The 107th National Track and Field Championships and 39th U20 National Championships continue Friday through Sunday at Osaka's Yanmar Stadium Nagai. With the Bangkok Asian Championships in July, Budapest World Championships in August and Hangzhou Asian Games in September this will be the main national team selection event for all three. Streaming will be on the main channel above from 10:30 a.m. local time until things starting getting good at 18:30, and on a separate feed for field events at the same time. After that it will be on NHK BS1 from 18:30 to 19:30, then NHK's main channel from 19:30 to 20:42. Live results can be found here. Heavy-duty rain ahead of an approaching typhoon is likely to be a factor.
Six finals have athletes with a realistic chance of making the World Championships team. Of those, NR holders Haruka Kitaguchi (JAL) in the women's javelin throw and Ryuji Miura (Juntendo Univ.) in the men's 3000 mSC have the World standard and are pretty much a lock for the win and a guaranteed place on the Budapest team. Marina Saito (Suzuki) and Mahiro Osa (Kokushikan Univ. AC) are both in the Budapest rankings javelin top 20, and good performances here will help keep them there. Ryoma Aoki (Honda) and Atsushi Shobu (Waseda Univ.) are in the steeple quota too and need the same, especially 35th-ranked Shobu.
Mariko Morimoto (Uchida Kensetsu) is the only woman in the triple jump quota and has been inching closer to the 14.04 m NR. The men's 200 m final has four quota-ranked athletes, with Koki Ueyama (Sumitomo Denko), Shota Iizuka (Mizuno) and Towa Uzawa (Tsukuba Univ.) occupying the top 3 spots and 4th man Soshi Mizukubo (DIS) running a PB 20.58 in his heat.
The top 8-ranked men in the 1500 m all made the final, including NR holder Kazuki Kawamura (Toenec) and quota-ranked Rikuto Iijima (Ami AC) and Ryoji Tatezawa (DeNA). Most of the favorites in the women's 1500 m also made the final, including five in the Worlds quota led by NR holder Nozomi Tanaka (New Balance).
The main events in the qualifying rounds are the women's 100 mH and men's 400 mH. 100 mH NR holder Mako Fukube (NKK) has the Budapest standard, and with three other women on the list in the quota plus a resurgence this season by past NR holder Asuka Terada (Japan Create Group) it's a potentially great field for the final if all make it through. Six men in the 400 mH are ranked in the top 40, with Kazuki Kurokawa (Hosei Univ.) and Takayuki Kishimoto (Fujitsu) the probable favorites but what might be the most exciting final of Nationals in the cards.
11:20 - U20 Men's Discus Throw Final
Haruki Masui (Tsukuba Univ.) - 50.65 m
Dijon Komiyaji (Kyushu Kyoritsu Univ.) - 50.13 m
Tatsuki Yokoo (Juntendo Univ.) - 50.01 m
12:30 - U20 Women's Pole Vault Final
Mitsuki Kobayashi (Nittai Univ.) - 4.13 m
Riho Okada (Saku Chosei H.S.) - 3.90 m
Shuri Yoshizawa (Nittaidai Kashiwa H.S.) - 3.90 m
13:30 - Men's Discus Throw Final
