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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

(from L) Japan team members Hiroki Yanagita, Yuki Koike, Yoshihide Kiryu and Towa Uzawa acknowledge the crowd after finishing sixth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (foreground) runs the third leg in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (R) receives the baton from Hiroki Yanagita in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yoshihide Kiryu (R) of Japan receives the baton from Hiroki Yanagita in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yoshihide Kiryu (R) of Japan receives the baton from Hiroki Yanagita in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

(from L) Japan's Yuki Koike, Hiroki Yanagita, Yoshihide Kiryu and Towa Uzawa hold national flags after finishing sixth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

(from L) Japan's Yuki Koike, Hiroki Yanagita, Yoshihide Kiryu and Towa Uzawa hold national flags after finishing sixth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

(from L) Japan's Yuki Koike, Hiroki Yanagita, Yoshihide Kiryu and Towa Uzawa hold national flags after finishing sixth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships

Japanese sprinters Yoshihide Kiryu (R) and Yuhi Mori practice a relay handover at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2025, ahead of the World Athletics Championships, set to open on Sept. 13. (Pool photo)

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Paris Olympics: Athletics

Japan sprinters -- (from L) Yoshihide Kiryu, Koki Ueyama, Ryuichiro Sakai and Abdul Hakim Sani Brown -- are pictured after finishing fifth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris on Aug. 9, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Athletics

Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu competes in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 9, 2024, at Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231002) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Koike Yuki (L)/Kiryu Yoshihide of Japan compete during the Men's 4 x 100m Relay Heat of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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Olympics: Japan relay quartet gets silver medals

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 21 Kyodo - (From L) Ryota Yamagata, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu and Asuka Cambridge of Japan pose with their silver medals during the award ceremony for the men's 4x100-meter relay at the athletics competitions of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 20, 2016.

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Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

AUSTIN, United States, March 29 Kyodo - Yoshihide Kiryu of Japan speaks to reporters after clocking 9.87 seconds in the men's 100 meter dash invitational at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, on March 28, 2015. His time was deemed invalid for official purposes as the wind at his back (3.3 meters per second) exceeded the allowable limit of 2.0 m/s.

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Japan's Kiryu grabs bronze in men's 100m at world meet

EUGENE, United States - Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (L) finishes third in the men's 100-meter final by clocking 10.34 seconds at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 23, 2014. On the right is Ojie Edoburun of Britain, sixth.

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Japan's Kiryu claims bronze in 100-meter final

EUGENE, United States - Photo taken on July 23, 2014, in Eugene, the United States, shows Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (C). The 18-year-old Toyo University student won bronze in the 100-meter final of the IAAF World Junior Championships in 10.34 seconds.

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Japan's Kiryu claims bronze in 100-meter final

EUGENE, United States - Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu smiles after taking bronze in the 100-meter final of the IAAF World Junior Championships in 10.34 seconds on July 23, 2014, in Eugene, the United States.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese high school sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (far R) practices in Moscow on Aug. 8, 2013, two days before the opening of the world athletics championships. Jamaica's Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt (L back) practiced at the same venue.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese high school sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (front) practices in Moscow on Aug. 8, 2013, two days before the opening of the world athletics championships. Jamaica's Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt (L back) practiced at the same venue.

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Japan sprinter Kiryu

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan's sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu. The 17-year-old Kiryu's time of 10.01 seconds in the men's 100 meters at the Oda Memorial International on April 29, 2013, may not be recognized as a world junior record by the International Association of Athletics Federations because a device that measures wind speed was not used during the race, informed sources said on May 14.

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Men's 100 meters in Golden Grand Prix

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a men's 100-meter race at the Golden Grand Prix at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 5, 2013. Mike Rodgers (R) of the United States won in 10.19, while Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (C) finished third and Masashi Eriguchi (L) came sixth.

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Men's 100 meters in Golden Grand Prix

TOKYO, Japan - Mike Rodgers (L) of the United States and Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu are pictured together after competing in a men's 100-meter race at the Golden Grand Prix at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 5, 2013. Rodgers won in 10.19 and Kiryu finished third in 10.40.

