Kanto Regionals Day Three Highlights

Day 3 of the 103rd Kanto Regionals meet at Tokyo's National Stadium was mostly one of qualifying rounds on the track, the only finals being the D1 and D2 men's 10000 m race walks. Usual race walking power Toyo University was absent from the D1 podium, 3rd yr., Misaki Kondo (Meiji Univ.) clocking a PB 40:32.85 for the win with 2nd and 3rd-placers Riku Oie (Juntendo Univ.) and Yushi Nakajima (Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.) within 12 seconds of him, both also PBing. 4th-yr Chisato Hasegawa took the D2 title in 41:34.39.

Qualifying rounds in the men's 3000 mSC didn't see many surprises, with D1 favorites Boniface Mutech (Ryutsu Keizai Univ.) and So Yamasaki (Juntendo Univ.) both getting through to the final and D2 win contenders Oju Tsujimoto (Teikyo Univ.) and Kai Ogata (Kanto Gakuin Univ.) doing the same.

Kanto Regionals wrap up Sunday with the men's half marathon in the morning and the 3000 m SC, 5000 m and other finals in the afternoon.

103rd Kanto Region University Track and Field Championships

Day Three Highlights

National Stadium, Tokyo, 11 May 2024

complete results

D1 Men's 10000 m RW Final

1. Misaki Kondo (3rd yr., Meiji Univ.) - 40:32.85 - PB

2. Riku Oie (3rd yr., Juntendo Univ.) - 40:39.78 - PB

3. Yushi Nakajima (2nd yr., Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.) - 40:44.57 - PB

D2 Men's 10000 m RW Final

1. Chisato Hasegawa (4th yr., Tokyo Gakugei Univ.) - 41:34.39

2. Taisei Yoshizako (2nd yr., Tokyo Gakugei Univ.) - 41:53.38

3. Mitowa Makino (4th yr., Rikkyo Univ.) - 43:21.68

D2/D3 Men's High Jump Final

1. Tsuguru Miyata (1st yr., Nihon Univ. Grad School) - 2.06 m

2. Kaishi Maruono (4th yr., Tokyo Gakugei Univ.) - 2.03 m

3. Tatsuki Yamamoto (1st yr., Tokai Univ. Grad School) - 2.03 m

D1 Women's Pole Vault Final

1. Mitsuki Kobayashi (2nd yr., Nittai Univ.) - 4.00 m

2. Michiko Takahashi (4th yr., Tokyo Joshi Taiiku Univ.) - 3.90 m

3. Riho Okada (1st yr., Nittai Univ.) - 3.80 m

D1 Men's Long Jump Final

1. Ryo Saito (4th yr., Juntendo Univ.) - 7.54 m (+0.1) - PB

2. Ryutaro Tanaka (4th yr., Juntendo Univ.) - 7.53 m (+1.0)

3. Junpei Takisawa (3rd yr., Nihon Univ.) - 7.49 m (-0.2)

D2/D3 Men's Shot Put Final

1. Shoma Ishizaka (2nd yr., Juntendo Univ. Grad School) - 14.95 m

2. Kei Sato (2nd yr., Tokai Univ. Grad School) - 14.94 m

3. Ryu Inoue (4th yr., Toin Univ.) - 14.88 m

D1 Men's Hammer Throw Final

1. Shoma Anan (3rd yr., Juntendo Univ.) - 65.60 m

2. Tokiya Yamaguchi (2nd yr., Tsukuba Univ.) - 63.56 m - PB

3. Rikiya Sakoda (4th yr., Nihon Univ.) - 61.60 m

D1 Men's Javelin Throw Final

1. Hiroya Kiyokawa (3rd yr., Tokai Univ.) - 76.97 m

2. Ryusei Nakamura (4th yr., Kokushikan Univ.) - 74.57 m

3. Kota Yamada (3rd yr., Tokai Univ.) - 70.79 m - PB

D2/D3 Men's Javelin Throw Final

1. Genki Hirota (2nd yr., Tsukuba Univ. Grad School) - 68.02 m

2. Ibuki Kato (3rd yr., Kokushikan Univ.) - 63.30 m - PB

3. Shugo Araoka (2nd yr., Tsukuba Univ. Grad School) - 63.17 m - PB

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