Murofushi wins 13th straight national title - Japanese National Championships Day 2

Osaka, Japan – With their victories and ‘A’ standards, five athletes qualified for the World Championships to highlight the second day of the Japanese National Championships in Osaka. International stars Koji Murofushi, Dai Tamesue, Shingo Suetsugu, Masato Naito and Daichi Sawano will all return to Nagai Stadium in August.

Murofushi, the reigning Olympic champion, easily won the Hammer Throw title for a record 13th straight years with a throw of 79.24m, which was achieved on his final throw. Although fans may have been disappointed, after the competition Murofushi said, “It was my first competition, so I was bit nervous. My goal today was to throw somewhere around 78-80m, so I am right on the target. In July and August I like to re-work on the details on the technique again.”

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Selected Results:
MEN -
200m (1.2m/s):
1. Shingo Suetsugu 20.20
2. Shinji Takahira 20.52
3. Naoko Tsukahara 20.64

1500m:
1. Fumikazu Kobayashia 3:49.86

10,000m:
1. Takayuki Matsumiya 28:47.37
2. Kensuke Takizawa 28:56.27
3. Hideaki Date 28:58.69

110mH (0.0m/s):
1. Masato Naito 13.55
2. Kenji Yahata 13.75

400mH:
1. Dai Tamesue 48.87
2. Kenji Narisako 49.01
3. Masahira Yoshikata 49.53

Pole Vault:
1. Daichi Sawano 5.65m

Triple Jump:
1. Takanori Sugibayashi 16.90m (0.2m/s)

Hammer Throw:
1. Koji Murofushi 79.24m

WOMEN -
100m (0.0m/s):
1. Momoko Takahashi 11.61

400m:
1. Asami Tanno 52.48
2. Satomi Kubokura 53.08

1500m:
1. Mika Yoshikawa 4:16.80
2. Nanae Kuwashiro 4:17.94
3. Yuriko Kobayashi 4:18.65

100mH (-0.6m/s):
1. Mami Ishino 13.31

Triple Jump:
1. Fumiyo Yoshida 13.16m (0.0m/s)

Shot Put:
1. Yoko Toyonaga 15.67m

Javelin Throw:
1. Emika Yoshida 57.19m