World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan competes in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima (L) of Japan and Bayapo Ndori of Botswana compete in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025. Ndori won bronze.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan competes in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima (L) of Japan and Bayapo Ndori of Botswana compete in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025. Ndori won bronze.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima (L) of Japan and Bayapo Ndori of Botswana compete in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025. Ndori won bronze.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan acknowledges the crowd while holding a national flag after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan acknowledges the crowd after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan lies on his back after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan holds a national flag after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan lies on his back after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan holds a national flag after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan holds a national flag after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan competes in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan holds a national flag after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan competes in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan lies on his back after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima (L) of Japan and Bayapo Ndori of Botswana cross the finish line in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025. Ndori won bronze.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan competes in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2025.

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan (far R) and other athletes compete in a men's 400-meter heat during the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sept. 14, 2025. Nakajima set a new national record of 44.44 seconds.

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan (C), alongside Bayapo Ndori (L) of Botswana and Cooper Sherman of Australia, competes in a men's 400-meter heat during the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sept. 14, 2025. Nakajima set a new national record of 44.44 seconds.

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

(from L) Bayapo Ndori of Botswana, Cooper Sherman of Australia, Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan, and Chidi Okezie of Nigeria, compete in a men's 400-meter heat during the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sept. 14, 2025. Nakajima set a new national record of 44.44 seconds.

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Yuki Joseph Nakajima (C) of Japan, alongside Bayapo Ndori (L) of Botswana and Cooper Sherman of Australia, crosses the finish line in a men's 400-meter heat during the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sept. 14, 2025. Nakajima set a new national record of 44.44 seconds.

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan reacts after finishing second in a men's 400-meter heat at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sept. 14, 2025. Nakajima set a new national record of 44.44 seconds.

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan reacts after finishing second in a men's 400-meter heat at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sept. 14, 2025. Nakajima set a new national record of 44.44 seconds.

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan reacts after finishing second in a men's 400-meter heat at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sept. 14, 2025. Nakajima set a new national record of 44.44 seconds.

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan reacts after finishing second in a men's 400-meter heat at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sept. 14, 2025. Nakajima set a new national record of 44.44 seconds.

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan reacts after finishing second in a men's 400-meter heat at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sept. 14, 2025. Nakajima set a new national record of 44.44 seconds.

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan reacts after finishing second in a men's 400-meter heat at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sept. 14, 2025. Nakajima set a new national record of 44.44 seconds.

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan competes in a men's 400-meter heat during the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sept. 14, 2025. Nakajima set a new national record of 44.44 seconds.

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Yuki Joseph Nakajima (2nd from L) of Japan finishes second in a men's 400-meter heat during the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sept. 14, 2025. Nakajima set a new national record of 44.44 seconds.

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Paris Olympics: Athletics

Paris Olympics: Athletics

Japan's runners -- (from L) Yuki Joseph Nakajima, Kaito Kawabata, Fuga Sato and Kentaro Sato -- are pictured after finishing sixth in the men's 4x400-meter relay final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 10, 2024, at Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris.

Paris Olympics: Athletics

Paris Olympics: Athletics

Japan's Kaito Kawabata (R) sprints sets off after receiving the baton from Yuki Joseph Nakajima in the men's 4x400-meter relay final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 10, 2024, at Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris.

Paris Olympics: Athletics

Paris Olympics: Athletics

Japan's Yuki Joseph Nakajima (top) hands the baton to Kaito Kawabata in the men's 4x400-meter relay final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 10, 2024, at Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris.

Paris Olympics: Athletics

Paris Olympics: Athletics

Japan's Yuki Joseph Nakajima (R) and Gardeo Isaacs of South Africa start in the men's 4x400-meter relay final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 10, 2024, at Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris.

Athletics: World championships

Athletics: World championships

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan competes in a men's 400 meters semifinal during the world athletics championships in Budapest on Aug. 22, 2023.

World Athletics Championships 2023 - Budapest

World Athletics Championships 2023 - Budapest

Quincy HALL of USA and Yuki Joseph NAKAJIMA of JAP Heat 5 400 METRES MEN during the World Athletics Championships 2023 on August 20, 2023 at Nemzeti Atletikai Kozpont in Budapest, Hungary. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

Athletics: Diamond League meet

Athletics: Diamond League meet

Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan competes in the men's 400-meter final at the Diamond League athletics meet in Stockholm on July 2, 2023.