The second day of the Japan Athletics Championships, which also served as the selection tournament for the Paris Olympics, was held on the 28th at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata City, with Toyoda Kane (Keio University), who has already surpassed the Olympic qualifying standard, competing in the men’s 400m hurdles final, and Tanaka Nozomi (New Balance), who placed 8th in the Tokyo Olympics, competing in the women’s 1500m final.

The women’s javelin will feature last year’s world champion, Kitaguchi Haruka (JAL), who has already been selected for the Paris Olympics. The men’s 200m final will feature last year’s Asian Championship winner Uzawa Hiba (University of Tsukuba) and Iizuka Shota (Mizuno), who is aiming for his fourth consecutive Olympic appearance. (Kyodo News)