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Kanakuri Memorial Meet Streaming and Start Lists




Japan's outdoor Grand Prix season kicks off Saturday in Kumamoto at the Kanakuri Memorial Meet. Streaming will be at the link above starting at 9:30 a.m. local time. Complete timetable and start lists. Main events and some noteworthy entries:

GP Women's 800 m Heat 2 - 12:10 p.m.
  • All-time JPN #4 Ayano Shiomi, 2:01.01
GP Men's 800 m Heat 2 - 12:30 p.m.

GP Women's 3000 mSC - 2:45 p.m.
  • All-time JPN #4 Yuzu Nishide, 9:38.95
  • All-time JPN #5 Manami Nishiyama, 9:39.28
  • South Korean NR holder Ha-Rim Cho, 9:53.09
GP Men's 3000 mSC - 3:05 p.m.
  • All-time JPN #2 Ryoma Aoki, 8:18.75
  • All-time JPN #5 Yutaro Niinae, 8:19.54
  • All-time JPN #7 Hibiki Obara, 8:22.64
  • All-time U20 JPN #2 Tetsu Sasaki, 8:29.05
  • All-time U20 JPN #3 Soma Nagahara, 8:30.37
GP Women's 1500 m Heat 2 - 3:35 p.m.
  • Teresiah Muthoni, 4:02.54
  • Margaret Ekalale, 4:09.64
  • all-time JPN #3 Ran Urabe, 4:07.90
  • All-time JPN #6 Tomoka Kimura, 4:09.79
  • All-time U20 #5 Mei Sakiyama, 4:13.67
GP Men's 1500 m Heat 4 - 4:15 p.m.
  • JPN NR holder Kazuki Kawamura, 3:35.42
  • Korean NR holder Jae Ung Lee, 3:36.01
  • All-time JPN #5 Ryoji Tatezawa, 3:36.68
  • All-time JPN #6 Hyuga Endo, 3:36.69
  • U20 JPN NR holder and all-time JPN #7 Keita Sato, 3:37.18
  • All-time JPN #8 Keisuke Morita, 3:37.36
  • Felix Muthiani, 3:37.75
GP Women's 5000 m Heat 3 - 5:50 p.m.
  • Tabitha Njeri Kamau, 14:48.26
  • Agnes Mwikali Mutuku, 14:49.21
  • Esther Muthoni, 14:58.03
  • Janet Jepkoech, 15:00.92
  • Janet Nyiva, 15:00.98
  • Kadogo Chebotibin, 15:06.95
  • Yvonne Chepkoskei, 15:09.06
GP Women's 10000 m - 6:10 p.m.
  • Dolphine Nyaboke Omare, 31:29.35
GP Men's 10000 m  - 6:50 p.m.
  • Ayumu Kobayashi, 27:36.00
GP Men's 5000 m Heat 4 - 7:50 p.m.
  • Benson Kiplangat, 12:58.78
  • Emmanuel Kiplagat, 13:00.90
  • Isaac Ndiema, 13:06.18
  • Emmanuel Maru, 13:07.29
  • Hakone Ekiden Second Stage CR holder Victor Kimutai, 13:11.77
  • Kelvin Kiplagat, 13:12.74
  • All-time JPN #7 Kazuya Shiojiri, 13:13.59
  • Rogers Kibet, 13:14.68
  • Tomonori Yamaguchi, 13:16.56
  • 3000 mSC NR holder Ryuji Miura, 13:26.78
  • U20 all-time #3 Rui Suzuki, 13:25.59
  • U20 all-time #6 Yota Mashiko, 13:27.26
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