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Indian Express
a day ago
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- Indian Express
World Athletics : After Gout Gout heroics in 200m, Japanese teen sensation Sorato Shimizu rewrites record books in 100m
Eight months after school boy 17-year-old Gout Gout broke Peter Norman's 56-year-old Australian record of 20.06 seconds in men's 200m the Australian All Schools Championship, Japanese school boy 16-year-old Sorato Shimizu has become the U18 100m world record holder with a timing of 10.00 seconds in a local High School competition in Hiroshima in Japan on Saturday. Shimuzu, who is. student of the Seiryo High School in Ishikawa in Japan, broke the previous record of 10.06 seconds jointly held by Puripol Boonson of Thailand and Christian Miller of the USA. While Gout had become the second fastest U18 100m sprinter in the men's 200m with his run of 20.04 seconds in December with US athlete Erriyon Knighton being the fastest U18 200 m runner with a U18 world record time of 19.84 seconds set in 2021, Shimuzu's feat in 100m makes him the fastest U18 100m sprinter in the world. 'I was determined to run under 10 seconds heading into the final. I'm happy to have set a high school record. I'd like to get a taste of it if I can make it' Shimuzu told the Japanese media after the meet. Shizumi, who is 14 months younger than Gout, is now the joint fifth fastest Japanese runner of all time. Shimizu's record run on Saturday also meant that he also broke the Japanese high school record of 10.01 seconds set by Yoshihide Kiryu in 2013. With Gout having a personal best timing of 10.17 seconds in 100m, there have already been talks in Australian media about the two teenage sensations racing against each other in an event. Shimizu's record is also faster than any of the 100m timings recorded by Olympic champion Usain Bolt as a 20-year-old in his illustrious career. 10.00s WORLD AGE 16 BEST WORLD CHAMPS QUALIFIER =5th JAPANESE EVER Sorato Shimizu 🇯🇵 blew away the field in the boys 100m at the 2025 Inter-High School Championships in Japan, clocking 10.00s (+1.7) to take 0.09s off the previous world age 16 best!!! 🤯🔥 🎥 TF-bl4ik… — Owen (@_OwenM_) July 26, 2025 Bolt had clocked his first timing below 10.4 seconds at the age of 21 years and six months in March 2008 before he broke the ten seconds mark for the first time in his career with a timing of 9.76 seconds in May, months before he won the 100m title in Beijing Olympics. Gout Gout had recorded his personal best timing of 20.02 seconds in the 200m race in Ostrava Golden Spike Meet in Czech Republic last month and Australian media have already started comparing Gout and Shimizu and expecting both the teenage sensations to run against each other in near future. 'Gout is the rising star of athletics but the fact a boy younger than him has achieved a time he hasn't is sure to get his competitive juices flowing. Similarly to Usain Bolt, Gout has suggested the 200m event is more suited to his running style, due to his slower start and trademark acceleration – similar to that of Usain Bolt. But the Aussie will still be competing at several 100m events in the coming months and years, and is sure to have noticed the young Japanese phenom. Gout has gone under 10 seconds twice in his young career but both runs were wind assisted, meaning Shimizu has got one up on the Aussie sensation, at least for now. With Gout shining at the Diamond League and Shimizu clocking a world record time it is only a matter of time until the pair do battle on the track,' wrote in their report about Shimizu feat. Like Shimuzu, Gout, who was born in Ipswich in Queensland with his parents being South Sudanese immigrants, who moved to Australia in 2005, too had talked about his passion for breaking records. 'I feel good. New personal best, new national record in my first European race. I don't feel any pressure. Because as soon as I step out on that track, it's just me by myself and what I've got to do – my favourite thing, and that's to run. So, I just go out there and run and nothing stops me from doing that … Get some more races in me and (the 20-second barrier) will drop for sure.' Gout told reporters after winning the title in Ostrava.
