Five members of the Japanese track and...
Five members of the Japanese track and field team--each a national record-holder--have entered the Feb. 20 Times/GTE Indoor Games at the Forum.
The Japanese men are high jumper Takao Sakamoto, who has a best of 7 feet 6 1/2 inches, pole vaulter Toshiyuki Hashioka (18-2 1/2), triple jumper Norisumi Tamashita (56-3) and long jumper Junichi Usui (26-7). Competing in the women’s high jump will be Megumi Sato, with a best of 6-3 1/2.
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