Yuki Koike clocks 9.98 in 100 to become third Japanese to crack 10-second barrier
Yuki Koike clocked 9.98 seconds in the men's 100-meter race at the Muller Anniversary Games on Saturday to become the third Japanese sprinter to break the 10-second barrier. Koike shaved 0.6 seconds off his personal best to place fourth at the 10th event of the ...
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown endures long meet to win 200-meter dash
The long four-day schedule made it tough even for a phenom like Abdul Hakim Sani Brown. The 20-year-old successfully overcame the grind to earn his second title at the 103rd Japan National Championships with a victory in the men's 200-meter dash on Sunday evening. The annual ...
Sani Brown, Koike, Kiryu qualify for 200-meter final; athletes nab national titles in other events
Asian Games men's 200-meter gold medalist Yuki Koike, 100-meter national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Yoshihide Kiryu calmly qualified for the gold-medal race on Saturday evening at the 103rd Japan National Championships. Competing in the sprinkling rain, Koike led the entire pack with ...
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown claims second 100-meter national title
The field for the men's 100-meter dash had been called the best and most competitive in the history of the tournament. But at the end of the day, the national record holder proved that he belongs in a different class than the others. Abdul Hakim Sani ...
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, Yuki Koike advance to 100-meter final at nationals
New national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, former record holder Yoshihide Kiryu and other top sprinters safely qualified for the men's 100-meter final at the Japan National Championships on Thursday. But Sani Brown was the center of attention for the 5,600 spectators at Fukuoka ...
Japan sprinters return from Europe with renewed focus, passion to improve
Japan set a lofty goal of capturing the gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As has been repeatedly said, raising individual skills is the biggest key to achieving that feat. And working diligently in Japan and overseas is a ...
Japan finishes second behind Great Britain in men's 4x100 relay at Diamond League London
Japan placed second behind Great Britain in the men's 4x100-meter relay on Sunday, the final day of action at the IAAF Diamond League event in London. The team of Yuki Koike, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu and Asuka Cambridge clocked 38.09 seconds, 0.48 behind the world ...
