On the fifth day of the competition, Aichi Steel Corporation athlete Yamanishi Toshikazu (山西利和) won the silver medal. Appearing in the studio with his medal, he looked back on the quiet battle with Tokyo 2020 Japanese representative Maruo Tomokazu (丸尾知司).
In the half-marathon race walk held on the fifth day of the competition, Aichi Steel Corporation athlete Yamanishi Toshikazu (山西利和) won the silver medal. The result was reported as a silver-medal finish, drawing attention to the athlete’s efforts.
After the race, Yamanishi Toshikazu (山西利和), like his Toyota Auto Body contemporary Kamohara Hinata (鷗原ひなた), claimed a silver medal at the Asian Games. Following the news of his silver-medal win, Yamanishi Toshikazu (山西利和) appeared in the studio to look back on the event.
Also in the studio was Yamanishi Toshikazu’s (山西利和) senior colleague, Maruo Tomokazu (丸尾知司), who represented Japan in race walking at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The two spoke again about the factors that influenced the race and their impression of it as a quiet but fierce battle.