Today in Isahaya, Nagasaki Province, Eiki Takahashi broke the record of Japan (and obtain the best performance of Asia) on the distance of 10.000m track walk with a time of 38:01:49.
10.000m track walk men
Split times:
| Lap Time of Eiki Takahashi | |
| 1000m | 3:43. | |
| 2000m | 7:30. | 3:47. |
| 3000m | 11:17. | 3:47. |
| 4000m | 15:05 | 3:48. |
| 5000m | 18:55. | 3:50. |
| 6000m | 22:47. | 3:52. |
| 7000m | 26:37. | 3:50. |
| 8000m | 30:31. | 3:54. |
| 9000m | 34:17. | 3:46. |
| 10000m | 38:01.49 | 3:44. |
Second place to Satoshi Maruo in 40:16:34 in front of Shogo Yamaoka (43:07.77).
Sixteen athletes at bthe start: 12 arrived, 1 DNF e 3 DQ.
10.000m track walk women
In female race victory of Kumiko Okada in 44:13.85
Second place to Chika Yamada in 49:44.53 and third to Kie Suenaga in 53:35.26.
Eiki Takahashi celebrate the new Japan record in 10.000m track walk
(foto by Facebook, Shigeyuki Shimizh - Japan)
Podium of male race
(foto by Facebook, Shigeyuki Shimizh - Japan)
Podium of female race
(foto by Facebook, Shigeyuki Shimizh - Japan)
Eiki Takahashi during the race
(photo by Fumio Imamura - Japan)