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Hayashi and Kusuoka Pick up Gold - Asian U23 Championships Day 3 Japanese Results


Only 7 Japanese athlete were in action on the 3rd day of the Asian U23 Athletics Championships in Ordos, China, but between them they produced Japan's first double gold medal day of the games. Yoshihiro Kusuoka, the top guy at Teikyo University and the only one in the race with a best under 28 minutes, had an easy win in the men's 10000 m in 29:29.34. Silver medalist S.P. Madappagoudra of India ran a PB 29:33.54, with China's Jinzhi Jiang running 29:42.54 for bronze.


The fastest man in the race with a best of 44.98 from June's National Championships, Hosei University's collegiate record holder Shinya Hayashi backed Kusuoka's performance up in the 400 m, running 45.26 to win gold in a race that saw silver and bronze medalists Ngoc Tuong Ta of Vietnam and Zhexuan Shao of hosts China both run PBs.

Ami Takahashi picked up silver in the women's 100 mH in 13.31 behind gold medalist Bo An Yi of Taiwan, with teammate Yuka Fukui 5th in 13.68. Takuma Sekine landed the only other Japanese medal of the day with a bronze in the men's long jump at 7.85 m (-0.4) just 2 cm behind Chinese gold medalist Zhuofan Xu. The only event they were in where Japanese athletes didn't take home a medal was the women's 400 mH final, Haru Hiraki missing out by 0.10 with a 58.19 for 4th and Arisa Ogasawara struggling in to finish 9th in 1:03.77.

The Asian U23 Athletics Championships wrap up Sunday.

1st Asian U23 Athletics Championships

Day 3 Japanese Results
Ordos, China, 11 July 2026

Men's 400 m Final
1. Shinya Hayashi (Japan) - 45.26
2. Ngoc Tuong Ta (Vietnam) - 45.50 - PB
3. Zhexuan Shao (China) - 45.92 - PB

Men's 10000 m Final
1. Yoshihiro Kusuoka (Japan) - 29:29.34
2. SP Madappagoudra (India) - 29:33.54 - PB
3. Jinzhi Jiang (China) - 29:42.54

Women's 100 mH Final +0.1 m/s
1. Bo An Yi (Taiwan) - 13.28
2. Ami Takahashi (Japan) - 13.31
3. Anqi Wu (China) - 13.34
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5. Yuka Fukui (Japan) - 13.68

Women's 400 mH Final
1. Hsin Ju Chung (Taiwan) - 57.41 - PB
2. Nurkhon Ochilova (Uzbekistan) - 57.99
3. SS Sangle (India) - 58.09
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4. Haru Hiraki (Japan) - 58.19
9. Arisa Ogasawara (Japan) - 1:03.77

Men's Long Jump Final
1. Zhuofan Xu (China) - 7.87 m (-0.5)
2. Takuma Sekine (Japan) - 7.85 (-0.4)
3. Maisong Wang (China) - 7.85 (0.0)

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