Nanjing World Indoor Championships Day Three Japanese Results – Brett Larner – Japan Running News
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03
2025

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Nanjing World Indoor Championships Day Three Japanese Results – Brett Larner – Japan Running News

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60 mH and 110 mH national record holder Shunsuke Izumiya came the closest to medaling on the small Japanese team at the Nanjing World Indoor Championships, taking 4th in the men’s long jump on the final day of competition Sunday.

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Medalists Mattia Furlani, Wayne Pinnock and Liam Adcock were each only a cm apart, Furlani taking gold with a best jump of 8.30 m. Izumiya was 7 cm off Adcock, jumping a PB 8.21 m for 4th and continuing a steady progression in long jump since 2021. Hibiki Tsuha was last in the field of 13 at 7.13 m.

With a stronger 2nd day that saw him make single-digit placings in each event, Yuma Maruyama took 9th in the heptathlon, scoring 5807. His best performance came in the pole vault, where Maruyama cleared 4.80 m for 8th of 12.
In the women’s 60 mH, Yumi Tanaka took 4th in her opening round heat in 8.06 to advance to the semifinals. There she ran 8.03 for 5th in SF2, missing a time qualifying spot by 0.07.
With no other Japanese athletes making finals on Sunday, Japan’s only top 8 performances were Izumiya’s 4th in the long jump and Naoto Hasegawa’s 7th in the men’s high jump on Day One.
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Brett Larner – Japan Running News

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