Yuji Togawa

Started: He began distance running in grade one of primary school. (shinken-oita.jp, 01 Jul 2019) Reason: He competed in his first long-distance running race at primary school, but then followed his older brother into baseball. He competed in both baseball and athletics during middle school, before choosing to focus on athletics in high school due to the school's strong athletics team. (shinken-oita.jp, 01 Jul 2019)