16/09/2015   Osaka (JPN): University national Japan Championships






Sunday, September 13 was held in Osaka the third and final day of the National University Championships in Japan.
Of particular interest are the two race walk events over a distance of 10.000m track walk that saw the following results.
 
 
10,000m track walk men
 
The victory went to Daisuke Matsunaga with a time of 39:18.04 in front of Toshikazu Yamanishi (Kyoto University) who finished second with a time of 39:28.63.
In third place was Tomohito Noda with a time of 40: 00:09.
 
These split times every 1,000 meters:
1000m Noda 3:49.8
2000m Matsunaga 7:42.9
3000m Yamanishi 11:43.0
4000m Matsunaga 15:33.1
5000m Matsunaga  19:33.2
6000m Matsunaga 23:30.6
7000m Yamanishi 27: 28.7
8000m Matsunaga 31:29.0
9000m Matsunaga 35:25.0
 
Forty athletes at the start, of which 30 have completed the race, one DNF and 9 DQ
 
 
10.000m track walk women
 
The victory went to Rena Goto with a time of 45:52.67 in front of  Nozomi Yagi  second in 47:37:37. 
The bronze went to Sae Matsumoto in 47: 50.33
 
These splits times each 1,000 meters:
1.000m Kumagai  4: 52.4
2.000m Goto 9:41.5
3000m Goto 14:20.8
4000m Goto 18:53.7
5000m Goto 23:16.9
6000m Goto 27:48.1
7000m Goto 32:18.8
8000m Goto 36:48.6
9000m Goto 41:21.1
 
Twenty-five athletes at the start, of which 23 have completed the race and 2 DQ
 
 
 
 

(All photos are by Shoda Ogata - Japan)
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Rena Goto during her race 
 
 
 
 

 
 
First phases of female event