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Dec 19, 2017
JAAF recognizes top athletes at annual awards banquet
Post-Olympic years are usually considered down years. But it wasn't necessarily the case for Japan's track and field scene, which was highlighted by some notable feats and accomplishments in 2017.
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Sep 9, 2017
Kiryu makes history with sub-10 second 100 meters
Yoshihide Kiryu became the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters with a time of 9.98 seconds at an intercollegiate meet on Saturday.
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Jun 26, 2017
Sani Brown sprints to head of class
The 10-second barrier has been unbreakable for Japanese sprinters in the 100 meters, Koji Ito coming the closest in 1998 when he ran it in 10 seconds flat.
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Jun 10, 2017
Tada clocks wind-assisted 9.94 seconds in 100 at collegiate meet
Shuhei Tada ran a wind-assisted 9.94 seconds in the men's 100 meter semifinals at the collegiate individual championships at Shonan BMW Stadium on Saturday.
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Apr 7, 2017
JAAF looking to raise bar for nation's male sprinters
The Japan men's 4x100-meter relay team stunned the world by capturing the silver medal at last summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics. And that feat made its compatriots think the future is bright for the nation's sprinters for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and beyond.
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Nov 2, 2016
JAAF makes changes with 2020 Games looming
With the stunning silver-medal performance by the men's 4x100-meter relay squad, Japan's track and field team seemed to have left the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on a high note this summer.
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Jun 11, 2016
Kiryu dashes to personal-best time in 100 meters at national collegiate meet
Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu tied his personal record of 10.01 seconds in the men's 100 meters on Saturday during the National Collegiate Individual Championships.
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Jun 4, 2016
Cambridge dreaming of big future
Born to a Jamaican father and a Japanese mother, maybe sprinter Aska Cambridge has a slight edge genetically over most other runners in Japan.

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