best Izumiya Hata women's tournament new

In the men's long jump, Shunsuke Izumiya, who participated in the men's 110-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics, jumped exactly 8 meters, breaking his personal best, and won the championship, beating Yuki Hashioka, the representative of the Tokyo Olympics in this event.



On the other hand, in the women's long jump, Misuzu Hatasumi won the championship with a new tournament record of 6.67 meters, her personal best in the sixth and final run.

Kodama Mei "I wanted to go a little longer"

Mei Kodama, who marked the second best time in Japan's history in the women's 100m preliminaries, said, "I was not surprised because I had a lot of high-quality practice, but I wanted to go a little further. I was able to get on the speed, but I couldn't keep up with my pace in the final stage, and the timing was off," he said, looking back on the qualifying race.



On top of that, she said, "I think my strength is definitely coming along, but it's still not enough to compete in the world, so I want to practice at a higher level so that I can complete the qualifying and finals." was talking

Kouki Ikeda "So that I can participate in the medal battle"

Mukai Ikeda, who won the men's 10,000m race walk with a new tournament record, said, "If you can ride fast in track races, you can survive in road races. It was my first competition, but I'm glad I was able to win the title." was talking



He also said, "I think I'm getting closer to becoming a player who will attract attention both in Japan and around the world, so I will continue to work hard so that I can compete for medals at the Paris Olympics and the world championships scheduled in Tokyo. I want to."

Hatasumi Misuzu "Looking ahead to the Paris Olympics"

Misuzu Hatasumi, who won the women's long jump by setting a new tournament record, said, "I've been feeling good lately, and today there was a steady tailwind, so it was very easy to jump. I think I could have done a little better. I am,” he calmly looked back on the match.



After that, she said, "Since the World Championships in July, the word 'world' has always flickered, but if I can overcome that, I think I can take the next step. I want to do my best in anticipation of the Paris Olympics." was talking