Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Nanako Fujii won bronze in the women’s 20-kilometer race walk Saturday at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, setting a new Japanese record time of 1:26:18. The 26-year-old became the first Japanese woman to capture a medal in a race walk event at the World Athletics Championships or the Olympics. Fujii broke her own previous Japanese record, set in February, by 15 seconds. “I have practiced with a determination to win a medal,” Fujii said after the race. “I’ve taken a big step forward,” she said, looking satisfied. This was the second medal for Japan in the ongoing championships. In the men’s 35-km race walk, held on Sept. 13, the opening day of the competition, Hayato Katsuki, 34, won bronze with a time of 2:29:16. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Fujii Wins 20 km Race Walk Bronze at World Athletics Championships
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