Shinichi Yukinaga (Shikoku Univ. AC) - 62.52 m
Yuji Tsutsumi (Alsok Gunma) - 59.45 m
Masateru Yugami (Toyota) - 59.43 m
13:45 - U20 Women's Triple Jump Final
Yura Taguchi (Kokusai Gakuin H.S.) - 12.81 m
Chika Sasaki (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 12.62 m
Miyu Tanaka (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 12.56 m
14:20 - U20 Women's 400 m Final
Yuzuki Nakao (Sonoda Gakuen Joshi Univ.) - 54.33
Rina Taniguchi (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 54.76
Ririka Miyachi (Shiritsu Funabashi H.S.) - 55.35
Kohana Sano (Surugadai Univ.) - 55.51
15:40 - U20 Women's 1500 m Final
Natsuki Iizuka (Wacoal) - 4:20.26
Yu Muramatsu (Ritsumeikan Univ.) - 4:21.65
Michi Kawanishi (Jiyugaoka H.S.) - 4:21.79
Kiho Tanaka (Josai Univ.) - 4:21.80
Miku Matsumoto (Suzuka H.S.) - 4:22.05
Riho Yoshida (Toyota Jidoshokki) - 4:22.21
Kaede Rikimaru (Meijo Univ.) - 4:22.74
Yuka Sato (Nittai Univ.) - 4:22.83
Airi Tajima (Juntendo Univ.) - 4:23.88
Tenka Suzuki (Nitori) - 4:24.62
15:55 - U20 Men's 1500 m Final
Koshiro Tanimoto (Omuta H.S.) - 3:46.72
Takeru Kasedo (Meiji Univ.) - 3:47.48
Yushi Otomori (Meiji Univ.) - 3:47.70
Yuta Kosaka (Shibaura Kogyo Univ.) - 3:48.12
Nagi Miyamoto (Josai Univ.) - 3:48.18
16:15 - U20 Women's Javelin Throw Final
Honami Nemoto (Niigata Iryo Fukushi Univ.) - 51.43 m
Nako Inui (Higashi Osaka Keiai H.S.) - 50.86 m
Miyabi Sono (Matsuzaka Shoin H.S.) - 50.31 m
16:20 - U20 Men's 3000 mSC Final
Ryusei Hayashi (Juntando Univ.) - 8:48.88
Oju Tsujimoto (Hamamatsu Kaiseikan H.S.) - 8:49.32
Hinata Yuda (Hosei Univ.) - 8:52.21
Daichi Shibata (Chuo Univ.) - 8:58.14
Sota Harada (Rikkyo Univ.) - 8:58.54
16:45 - U20 Women's 100 m Final
Miyu Kimura (Tokaidai Shoyo H.S.) - 11.82
Yuri Sano (Shizuoka Shiritsu Univ.) - 11.83
Mayu Takahashi (Osaka Kunei Univ.) - 11.84
16:50 - Women's Pole Vault Final
Misaki Morota (At Home) - 4.41 m
Mayu Nasu (Kagotani) - 4.33 m
Kanae Tatsuta (Nippatsu) - 4.25 m
17:00 - U20 Men's 200 m Final
Kei Wakana (Sano H.S.) - 20.78
Takeru Shimizu (Nihon Univ.) - 20.95
Hiroto Mori (Hodogaya H.S.) - 21.15
17:50 - Women's Triple Jump Final
Mariko Morimoto (Uchida Kensetsu) - 13.84 m - WC quota (22nd)
Akari Funada (Mukogawa Joshi Univ.) - 13.81 m
Maoko Takashima (Kyudenko) - 13.75 m
18:25 - Women's Javelin Throw Final
Haruka Kitaguchi (JAL) - 65.68 m - WC entry standard
Marina Saito (Suzuki) - 62.07 m - WC quota (17th)
Momone Ueda (Zenrin) - 61.20 m
Mahiro Osa (Kokushikan Univ. AC) - 61.10 m - WC quota (20th)
18:55 - Women's 400 m Final
Nanako Matsumoto (Toho Ginko) - 52.56
Haruna Kuboyama (Imamura Byoin) - 53.07
Shizuho Moriyama (Fukuoka Univ.) - 53.62
Marin Adachi (Sonoda Gakuen Joshi Univ.) - 53.65
Yuna Iwata (Suzuki) - 53.79
19:10 - Men's 1500 m Final
Kazuki Kawamura (Toenec) - 3:37.08
Keisuke Morita (Subaru) - 3:37.36
Rikuto Iijima (Ami AC) - 3:38.35 - WC quota (40th)
Ryoji Tatezawa (DeNA) - 3:38.35 - WC quota (53rd)
