Nozomi Tanaka of Doshisha Univ. renewed her PR for 5000 M in the first qualifying race of women's 5000 M in the IAAF World Championships by crossing the line at 15:04.66. She improved her previous PR by more than 10 seconds!
Throughout the race she stuck closely to the leaders. Shortly before the final lap a slight gap opened up between leading four runners, and Tanaka and one other runner. If she becomes one of the first five to finish, she automatically goes to the final. But otherwise she can do so only by time.
In the home stretch Tanaka gave it everything she had, and overtook the one in the 6th position.
The second qualifying race saw a much slower pace, and Tanaka's time was one of the fastest among those who weren't among the first five finishers of each qualifier.
Congratulations to the young talent! Let's hope she'll have a good race in the final.
Note: Tanaka won the gold medal in women's 5000 M last year when the World Junior Championships was held in Finland. This was Tanaka's official debut in a senior event.
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