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Ryoma Aoki wins national title in 8:18.63 PB
Hello, Nagoya.
Olympic champ Haruka Kitaguchi returns, 2 MR in qualifying rounds, and more - Japanese National Championships Day 1 highlights japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/06/kita...
National Championships schedule and streaming japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/06/nati...
Pretty close to sold-out crowd for day 2 of Japan’s National Championships
Kyoto Sangyo wins National University Men's Ekiden Kansai Region qualifying race to qualify for 50th time japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/06/kyot...
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Japan's 110th National Track and Field Championships kicked off Friday at the same stadium that will host September's Asian Games. From an...
2025 Morinomiyako Ekiden 3rd leg breaker Nazuki Sasaki on her 35:31 U.S. debut at the Mastercard New York Mini 10k.
National Championships day 2
Goto drops 2nd-straight 400mH U18 WR, Saito breaks MR with 2nd-fastest JPN women's 3000mSC ever - Japanese National Championships Day 3 highlights japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/06/goto...
Taiju Goto breaks 400mH U18 world best, Mizukubo has near-miss on 200 m NR, and Murakami gets women's hammer MR - Japanese National Championships Day 2 results japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/06/goto...
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Just over a month since his 17th birthday, Taiju Goto proved his 48.31 U18 WR in the men's 400 mH heats yesterday wasn't a fluke as he bett...