Record: after multiple challenging attempts, Yoshihide Kiryu became the first Japanese sprinter to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters, with a record time of 9.98 seconds:
何回も壁に跳ね返されながら、ようやく達成した日本陸上界悲願の大記録でした。
跳ねる
はねる · HANERU
To jump, to leap.
悲願
ひがん · HIGAN
One's dearest wish.