by Brett Larner Japanese athletes came up empty-handed on day three of the 2015 Gwangju World University Games , none of the three athletes to make finals on the day scoring medals. Takamasa Kitagawa (Juntendo Univ.) was short in the men's 400 m final, running 46.03 for 7th. After running well in the men's 200 m heats and semifinals, Takuya Nagata (Hosei Univ.) and Kotaro Taniguchi (Chuo Univ.) likewise had trouble translating that into success in the final, finishing 6th and 7th. A day after winning bronze in the men's 10000 m, Keisuke Nakatani (Komazawa Univ.) returned to win the relatively slow second heat of the 5000 m in 14:01.40. 3000 mSC national champion Hironori Tsuetaki (Chuo Gakuin Univ.) likewise doubled from the 10000 m, placing 2nd in the faster heat one in 14:01.40. Promising in the men's 110 mH heats, Genta Masuno (Kokusai Budo Univ.) ran 13.76 for 2nd in his heat, advancing on. With a full 100 m - 200 m double schedule, Anna Doi ...
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