At the World Championships in Athletics held in the United States, the women’s javelin throw final was held on the 22nd, and Japanese record holder Haruka Kitaguchi threw 63 meters and 27 centimeters to win the bronze medal. Kitaguchi was the first Japanese player to win a medal in a women’s throwing event.
At the World Championships held in Oregon, USA, on the 22nd of the 8th day of the tournament, the women’s throwing final was held and Kitaguchi and Sae Takemoto participated.
Kitaguchi won the women’s javelin throw at the world’s highest track and field competition “Diamond League” last month for the first time as a Japanese player. And decided to advance to the final in 1st place overall.
In the final, Kitaguchi marked 62 meters and 7 centimeters in the first time, but after that he could not improve the record and fouled in the fifth time.
After the 5th round, Kitaguchi, who was in 5th place, threw 63 meters and 27 centimeters in the final 6th round, setting a big record and winning the bronze medal.
Kitaguchi was the first Japanese player to win a medal in a women’s throwing event.
On the other hand, Takemoto was in 11th place at 57 meters and 93 centimeters.
The gold medal was won by Kelsey-Lee Barber of Australia, a bronze medalist of the Tokyo Olympics, who was 66 meters and 91 centimeters.
Kitaguchi “Not my goal yet”
Haruka Kitaguchi, who won the first bronze medal of a Japanese player, responded to the interview after the race with tears.
Kitaguchi said, “I knew that the other players were strong and I was thrilled. I’m glad that the medal is the least shining.”
He said, “I’ve been working on it even if I don’t have time with my family and close friends, but I’m glad I’ve gradually taken shape. I know that many people are always supporting me. I would like to thank the coach for understanding it. “
For the future, he said, “This is not my goal yet. I want to do my best with the goal of a gold medal.”
What is Haruka Kitaguchi?
Haruka Kitaguchi is 24 years old from Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
It features a powerful throwing from a height of 1 meter and 79 centimeters, and expresses emotions and emotions with the whole body, and a particularly bright smile is a trademark.
Until junior high school, he worked on swimming and badminton, and it was from high school that he started to work on track and field in earnest, but in 2015, when he was in his third year of high school, he won a gold medal at the World Youth Championship and attracted attention.
Under the guidance of David Sekerak, who was the representative coach of the Czech junior generation, a powerful javelin thrower, he thoroughly reviewed the number of steps and form of the run-up and set a 66-meter Japanese record in October 2019. did.
At last year’s Tokyo Olympics, which was the first Olympics, he made it to the finals for the first time in 57 years since the last Tokyo Games in 1964 as a Japanese player in this event, and finished 12th.
The three-legged race continued, such as exchanging videos with Czech coach Sekerak, and achieved the feat of winning the world’s highest peak tournament, the Diamond League, which was held last month for the first time.
