Post-Olympic years are usually considered down years. But it wasn¡¯t necessarily the case for Japan¡¯s track and field scene, which was highlighted by some notable feats and accomplishments in 2017.
And the country¡¯s elite athletes were rewarded for their hard work throughout the year at the annual Athletics Award at a Tokyo hotel on Tuesday evening.
Race walker Hirooki Arai was given the athlete of the year honor, while the bronze medal-winning men¡¯s 4x100 relay team of Shuhei Tada, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu, Kenji Fujimitsu and Aska Cambridge won the outstanding award.
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