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Yamauchi, Kazami and Fujisawa Lead Japanese Team for IAU 100 km World Championships

On June 17 the JAAF announced its team of four men and four women for the 31st IAU 100 km World Championships to be held Aug. 27 in Berlin, Germany. Held every two years, the last edition of the 100 m World Championships was scheduled for 2020 in  Winschoten, the Netherlands, but was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. 2018 gold medalist Hideaki Yamauchi (Hamamatsu Hotniks RC) and world record holder Nao Kazami (Aisan Kogyo) lead the Japanese men's team, with 2018 bronze medalist Mai Fujisawa (Sapporo Excel AC) leading the women's team. The full team rosters:

Men
Nao Kazami (Aisan Kogyo) - 6:09:14 (Lake Saroma 2018)
Haruki Okayama (Comodi Iida) - 6:16:47 (Shibamata 2022)
Hideaki Yamauchi (Hamamatsu Hotniks RC) - 6:18:22 (Los Alcazares, 2016)
Junpei Yamaguchi (Eldoreso) - 6:22:38 (Shibamata 2021)

Women
Mai Fujisawa (Sapporo Excel AC) - 7:37:56 (Lake Saroma 2018)
Aiko Kanematsu (Team RxL) - 7:38:41 (Shibamata 2022)
Miho Nakata (Chiba T&F Assoc.) - 7:40:06 (Shibamata 2021)
Mikiko Ota (Kyoto Sumiyama RC) - 7:44:01 (Lake Saroma 2018)

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