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Lima World U20 Championships - Day Two Japanese Results


Only one Japanese athlete was in action in finals on the second day of the Lima World U20 Championships. After making it through the heats and semifinals in the men's 100 m, Naoki Nishioka turned in the highest placing by a Japanese athlete so far in Lima, taking 5th in the final in 10.43 (-0.9). South Africans Bayanda Walaza and Bradley Nkoana took gold and bronze in 10.19 and 10.26, with Thailand's Puripol Boonson splitting it down the middle with a 10.22 for silver.

In qualifying rounds:
  • Kentaro Shirahata and Ryota Oishi both moved on to the men's 400 m semifinals, Shirahata winning Heat 5 in a 46.45 PB and Oishi only 4th in Heat 3 but picking up a time qualifying spot in 47.46. Shirahata was back in the semifinals with another PB to win SF2 in 46.30, 2nd among the qualifiers for the final behind American Jayden Davis. Oishi was 5th in SF3 in 48.09 and will not join Shirahata in the final.
  • Koki Terada failed to make it out of the men's 1500 m heats, finishing last among the 42 finishers across heats in 4:13.05.
  • Sherry Drury also didn't make it out of the heats, out kicked in the home straight to finish 10th in Heat 1 and 25th overall in 4:27.08.
  • Kairi Gonda and Kyo Kikuta both won their men's 400 mH heats, Gonda running 51.21 in Heat 3 and Kikuta 51.24 in Heat 7. Overall they were 2nd and 3rd-fastest in the heats behind only Finland's Antti Sainio.
  • Haru Hiraki and Aki Yajima were eliminated in the women's 400 mH heats, Hiraki 4th in Heat 4 in 1:00.91 and Yajima 6th in Heat 3 in 1:01.02.
  • Tetsu Sasaki and Soma Nagahara both advanced to the men's 3000 mSC final, Sasaki 4th in Heat 1 in 8:41.48 and Nagahara 4th in Heat 2 in 8:59.44.
  • Kaisei Nakatani easily advanced in the men's high jump, 5th with a 2.12 m clearance.
  • Rikuya Yoshida and Ryota Murakoso also advanced in the men's pole vault, both clearing 5.10 m.
  • Nozomi Sakurai was just over 3.5 m off making the final in the women's javelin throw, 19th in the qualifying round at 45.31 m.
The Lima World U20 Championships continue through Saturday. Complete schedule and results here.

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