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Sprint star, 16, beats Usain Bolt's 100m record at same age and outshines Gout Gout
Sorato Shimizu set a new under-18 100m world record in Japan's Inter-High School Championships while eclipsing the entry standard for the World Athletics Championships in the process Athletics has a new sensation in the form of an unheralded Japanese sprinter who has outpaced the likes of Gout Gout and Usain Bolt, while etching his name into the annals of history. Sorato Shimizu, at just 16 years old, has set a new under-18 100m world record at Japan's Inter-High School Championships. In doing so, he met the entry standard for the World Athletics Championships. The high school junior, who doesn't celebrate his 17th birthday until February 2026, clocked an impressive time of 10.00 seconds. His performance was quicker than the Japanese high school record set by Yoshihide Kiryu in 2013, who later competed in the Olympic Games. It also surpassed the 10.04 time posted by Australian up-and-comer Gout Gout, and the 10.03-second sprint set by Bolt at the age of 20 - albeit, the latter dedicated himself more to the 200m discipline. Competing in Hiroshima on Saturday, Shimizu's time ranks as the fifth fastest in Japanese history, irrespective of age. This remarkable run, deemed legal with a tailwind of +1.7, has potentially paved the way for him to compete in the world championships on home turf, reports the Mirror US. Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School in Ishikawa Prefecture, could represent Japan in the World Athletics Championships taking place in Tokyo this September. Speaking about his result, he said: "I was determined to run under 10 seconds heading into the final. I'm happy to have set a high school record. I'd like to get a taste of [the World Championships] if I can make it." Gout's personal best in the 100m was not deemed wind legal, meaning Shimizu bettered the previous U18 100m record of 10.06 seconds, which was held jointly by Puripol Boonson of Thailand and American sprinter Christian Miller. Video footage of the race showed just how commanding Shimizu's display was, as he surged ahead within the first 10m and never looked threatened, cruising to victory by an enormous distance. He added to NHK: "The 10.00-second time was shocking even to me, but I'm happy I was able to achieve it. Winning was my goal, so I focused on running my own race without hesitation. "From the start, I was able to connect to my signature 'second acceleration' and execute the movements I couldn't do in the preliminaries, so that was good." Shimizu currently sits at No. 377 in the world rankings, but should he repeat Saturday's breathtaking display, his position is certain to climb dramatically.
Japan Forward
2 days ago
- Sport
- Japan Forward
Sorato Shimizu Sets 100-Meter Under-18 World Record
Teenage sprinter Sorato Shimizu ran the boys 100-meter final in 10.0 seconds at the Japan Inter-High School Championships in Hiroshima. Sorato Shimizu (left) sprints in the 100-meter final at the Japan Inter-High School Championships on July 26, 2025, in Hiroshima. Shimizu completed the race in 10.00 seconds. (©KYODO) Running at full speed, Sorato Shimizu won the boys 100-meter final at the 2025 Japan Inter-High School Championships on Saturday, July 26 in Hiroshima. Shimizu, a 16-year-old student at Seiryo High School in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, reached the finish line in 10 seconds flat. He broke the national high school record set by Yoshihide Kiryu in 2013 (10.01 seconds). And he also set an under-18 world record in the race. The previous mark was shared by American Christian Miller and Thai runner Puripol Boonson, both of whom were clocked in 10.6 seconds in separate races in 2023, according to Track & Field News ' online archive. What was Shimizu's reaction after his notable achievement? "I was determined to run under 10 seconds heading into the final. I'm happy to have set a high school record," Shimizu said, according to Kyodo News, at Hot Staff Field Hiroshima. Sorato Shimizu poses for a commemorative photo after winning the men's 100-meter final at the national championships in Hiroshima on July 26. (KYODO) Elaborating on the race and the joy of victory in an interview with NHK, Shimizu said, "The 10.00-second time was shocking even to me, but I'm happy I was able to achieve it. Winning was my goal, so I focused on running my own race without hesitation. "From the start, I was able to connect to my signature 'second acceleration' and execute the movements I couldn't do in the preliminaries, so that was good." Shimizu's previous best time in the 100 meters was 10.19 seconds on July 4, according to the World Athletics website. At the 2024 Japan Inter-High School Championships in Fukuoka, Shimizu clocked 10.37 seconds. Sorato Shimizu (KYODO) The future looks bright for Sorato Shimizu as a sprinter. He's only 16. And he continues to improve, continues to get faster, which he wants to keep doing. "From