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Held in the stadium where Japan saw its first-ever sub-10 clocking for 100 m, Saturday's new Athlete Night Games in Fukui meet produced four national records highlighted by an incredible men's long jump competition. Yuki Hashioka (Nihon Univ.) opened with a jump of 8.32 m +1.6 m/s that shattered the national record dating way back in 1992 by 7 cm. Hibika Tsuha (Toyo Univ.) followed him with a jump of 8.21 m + 2.0 m/s that put him into the all-time Japanese top three, then bettered that with an 8.23 m +0.6 m/s. Out of nowhere, Shotaro Shiroyama (Zenrin) knocked them both back in the record books on his third jump with a new national record of 8.40 m +1.5 m/s, the #2 mark in the world so far this year and only his second time clearing 8 m with a legal wind. Japanese fans were quick to compare the trio's results to this season's Diamond League meets. DL Shanghai 🥇8m24🥈8m16🥉8m14 DL Lausanne 🥇8m32🥈8m19🥉8m13 DL London 🥇8m37🥈8m32🥉8m11 DL Fukui 🥇8...

Takuya Fujikawa age: 26 sponsor: Chugoku Denryoku graduated from: Sera H.S., Aoyama Gakuin University best time inside MGC window: 2:10:35, 7th, 2019 Tokyo Marathon PB: 2:10:35, 7th, 2019 Tokyo Marathon other PBs: 5000 m: 13:51.40 (2013) 10000 m: 27:58.87 (2018) half marathon: 1:01:46 (2019) marathons inside MGC window (Aug. 1 2017 – April 30 2019) 7th, 2019 Tokyo Marathon, 2:10:35 12th, 2018 Gold Coast Marathon, 2:15:59 6th, 2018 Beppu-Oita Marathon, 2:11:59 other major results: 5th, 2019 New Year Ekiden Third Stage (13.6 km), 38:29 8th, 2019 Marugame Half Marathon, 1:01:46 – PB 4th, 2018 Hachioji Long Distance Meet 10000 m, 27:58.87 – PB 1st, 2015 Hakone Ekiden Ninth Stage (23.2 km), 1:08:04 3rd, 2014 Hakone Ekiden Ninth Stage (23.2 km), 1:09:23 Fujikawa has followed a super-elite path through the Japanese ekiden world for most of his career. Alongside Bedan Karoki (Kenya), he was part of Sera High School ’s 2011 National High School Ekiden Championships ...

Keiko Nogami age: 33 sponsor: Juhachi Ginko graduated from: Suma Gakuen H.S. best time inside MGC window: 2:26:33, 5th, 2019 Nagoya Women’s Marathon PB: 2:26:33, 5th, 2019 Nagoya Women’s Marathon other PBs: 5000 m: 15:24.70 (2018) 10000 m: 32:07.70 (2018) half marathon: 1:09:27 (2019) marathons inside MGC window (Aug. 1 2017 – April 30 2019) 20th, 2019 Tokyo Marathon, 2:38:23 2nd, 2018 Jakarta Asian Games Marathon, 2:36:27 5th, 2018 Nagoya Women’s Marathon, 2:26:33 – PB 2nd, 2017 Dongguan Asian Championships Marathon, 2:29:05 2nd, 2017 Hokkaido Marathon, 2:30:11 other major results: 1st, 2019 Sendai International Half Marathon, 1:09:27 – PB 10th, 2019 Marugame Half Marathon, 1:13:28 3rd, 2018 National Sports Festival 5000 m, 15:37.28 3rd, 2016 Osaka Half Marathon, 1:11:52 2nd, 2015 Gold Coast Marathon, 2:29:36 5th, 2015 Nagoya Women’s Marathon, 2:28:19 Along with Kensuke Horio (Toyota), Nogami is one of two graduates of Suma Gakuen H.S. to make the...

Daiji Kawai age: 27 sponsor: Toenec graduated from: Seki Shogyo H.S., Reitaku University best time inside MGC window: 2:10:50, 11th, 2019 Lake Biwa Marathon PB: 2:10:50, 11th, 2019 Lake Biwa Marathon other PBs: 5000 m: 13:45.91 (2018) 10000 m: 28:08.52 (2018) half marathon: 1:02:45 (2019) marathons inside MGC window (Aug. 1 2017 – April 30 2019) 11th, 2019 Lake Biwa Marathon, 2:10:50 60th, 2018 Hokkaido Marathon, 2:28:25 42nd, 2018 Lake Biwa Marathon, 2:23:13 other major results: 5th, 2019 National Championships 10000 m, 28:43.46 3rd, 2019 Oda Memorial Meet 5000 m, 13:51.56 31st, 2019 Marugame Half Marathon, 1:02:45 – PB 8th, 2019 New Year Ekiden Fourth Stage (22.4 km), 1:05:48 3rd, 2018 Kumamoto Kosa 10-Mile Road Race, 46:15 1st, 2016 Inuyama Half Marathon, 1:03:21 Kawai is a rarity in the MGC men’s field, one of the only men who went to university in the Tokyo-centric Kanto Region but didn’t run the Hakone Ekiden. After graduating from Reitaku Univers...

