Reading Time: <1 minuteI couldn't advance to the final, but Kaito Kawabata, who will serve as a trainer, was a big success. [Athletics] Men's mile qualifying defeat is also a record in Japan and Thailand!Japan record mark for the first time in 25 years (monthly athletics) – Yahoo! News https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/bae200bfb8d106f5dd6a7ca21abb87b18aa1de34 8/6 Mile qualifying lap () 200m passing Ito: 45.56s Kawabata: 44.99s (20.25s) Sato: 45.08s (21.12s) Suzuki: 45.13s (20.98s) The first Japanese record in 25 years🇯🇵 Kaito Kawabata ran an impressive 44 seconds. He was the third Japanese runner in the history of the mile relay to achieve this feat. Kawabata gave up all static stretching, limited weight training, and focused on lung training before taking on this relay. He was in top form. He said he was able to run very relaxed. At just 3 years old, I believe he will be able to continue to break records and break the Japanese 22m record🇯🇵, which has not been broken for over 30 years. Static stretching is not necessary. Weight training should not be excessive. It is absolutely important for athletes to train their thorax rather than their limbs, in other words to improve their breathing function through lung activity. I'm sure they will perform even better at the Paris Olympics. It's unfortunate that the few Japanese records at this tournament have not been covered much. Since there are so many athletes in track and field, it is actually amazing just to win a place. It was unfortunate that they missed the baton in the 4-relay, but I think the responsibility lies with the media, who made a fuss about gold medals, gold medals. I understand that Yu was thinking, ``Since he won a silver medal in Rio, next is the gold medal!'', but considering the world level, individual best times, qualifying runs and times, and finishing order, anyone involved should have realized that they were not at the level to reach the gold medal. I think that the media's daily special features and reports on the gold medal and expectation of the gold medal made the athletes shrink and push themselves too hard. The players are not to blame for the baton miss, and I am proud of the four Japanese players who boldly attacked without shame and tried to perform at their best! Please come and get your revenge in Paris!