[Athletics – Japan Championships]Nozomi Tanaka, a candidate for the Paris Olympics, wins the women’s 5000m for the third consecutive year! Achieving two titles in a row for the third year in a row

The 108th Japan Athletics Championships, which also serves as the Japan national team selection tournament for the Paris Olympics, will be held at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata from June 27th (Thurs) to 30th (Sun), 2024. On the third day, the 29th (Sat), Nozomi Tanaka (New Balance), who won the women’s 1500m the previous day and was selected as a representative for the Paris Olympics, appeared in the 5000m final, for which she had also already been selected. She won in 15 minutes 23.72 seconds, achieving her third consecutive victory. This was her third consecutive double crown, along with the 1500m. ◆Women’s 5000m 1st place: Nozomi Tanaka (New Balance) 15 minutes 23.72 seconds *Already selected as a representative for the Paris Olympics◆108th Japan Athletics Championshipshttps://www.jaaf.or.jp/jch/108/tandf/