now on, I will have to live up to the 10.00-second time," he told NHK. "But my goal in high school is to break the 9-second barrier, so I want to achieve that and become a 9-second sprinter." Looking ahead, Shimizu wants to compete on the global stage as soon as possible. He has qualified to participate in the men's 100 meters at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The qualifying heats are on September 13, followed by the semifinals and the final the next day at National Stadium. "I'd like to get a taste of it if I can make it," Shimizu said, according to Kyodo News. Ichiro Suzuki in an April 2001 file photo. (©SANKEI) Did you know that baseball great Ichiro Suzuki is, in his own words, "totally obsessed with cooking now?" The retired superstar revealed his newfound love for cooking in an interview with Kyodo News. It's a work in progress for the 51-year-old, who mostly makes pasta and risotto. "When I'm at home, I just wait for my wife to cook for me. But I began to think that wasn't good for me, so I asked one of my friends to teach me how to make pasta. That's how I got started," Ichiro was quoted as saying. "No one could've imagined that I would wear an apron and become so into cooking. I had never even held a knife. Of course, my wife still cooks me nutritionally balanced meals, and she also teaches me how to cook." Ichiro will take a break from cooking on Sunday, July 27. He'll attend the National Baseball Hall of Fame's induction ceremony in Cooperstown, New York. The other 2025 inductees are CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, the late Dick Allen and Dave Parker, who passed away on June 28 at age 74. Veteran baseball reporter Barry Bloom, who will be at the induction ceremony for the 22nd time, put Ichiro's career in perspective in an article published on the website Sportico. "Ichiro's Hall Election Punctuates Player Influx From Japan," the headline reads. Here's Bloom's apt introduction: "Japanese players have made an indelible impact on Major League Baseball, and nothing could punctuate that fact better than Ichiro Suzuki's induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday." ODDS and EVENS | Baseball Banter on a Hot Summer Day San Diego Padres starter Yu Darvish pitches against the St Louis Cardinals in the first inning on July 24 at Busch Stadium in St Louis. (Jeff Curry/IMAGN IMAGES/via REUTERS) Yu Darvish slipped to 0-3 in the 2025 MLB season after lasting just 3⅓ innings in a start on Thursday, July 24 against the St Louis Cardinals. Darvish allowed eight runs and eight hits in the San Diego Padres' 9-7 road loss at Busch Stadium. He walked two and struck out three. It was Darvish's fourth start of the season. He had been sidelined for more than three months with a right elbow injury. In his third start of the year, on July 19 against the Washington Nationals, the 38-year-old right-hander allowed five hits and three runs in five innings with a walk and a strikeout. The San Diego Union Tribune reported on Darvish's assessment of his pitching in the early stage of his comeback. "I wasn't particularly happy about how I was pitching out there," Darvish said on July 19, according to the California newspaper. He then said, "I was able to go five innings, and that's the longest that I've been able to go after coming back, so I think that part was good. But I was maybe getting too much [of] the strike zone. So that part, I think I can adjust and be better next time out." Although Darvish had a disappointing performance on July 24, he is gaining strength, which is important for pitchers. "Stamina-wise, I feel good. I was strong all throughout the game," Darvish said on July 19. "So that part, I think, is good. Just the command. That was part of the issue for tonight, and that's something that I need to work on a little bit more leading up to the next game. … I think it's just part of coming back to the game. Just the mechanical adjustment that I need to fine tune in order to have that right command. Once I get there, I should be fine." In other baseball news, Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani went 1-for-4, hitting a single and also reaching base on a walk, against the Boston Red Sox on Friday, July 25 at Fenway Park. Ohtani's streak of consecutive games with a home run ended at five, three shy of tying the MLB record shared by three players. The Dodgers won 5-2. Also, in Japan, the Pacific League beat the Central League 5-1 at Osaka's Kyocera Dome and 10-7 at Yokohama Stadium in the 2025 NPB All-Star Games on Wednesday and Thursday. After winning the women's team final at the World University Games, Japan's gymnasts pose with their gold medals on July 24 in Essen, Germany. (KYODO) The Japan women's artistic gymnastics squad won the team final at the 2025 World University Games on July 24 in Essen, Germany. Participating gymnasts were Kohane Ushioku, Shoko Miyata, Mana Okamura, Kokoro Fukasawa and Urara Asahikawa. Japan amassed 163.850 points to finish in first place, followed by Spain (151.750) and France (150.650). In capturing the gold medal, Japan had the highest scores on the vault (41.150), the uneven bars (40.600) and the balance beam (42.300) and in the floor exercise (39.800). Shoko Miyata (KYODO) Asahikawa said the team's focus on performance paid off. "When you do your performance, you don't think of the victory," Asahikawa said, according to International Gymnast Online. "You think of what you have to do. We focused on our strengths and not on the victory. That, I think, is the reason why we won. All of our team members were going to the limit to get the points they wanted to have. We were strong right from the beginning." The Japan men's gymnastics squad displays its gold medals on July 23 in Essen, Germany. (KYODO) On Tuesday, July 22, Japan triumphed in the men's team final at the same venue with a total score of 252.07. Canada and Switzerland placed second and third, respectively, with 239.593 and 239.162. Two-time Olympian Daiki Hashimoto, Tomoharu Tsunogai, reigning Olympic all-around champ Shinnosuke Oka, Shohei Kawakami and Tsuyoshi Hasegawa competed for Japan in the men's final. To secure the title, Japan finished first on the vault (42.832 points), parallel bars (44.332) and horizontal bar (44.133). "On pommel horse, two [Japanese] gymnasts had mistakes," Hashimoto said, according to International Gymnast Online. "That can happen. From rings [onwards], we had a strong competition. On the high bar, we finished strong. It was a good competition today. We did very strong as a team." Tsuyoshi Watanabe (GETTY IMAGES/via KYODO) Tsuyoshi Watanabe has signed a four-year contract to play for Dutch first-division team Feyenoord, it was announced on Wednesday, July 23. The 28-year-old defender previously suited up for Belgian club Gent. Watanabe began his pro career with FC Tokyo in 2019, then started playing for Belgium's Kortrijk in 2022 before moving on to Gent a year later. Japanese striker Ayase Ueda scored seven goals in 21 league matches for Feyenoord in the 2024-25 campaign. Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ichiro Suzuki answers questions during a news conference on July 26 in Cooperstown, New York. (Gregory Fisher/IMAGN IMAGES/via REUTERS) ― Cassandra Harrington , president and CEO of the Destination Marketing Corporation for Otsego County. Her company made bilingual brochures in English and Japanese to provide information about top tourist attractions in Cooperstown, New York, The Cooperstown Crier reported on July 22. ― Ichiro Suzuki , reflecting on the pressure he faced when he moved from NPB to MLB in 2001, according to an NBC News feature published in the run-up to the Hall of Fame festivities. Author: Ed Odeven Find Ed on JAPAN Forward' s dedicated website, SportsLook . Follow his [Japan Sports Notebook] on Sundays, [Odds and Evens] during the week, and X (formerly Twitter) ＠ed_odeven .
The Mainichi
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Athletics: Sorato Shimizu logs 10.00 to set U-18 world record in men's 100
HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Sorato Shimizu set an under-18 world record in the men's 100-meter sprint on Saturday, clocking 10.00 seconds at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting. Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School in Ishikawa Prefecture, ran with a tailwind of 1.7 meters per second in the final in Hiroshima and tied the fifth fastest time recorded by a Japanese in the distance. The 16-year-old also broke the country's high school record of 10.01 set by Yoshihide Kiryu in 2013 when the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics 4x100 relay silver medalist was in his third year at Kyoto's Rakunan High School. "I was determined to run under 10 seconds heading into the final. I'm happy to have set a high school record," said Shimizu, who has cleared the entry standard for the world championships in Tokyo in September. "I'd like to get a taste of it if I can make it."
Kyodo News
3 days ago
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Athletics: Shimizu logs 10.00 to set U-18 world record in men's 100
HIROSHIMA - Sorato Shimizu set an under-18 world record in the men's 100-meter sprint on Saturday, clocking 10.00 seconds at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting. Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School in Ishikawa Prefecture, ran with a tailwind of 1.7 meters per second in the final in Hiroshima and tied the fifth fastest time recorded by a Japanese in the distance. The 16-year-old also broke the country's high school record of 10.01 set by Yoshihide Kiryu in 2013 when the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics 4x100 relay silver medalist was in his third year at Kyoto's Rakunan High School. "I was determined to run under 10 seconds heading into the final. I'm happy to have set a high school record," said Shimizu, who has cleared the entry standard for the world championships in Tokyo in September. "I'd like to get a taste of it if I can make it."