Yudai Noguchi (Toenec) - 3:39.01
Yusuke Takahashi (Hokkaido Univ.) - 3:40.14
Masato Saiki (Fujisan no Meisui) - 3:40.62
Naoto Katayama (Sanyo Tokushu Seiko) - 3:41.24
19:32 - Men's 3000 mSC Final
Ryuji Miura (Juntendo Univ.) - 8:12.65 - WC entry standard
Ryoma Aoki (Honda) - 8:20.09 - WC quota (18th)
Kosei Yamaguchi (Kato Gakuen H.S. TC) - 8:23.29
Yasunari Kusu (Ami AC) - 8:25.70
Hironori Tsuetaki (Fujitsu) - 8:26.61
Atsushi Shobu (Waseda Univ.) - 8:38.94 - WC quota (35th)
20:00 - Men's 200 m Final
Koki Ueyama (Sumitomo Denko) - 20.26 - WC quota (46th)
Shota Iizuka (Mizuno) - 20.34 - WC quota (43rd)
Towa Uzawa (Tsukuba Univ.) - 20.38 - WC quota (28th)
Kotaro Ito (Tokyo Gas Ecomo) - 20.45
Shota Uno (Juntendo Univ.) - 20.49
Yudai Nishi (Waseda Univ.) - 20.58
Soshi Mizukubo (DIS) - 20.58 - WC quota (64th)
Takuma Hayashi (Nittai Grad School) - 20.78
20:15 - Women's 100 m Final
Arisa Kimishima (DKS) - 11.36
Midori Mikase (Sumitomo Denko) - 11.46
Shuri Aono (ND Soft) - 11.53
Yuna Miura (Tsukuba Univ.) - 11.55
Remi Tsuruta (Minami Kyushu Family Mart) - 11.55
20:30 - Women's 1500 m Final
Nozomi Tanaka (New Balance) - 4:05.30 - WC quota (28th)
Yume Goto (Uniqlo) - 4:09.41 - WC quota (31st)
Yuya Sawada (Hamamatsu Shiritsu H.S.) - 4:12.87
Ayano Ide (Wacoal) - 4:13.79 - WC quota (94th)
Mizuki Michishita (Rikkyo Univ.) - 4:14.88 - WC quota (101st)
Maki Izumida (Daiichi Seimei)- 4:14.94
Sora Shinozakura (Panasonic) - 4:15.37
Saki Katagihara (Meijo Univ.) - 4:16.41 - WC quota (50th)
Heats
13:50 - U20 Men's 400 mH Heats
Shota Fuchigami (Higashi Fukuoka H.S.) - 50.89
Nao Yamada (Tsukuba Univ.) - 50.89
Ryota Imanishi (Juntendo Univ.) - 50.98
Ai Hirata (Waseda Univ.) - 51.01
Kiyoto Yanagita (Toyo Univ.) - 51.06
14:40 - U20 Women's 100 mH Heats
Mitsuki Maeda (Tsukuba Univ.) - 13.58
Kanami Moriwaki (Sonoda Joshi Gakuen H.S.) - 13.60
Makoto Nakamura (Nittai Univ.) - 13.65
Hunan Ayame (Kannabe Asahi H.S.) - 13.66
Karen Fujiwara (Sonoda Joshi Gakuen H.S.) - 13.68
Momoka Nakazato (Kantaiheiyo Univ.) - 13.68
15:10 - Women's 100 mH Heats / 18:35 - Semifinals
Mako Fukube (NKK) - 12.73 - WC entry standard
Masumi Aoki (77 Ginko) - 12.86 - WC quota (25th)
Asuka Terada (Japan Create Group) - 12.86
Yumi Tanaka (Fujitsu) - 12.91 - WC quota (23rd)
Chisato Kiyoyama (Ichigo) - 13.02 - WC quota (43rd)
17:35 - Men's 400 mH Heats
Kazuki Kurokawa (Hosei Univ.) - 48.89 - WC quota (26th)
Yusaku Kodama (Nojima) - 49.01 - WC quota (27th)
Tenjiro Tanaka (Waseda Univ.) - 49.07 - WC quota (28th)
Takayuki Kishimoto (Fujitsu) - 49.51 - WC quota (24th)
Tatsuhiro Yamamoto (Seki AC) - 49.52 - WC quota (37th)
Kaito Tsutsue (STW) - 49.54 - WC quota (22nd)
18:05 - Men's 400 m Preliminaries
Daiki Nose (Kusatsu Denki) - 46.41
Shuto Kawakita (Biwako Sports Univ.) - 46.43
Shogo Ando (Kwansei Gakuin Univ.) - 46.57
Shion Arita (Kyushu Kyoritsu Univ.) - 46.58
Kenta Shinjo (Waseda Univ.) - 46.60
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