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Nishi Takes 200 m Silver - World University Games Day Four Japanese Results

 

Waseda University's Yudai Nishi gave Japan its first silver medal of the Chengdu World University Games on the fourth day of athletics competition, taking 2nd in the men's 200 m final. After winning SF1 in a PB of 20.43 +0.9 m/s, Nishi started conservatively in the final. In the middle of the field coming into the straight, Nishi closed the fastest in the field to move up into 2nd but came up short of catching gold medalist Isadore Matsoso of South Africa. Matsoso clocked 20.36 to Nishi's 20.46, with Amlan Borgohain of India taking bronze with a season best 20.55. Waseda's Aoi Inage was last in 21.10 after having run a PB 20.64 +1.1 m/s for 3rd in SF3.

Both Japanese men in the 5000 m heats qualified easily for the final, Komazawa University's Taiyo Yasuhara jogging a 14:42.91 for 5th in Heat 1 and Tokai University's Shotaro Ishihara cruising to 2nd in Heat 2 in 14:31.91. Tsukuba University's Saki Katagihara made it through to the final in the women's 1500 m, running 4:24.98 for 5th in Heat 1.

Chuo University's Takumi Miyazaki led Heat 1 in the men's 110 mH in 13.53 +2.4 m/s, Keio University's Ken Toyoda going one better in Heat 2 with a 13.29 +1.1 m/s PB for the top spot. Tsukuba's Yusaku Iwao and Kyushu Kyoritsu University's Rin Suzuki both advanced to the men's javelin throw final, Iwao throwing 72.65 m for 3rd in Group A and Suzuki 70.37 m for 5th in Group B. In the women's 200 m, Abigail Ido of Konan University ran 24.17 +1.2 m/s in SF3 and did not advance to the final.

Complete day 4 results here. The Chengdu World University Games continue through Sunday.

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