Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final | World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 | Geordie Beamish, Soufiane El Bakkali, Ryuji Miura Ryuji Miura[World Athletics and Athletics]Miura Ryuji placed 8th place! The second consecutive achievement on the big stage held in Japan… Men’s 3,000M World Athletics and Athletics Day 3 (15th, National Stadium) In the men’s 3,000m obstacle final, Japanese record holder Miura Ryuji (Subaru) finished 8th in the men’s 3,000m obstacle final. Although he did not reach his target medal, he achieved this great achievement for the second consecutive tournament, following his 6th place in the Budapest World Athletics Championships in 2023. In the 10th Diamond League game (Monaco) in July, he hit 8 minutes 3.43 seconds, breaking his Japanese record by more than 6 seconds this season. “It felt really good, and it was the best race I’ve ever had, even when looking at laps and various aspects,” he said, maintaining his strong performance this season. He avoided the Diamond League Finals (Zurich) at the end of August, but his training was steadily increasing, and he was steadily in condition for the tournament, saying, “It’s in the best condition I’ve ever had.” He finished 7th in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and has continued to achieve high results, finishing in 6th in the Budapest World Athletics Championships in 2023 and 8th in the Paris Olympics in 2024. “The 2021 Tokyo Olympics took on the world stage for the first time. Four years have passed since then, and I think it’s an amazing opportunity to see World Athletics again in Tokyo. I want to make sure I can show my growth through driving,” he said with enthusiasm. ◆Miura Ryuji Born on February 11, 2002 in Hamada City, Shimane. 23 years old. Track and field students start from first grade. Graduated from Rakunan High School in Kyoto. He has participated in the Hakone Ekiden for four consecutive years at Jundai. He won the 3000-meter obstacle for the first time at the 2021 Japan Championship, and was the first Japanese person to finish in the same event at the Tokyo Olympics in the same event. Although he was eliminated in the qualifying round for the Oregon World Athletics Championships in 2022, he finished sixth in the Budapest Tournament in 2023 and eighth in the Paris Olympics in 2024. His personal best was 8 minutes 3.43 seconds, a Japanese record for the 5,000-meter obstacle, and 13 minutes 26.78 seconds. He was 168 cm and 56 kg.
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