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Men's 100 meters in Golden Grand Prix

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a men's 100-meter race at the Golden Grand Prix at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 5, 2013. Mike Rodgers (far R) of the United States won in 10.19 while Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (far L) finished third in 10.40.

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Tokyo Olympics: Athletics

Japanese sprinters (from R) Ryota Yamagata, Shuhei Tada, Yoshihide Kiryu and Yuki Koike look dejected after failing to make a baton handover in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 6, 2021, at the National Stadium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Athletics

Japanese sprinters (from L) Yuki Koike, Ryota Yamagata, Yoshihide Kiryu and Shuhei Tada look dejected after failing to make a baton handover in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 6, 2021, at the National Stadium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Athletics

Japanese sprinters (from L) Shuhei Tada, Yoshihide Kiryu, Yuki Koike and Ryota Yamagata smile after finishing third in a first-round heat of the Tokyo Olympic men's 4x100-meter relay on Aug. 5, 2021, at the National Stadium in Tokyo.

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Athletics: Japan's Kiryu 4th in 100m in Swedish Grand Prix

Rio Olympic-bound Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu speaks to reporters after finishing fourth in the men's 100 meters with a time of 10.34 seconds at the Folksam Grand Prix in Gothenburg, Sweden on July 15, 2016. Britain swept the podium, with Adam Gemili winning in 10.21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu and Walsh attend send-off ceremony ahead of Olympics

Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (L) of Tokyo's Toyo University speaks during a send-off ceremony at the university on June 28, 2016, ahead of his participation in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Kiryu is trying to become the first Japanese to run under 10 seconds in the 100 meters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu and Walsh attend send-off ceremony ahead of Olympics

Yoshihide Kiryu (L) and Julian Walsh, track and field athletes at Tokyo's Toyo University, pose for a photo during a send-off ceremony at the university on June 28, 2016, ahead of their participation in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Kiryu will compete in the men's 100 meters, while Walsh will compete in the men's 400 meters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Asuka Cambridge wins men's 100 meters

Asuka Cambridge (165) wins the men's 100 meters in 10.16 seconds at the national championships at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, central Japan, on June 25, 2016. Ryota Yamagata (163) was second in 10.17 and Yoshihide Kiryu (164) third in 10.31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Yamagata, Kiryu advance to 100m final at national c'ships

Ryota Yamagata (2nd from L) and Yoshihide Kiryu (R) finished first and second, respectively, in the second semifinal heat of the men's 100 meters at the national championships at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya on June 24, 2016, clocking 10.26 and 10.29 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu matches 10.01-seconds personal best in 100m

Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu poses for photos in front of an electric board, which showed he tied his personal best of 10.01 seconds in the men's 100 meters on June 11, 2016, during the national collegiate individual championships in Hiratsuka, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu matches 10.01-seconds personal record in 100m

Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (353) runs in the men's 100 meters during the national collegiate individual championships in Hiratsuka, near Tokyo, on June 11, 2016, tying his personal record of 10.01 seconds, the second-fastest time by a Japanese. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu matches 10.01-seconds personal record in 100m

Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu celebrates after tying his personal record of 10.01 seconds -- the second-fastest time by a Japanese -- in the men's 100 meters during the national collegiate individual championships in Hiratsuka, near Tokyo, on June 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu matches 10.01-seconds personal best in 100m

Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu poses for photos in front of an electric board, which showed he tied his personal best of 10.01 seconds in the men's 100 meters on June 11, 2016, during the national collegiate individual championships in Hiratsuka, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu matches 10.01-seconds personal record in 100m

Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (353) runs in the men's 100 meters during the national collegiate individual championships in Hiratsuka, near Tokyo, on June 11, 2016, tying his personal record of 10.01 seconds, the second-fastest time by a Japanese. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu wins 100M at Kanto Inter-College Athletic Championships

Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu wins the men's 100 meters final with a time of 10.35 seconds at the Kanto Inter-College Athletic Championships at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on May 20, 2016. Kiryu of Toyo University won the title for the first time in two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu wins 100M at Kanto Inter-College Athletic Championships

Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu is surrounded by reporters after winning the men's 100 meters final with a time of 10.35 seconds at the Kanto Inter-College Athletic Championships at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on May 20, 2016. Kiryu of Toyo University won the title for the first time in two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hamstrung Kiryu could miss world championships

Photo shows Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu. Toyo University said June 3, 2015, that the 19-year-old, who owns the second-fastest national time of 10.01 seconds in the men's 100 meters, will be unable to train for six weeks due to a right hamstring strain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan qualify for Rio Olympics in men's 4x100

(From L) Japan's Kotaro Taniguchi, Kenji Fujimitsu, Kazuma Oseto and Yoshihide Kiryu celebrate after finishing third in the men's 4x100 meters race at the World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, on May 2, 2015. Japan qualified for the event at next year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan qualify for Rio Olympics in men's 4x100

(From L) Japan's Kazuma Oseto, Kenji Fujimitsu, Yoshihide Kiryu and Kotaro Taniguchi pose with their bronze medals for the men's 4x100 meters race at the World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, on May 2, 2015. Japan qualified for the event at next year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu places 2nd in men's 100, misses sub-10 mark

(From L) Yoshihide Kiryu, Asuka Cambridge and Naoki Tsukahara compete in the men's 100 meters at the Oda Memorial International at Edion Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 19, 2015. Kiryu fell short in his bid for a sub-10 second mark, making a photo finish with Tsukahara in second in 10.40. Cambridge won the race in 10.37. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu settles for 3rd in men's 200 at Oda Memorial

Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (C) comes in third in the men's 200 meters on the opening day of the Oda Memorial International meet on April 18, 2015, in Hiroshima. Kiryu, who ran 9.87 for an unofficial wind-assisted record in the men's 100 meters at a meet in Austin, Texas, in March, is aiming for a sub-10 mark in the race on April 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asics becomes Gold Partner for 2020 Tokyo Games

Asics Corp. President Motoi Oyama (C) and Yoshiro Mori (3rd from R), head of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, pose for photos in Tokyo on April 6, 2015, after the sporting goods firm signed a deal to become the 10th Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner to support the Games. Paralympian Haruka Kitaura (L), sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (2nd from L), and table-tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa (3rd from L) joined the photo session. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sprinter Kiryu returns to Japan

Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu meets the press after his arrival at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on March 30, 2015, from the United States. The 19-year-old Kiryu clocked a wind-assisted unofficial mark of 9.87 seconds in the men's 100 meters at a track competition in Austin, Texas, on March 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

Yoshihide Kiryu of Japan (C in back) poses with his teammates for photos after clocking 9.87 seconds in the men's 100 meter dash invitational at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, on March 28, 2015. His time was deemed invalid for official purposes as the wind at his back (3.3 meters per second) exceeded the allowable limit of 2.0 m/s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

Yoshihide Kiryu of Japan (C) wins the men's 100 meter dash invitational with a time of 9.87 seconds at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, on March 28, 2015. His time was deemed invalid for official purposes as the wind at his back (3.3 meters per second) exceeded the allowable limit of 2.0 m/s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

An electronic board shows Yoshihide Kiryu of Japan marking 9.87 seconds in the men's 100 meter dash invitational at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, on March 28, 2015. His time was deemed invalid for official purposes as the wind at his back (3.3 meters per second) exceeded the allowable limit of 2.0 m/s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Men's 4x100-meter relay at worlds

The Japanese men's 4x100-meter relay team of (from L) Kirara Shiraishi, Yoshihide Kiryu, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Shuhei Tada pose for a photo after setting an Asian record to win bronze at the athletics world championships in Doha on Oct. 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Men's 4x100-meter relay at worlds

The Japanese men's 4x100-meter relay team of (from L) Shuhei Tada, Kirara Shiraishi, Yoshihide Kiryu and Abdul Hakim Sani Brown celebrate after setting an Asian record to win bronze at the athletics world championships in Doha on Oct. 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo