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Japanese Athletes in Action on Tokyo World Championships Day 2

Sunday marks day 2 of the Tokyo World Athletics Championships. Japanese athletes in action:8:00 – Women’s MarathonSayaka Sato (Sekisui Kagaku) – 2:20:59 – 2nd, Nagoya 2025Yuka Ando (Shimamura) – 2:21:18 – 1st, Nagoya 2024Kana Kobayashi (Otsuka Seiyaku) – 2:21:19 – 2nd, Osaka Women’s 2025Prognosis: Not much chance of getting close to the medals, but any of the Japanese women here

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Japanese Athletes in Action on Tokyo World Championships Day 1

Saturday is the first day of the Tokyo World Athletics Championships. A quick guide to Japanese athletes in action in the morning and evening sessions:8:00 – Women’s 35 km Race WalkYukiko Umeno (Juntendo Univ.) – 2:46:53 – 1st, NationalsMasumi Fuchise (Kenso) – 2:52:38 – 3rd, NationalsMaika Yagi (Chiba Kogyo Ginko) – 2:56:18 – 4th, NationalsPrognosis: Umeno is 16th in the field on season