Despite rainy conditions, Chuo University's men's 4x400m relay team won with a time of 3:03.30, breaking the previous meet record. Tsukuba University finished second, 0.89 seconds behind. Ritsumeikan University won the women's 4x400m in 3:36.78.
Ami Takahashi from Tsukuba University won the women's 200m in 23.79 seconds, while Kurumi Sugure from the same university won the women's 800m in 2:05.99. Nanaki Manno from Kansai University won the men's 800m in 1:47.34. Read more racing coverage.
Rachel Gardener from Waseda University and Kyo Kikuta from Hosei University won the women's and men's 400m hurdles, respectively. Nozomi Kondo from Meijo University won the women's 3000m steeplechase in 10:14.96. Ayu Kariya from Nittai University won the heptathlon with 5361 points. Related: Day 2 of National University Championships Sets New Records.
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Chuo University's men's 4x400m relay team set a new meet record at the National University Championships. Despite rainy conditions, Chuo University's men's 4x400m relay team won with a time of 3:03.30, breaking the previous meet record. Tsukuba University finished second, 0.89 seconds behind. Ritsumeikan University won the women's 4x400m in 3:36.78.
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