Japan announces squad of 50 for Daegu – IAAF World Championships

Tokyo, Japan – Japan will send a 50-member squad to the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, Korea, 27 August-4 September.

The final team composition was announced following the conclusion of the Asian Championships in Kobe, Japan, the final qualifying meet as designated by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations.

MEN –

200m:

Shinji Takahira  

Hitoshi Saito

Yukichi Kobayashi

400m:

Yuzo Kanemaru  

Relays:

Masashi Eriguchi

Sota Kawatsura

Hideyuki Hirose

Yusuke Ishitsuka

Kei Takase

800m:

Masato Yokota

5000m:

Kazuya Watanabe

10,000m:

Yuki Sato

400m Hurdles:

Takayuki Kishimoto

Yuta Imazeki

Takatoshi Abe

Pole Vault:

Daichi Sawano

Hammer Throw:

Koji Murofushi

Javelin Throw:

Yukifumi Murakami

Decathlon:

Keisuke Ushiro  

Marathon:

Yukihiro Kitaoka

Yuki Kawauchi

Hiroyuki Horibata

Yoshinori Oda

Kentaro Nakamoto

20Km Race Walk:  

Yusuke Suzuki

50Km Race Walk:

Koichiro Morioka

Takayuki Tanii

Hirooki Arai  

WOMEN –

100 & 200m:

Chisato Fukushima  

Relays:

Kana Ichikawa

Nao Okabe

Momoko Takahashi

Saori Imai

5000m:

Megumi Kinukawa

Hitomi Niiya

10,000m:

Kayo Sugihara

Hikari Yoshimoto

3000m Steeplechase:

Minori Hayakari

400m Hurdles:

Satomi Kubokura

Hammer Throw:

Aya Masumi

Javelin Throw:

Yuki Ebihara

Risa Miyashita

Marathon:

Yoshimi Ozaki

Yukiko Akaba

Remi Nakazato

Azusa Nojiri

Mai Ito

20Km Race Walk:

Kumi Otoshi

Masumi Fuchise

Mayumi Kawasaki