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Nanjing World Indoor Championships Day Three Japanese Results


60 mH and 110 mH national record holder Shunsuke Izumiya came the closest to medaling on the small Japanese team at the Nanjing World Indoor Championships, taking 4th in the men's long jump on the final day of competition Sunday. Medalists Mattia Furlani, Wayne Pinnock and Liam Adcock were each only a cm apart, Furlani taking gold with a best jump of 8.30 m. Izumiya was 7 cm off Adcock, jumping a PB 8.21 m for 4th and continuing a steady progression in long jump since 2021. Hibiki Tsuha was last in the field of 13 at 7.13 m.

With a stronger 2nd day that saw him make single-digit placings in each event, Yuma Maruyama took 9th in the heptathlon, scoring 5807. His best performance came in the pole vault, where Maruyama cleared 4.80 m for 8th of 12.

In the women's 60 mH, Yumi Tanaka took 4th in her opening round heat in 8.06 to advance to the semifinals. There she ran 8.03 for 5th in SF2, missing a time qualifying spot by 0.07. With no other Japanese athletes making finals on Sunday, Japan's only top 8 performances were Izumiya's 4th in the long jump and Naoto Hasegawa's 7th in the men's high jump on Day One.

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Anonymous said…
I'm a bit confused on the Izumiya situation.

I understand Japan (like many other countries) didn't exactly send a packed team and experiments could be made.
That said I think Izumiya would have been the most likely to get a medal in the 60hurdles (Holloway is currently in another dimension) given the field and his ability, he had a real shot while the long jump field was likely more difficult to face and his experience there far less.

Him giving a shot to long jump is interesting but I haven't found online yet an explanation on him not taking the last 2 attempts.
Did he get injured? Or didn't want to take any risks?
I find it weird that after being 7cm short from the podium (which is an amazing feat for him by the way) he would avoid jumping if not injured.
If you guys know more about it, thanks in advance for the reply.

I read he plans to compete in 110hs and long jump at Worlds: running 60hs here and long jump would have been a good experiment first.
March 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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