japan running news

by Brett Larner

Japanese results from the third day of the Asian Junior Athletics Championship 2010 in Hanoi, Vietnam:
Haruka Shibata scored the gold medal in the girls' 400 m hurdles, running 1:00.20.Ryota Matono was the silver medalist in the boys' 1500 m in 3:58.28, with Komazawa University standout first year Ikuto Yufu 4th in 4:02.60.Chikako Mori took the bronze medal in the girls' 1500 m in 4:35.26 with Saki Komiya 4th in 4:37.13.Boys' 100 m bronze medalist Kazuki Baba came 4th in the 110 m hurdles final.Yuichi Nagano and Seiya Kato both won their heats in the boys' 400 m hurdles to advance to the final.Mizuki Ito advanced to the final in the girls' 200 m after finishing 2nd in her heat in 25.36.Taishi Nakayama and Naohiro Yokoyama likewise advanced to the final in the boys' 200 m as they finished 1st and 2nd in their heats in 21.67 and 22.06.Yuko Enomoto took silver in the girls' pole vault, clearing 3 m 65.Miya Itoman finished 4th in the girls'…

by Brett Larner

Japanese results from the second day of the Asian Junior Athletics Championship 2010 in Hanoi, Vietnam:

Keita Shitara and Shingo Hayashi went 2-3 in the boys' 10000 m but fell well short of challenging gold medalist Suresh Kumar of India.Hiroi Maeda won the silver medal in the girls' 10000 m walk, 14 seconds behind winner Lingling Tong of China in 49:25.87. Yakako Kaga was 4th in 51:07.62.Yuka Sato took a surprise bronze in the girls' javelin throw with a throw of 48 m 46.Both Kengo Yamasaki and Suguru Ito finished out of the medals in the boys' 400 m.Sho Kawamoto advanced to the final in the boys' 800 m, 3rd in his heat in 1:55.88.Boys' 100 m bronze medalist Kazuki Baba advanced to the final in the boys' 110 m hurdles, 3rd in his heat in 14.47.For complete results from the second day of competition, click here.

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by Brett Larner

Ahead of this month's IAAF World Junior Championships, the 14th Asian Junior Athletics Championships got underway July 1 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Among the Japanese results on the meet's first day:

Hiroaki Koike won the boys' 3000 m steeplechase in 9:10.66, beating Kenyan-born Bahraini runner-up Isaac Kemboi Chelimo by over 20 seconds.Katsuki Suga was 2nd in the girls' 5000 m in 16:31.22, less than 10 seconds behind Ethiopian-born Bahraini winner Tejitu Daba Chalchissa. Eri Tayama finished 5th.Kazuki Baba and Farouq Ishimoto went 3-4 in the boys' 100 m, clocking 10.86 and 10.91.Mizuki Ito finished last in the girls' 100 m final, running 12.64.Both Japanese runners in the boys' 400 m qualified for the final, Kengo Yamasaki winning Heat 1 in 48.11 and Suguru Ito coming in 2nd in Heat 2 in 49.00.For complete results from the first day of competition, click here.

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