[Japan Championships 35km Race Walk/Takabatake Race Walk]World Athletics and Olympic winning veteran Masumi Fuchise wins her first Japan Championship 35km Race Walk!

On Sunday, October 27, 2024, the 61st All Japan 35km Takahata Racewalk Tournament will be held at the Takahata Mahoroba Racewalk/Japan Athletics Federation Official Racewalk Course in Takahata Town, Yamagata Prefecture. It was held as a selection competition for Japan’s representative athletes for the Tokyo World Championships, which will be held in September next year. Veteran Masumi Fuchise, who placed 6th in the women’s 20km race walk at the 2009 Berlin World Championships and 8th in the same event at the 2012 London Olympics, took the lead just before the 30km mark and won her first victory in the 35km race walk at the Japan Championships. ◆Japan Championship Women’s 35km Race Walking 1st place Masumi Fuchise (Kenso Kogyo) 2 hours 52 minutes 38 seconds ▼Live streaming archive https://www.youtube.com/live/5MrhxP6M_zw ▼Racewalking Navi https://www.jaaf. or.jp/racewalking/