Naoki Okamoto age: 35 sponsor: Chugoku Denryoku graduated from: Tottori Chuo Ikuei H.S., Meiji University best time inside MGC window: 2:11:29, 1st, 2018 Hokkaido Marathon PB: 2:11:29, 1st, 2018 Hokkaido Marathon other PBs: 5000 m: 13:37.71 (2009) 10000 m: 28:05.84 (2011) half marathon: 1:02:16 (2009) marathons inside MGC window (Aug. 1 2017 – April 30 2019) DNF, 2019 Beppu-Oita Marathon 1st, 2018 Hokkaido Marathon, 2:11:29 – PB DNF, 2018 Boston Marathon other major results: 4th, 2019 Shibetsu Half Marathon, 1:03:53 2nd, 2019 New Year Ekiden Fourth Stage (22.4 km), 1:05:13 1st, 2018 Chugoku Corporate Ekiden Sixth Stage (19.0 km), 56:25 – CR 1st, 2018 Ome 30 km Road Race, 1:33:09 21st, 2017 Tokyo Marathon, 2:13:53 We’re picking Okamoto as our official dark horse of the men’s race. The second-oldest man in a field, Okamoto is a journeyman corporate leaguer who never broke 2:12 and whose PBs all came a decade ago. But, nearing the end of his career, over the la...

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Kentaro Nakamoto age: 36 sponsor: Yasukawa Denki graduated from: Nishiichi H.S., Takushoku University best time inside MGC window:  2:11:34, 2nd, 2019 Krakow Marathon PB: 2:08:35, 2nd, 2013 Beppu-Oita Marathon other PBs: 5000 m: 14:04.31 (2011) 10000 m: 28:54.59 (2012) half marathon: 1:02:12 (2018) marathons inside MGC window (Aug. 1 2017 – April 30 2019): 2nd, 2019 Krakow Marathon, 2:11:34 DNF, 2018 Fukuoka International Marathon 5th, 2018 Hokkaido Marathon, 2:12:54 DNS, 2018 Boston Marathon 10th, 2017 London World Championships Marathon, 2:12:41 other major results: 20th, 2019 Hakodate Half Marathon, 1:04:32 11th, 2019 Sendai International Half Marathon, 1:03:27 10th, 2019 New Year Ekiden Fifth Stage (15.8 km), 47:11 2nd, 2018 Osaka Half Marathon, 1:02:12 – PB 1st, 2017 Beppu-Oita Marathon, 2:09:32 5th, 2013 Moscow World Championships Marathon, 2:10:50 2nd, 2013 Beppu-Oita Marathon, 2:08:35 – PB 6th, 2012 London Olympics Marathon, 2:11:16 4t...

Yuka Ando age: 25 sponsor: Wacoal graduated from: Toyokawa H.S. best time inside MGC window: 2:26:47, 13th, 2019 London Marathon PB: 2:21:36, 2nd, 2017 Nagoya Women’s Marathon other PBs: 5000 m: 15:32.67 (2015) 10000 m: 31:58.71 (2016) half marathon: 1:09:47 (2019) marathons inside MGC window (Aug. 1 2017 – April 30 2019) 13th, 2019 London Marathon, 2:26:47 3rd, 2018 Osaka International Women’s Marathon, 2:27:37 17th, 2017 London World Championships Marathon, 2:31:31 other major results: 2nd, 2019 Hakodate Half Marathon, 1:09:47 – PB 1st, 2019 Niigata Half Marathon, 1:10:34 3rd, 2017 Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon, 1:12:12 10th, 2016 World Half Marathon Championships, 1:10:36 Another star runner from Toyokawa H.S. , after graduating Ando bounced around through a series of corporate teams before landing at Suzuki Hamamatsu AC . There she found a coach who encouraged her to run the way that felt natural to her, with her arms almost straight down at her sides. The ...