The Grand Prix series tournament, in which top domestic track and field athletes compete, begins in Niigata City. In the women's 5,000 meters, Nozomi Tanaka takes second place with a time of 14.59.95 seconds, the top of all Japanese athletes, and holds the Japanese record for this event. Rika Hironaka was 4th.
The tournament, which opened on the 1st in Niigata City, is one of the Grand Prix series in which the top domestic track and field athletes compete. Did.
In the early stages of the race, Tanaka was in 2nd and Hironaka was in 3rd.
After that, Tanaka dropped to 3rd place, but with one lap remaining, he made a spurt and took the lead.
However, he was overtaken by Agnes Mukari of Kenya on the final straight and finished second with a time of 14 minutes 59.95 seconds, the highest among Japanese riders.
Hironaka, on the other hand, was 4th with a time of 15:20.92.
After the race, Tanaka said, "There's still a long way to go, but it's good to be able to confirm that I have the minimum strength. I want to create a form that can compete with the world while working hard with Hironaka and others." I was talking to
Hironaka “I want to stand on the starting line of the world together”
Rika Hironaka, who finished fourth in the women's 5,000m, the second best among Japanese athletes, said, "I was feeling better, but I was still tired from the series of races, and after the 3,000m, my body didn't keep up." and looked back at the race.
After that, "Today, I wanted to set a satisfactory time with my senior Nozomi Tanaka, so it was a very frustrating result. I can do my best because my senior is working hard, so I will continue to work together in this event in the future. I want to stand on the starting line of the world," he said, looking forward.