Koji Murofushi throwing in Zagreb and winning the overall IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge title (© Zagreb meeting organisers)
Japan will send a 50-member squad to the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, Korea, 27 August-4 September.
The final team composition was announced following the conclusion of the Asian Championships in Kobe, Japan, the final qualifying meet as designated by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations.
MEN -
200m:
Shinji Takahira
Hitoshi Saito
Yukichi Kobayashi
400m:
Yuzo Kanemaru
Relays:
Masashi Eriguchi
Sota Kawatsura
Hideyuki Hirose
Yusuke Ishitsuka
Kei Takase
800m:
Masato Yokota
5000m:
Kazuya Watanabe
10,000m:
Yuki Sato
400m Hurdles:
Takayuki Kishimoto
Yuta Imazeki
Takatoshi Abe
Pole Vault:
Daichi Sawano
Hammer Throw:
Koji Murofushi
Javelin Throw:
Yukifumi Murakami
Decathlon:
Keisuke Ushiro
Marathon:
Yukihiro Kitaoka
Yuki Kawauchi
Hiroyuki Horibata
Yoshinori Oda
Kentaro Nakamoto
20Km Race Walk:
Yusuke Suzuki
50Km Race Walk:
Koichiro Morioka
Takayuki Tanii
Hirooki Arai
WOMEN -
100 & 200m:
Chisato Fukushima
Relays:
Kana Ichikawa
Nao Okabe
Momoko Takahashi
Saori Imai
5000m:
Megumi Kinukawa
Hitomi Niiya
10,000m:
Kayo Sugihara
Hikari Yoshimoto
3000m Steeplechase:
Minori Hayakari
400m Hurdles:
Satomi Kubokura
Hammer Throw:
Aya Masumi
Javelin Throw:
Yuki Ebihara
Risa Miyashita
Marathon:
Yoshimi Ozaki
Yukiko Akaba
Remi Nakazato
Azusa Nojiri
Mai Ito
20Km Race Walk:
Kumi Otoshi
Masumi Fuchise
Mayumi Kawasaki
