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U20 10000 m NR Holder Fuwa to Watch World Championships in Oregon After Missing Out With Injury

Takushoku University women's ekiden head coach Toshiharu Igarashi has revealed that he will take U20 and collegiate 10000 m record holder Seira Fuwa, 19, to watch the Oregon 2022 World Championships women's 10000 m in person. Last December Fuwa ran 30:45.21 for 10000 m, the 2nd-fastest Japanese time ever and easily clearing the 31:25.00 World Championships qualification standard. All she needed to do to make the Japanese team was finish top 3 at May's National Championships, but an injury to her right Achilles tendon in January made her give up on competing at Nationals and focus instead on treating the injury.

Last month on Takushoku's official team social media Igarashi posted that Fuwa has started training again. "She isn't back to full-on workouts yet, but she's back to rhythm of regular running at a jogging pace," he wrote. He also posted, "I'm going to take Fuwa to America to see the Oregon World Championships in person." His hope is that Fuwa will learn from experiencing the atmosphere of an international championships, the crowds cheering and the speed and intensity of the athletes that don't come across on TV.

Fuwa commented, "I want to see and feel for myself what this race I could have been in is like. Part of me is sad about it, but I want to use it as a reference point for when I do get to run Worlds."

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