Asuka Terada (ๅฏบ็ฐ ๆๆฅ้ฆ, Terada Asuka; born 14 January 1990, in Sapporo) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the sprintโฆAsuka Terada (ๅฏบ็ฐ ๆๆฅ้ฆ, Terada Asuka; born 14 January 1990, in Sapporo) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She twice represented her country at the World Championships, first at the 2009 edition in Berlin and then over a decade later at the 2019 edition in Doha. Her personal best in the event is 12.86 seconds (+0.7 m/s) set in Osaka in 2023. This is the current national record. She retired in 2013 because of injuries. After marriage and childbirth, she decided to return to sport in 2017, first giving rugby a try and a year later coming back to athletics.
Sayuri Takeda (็ซน็ฐ ๅฐ็พๅ, Takeda Sayuri; born 29 August 1989 in Hakodate) is a Japanese retired triple jumper. She was theโฆSayuri Takeda (็ซน็ฐ ๅฐ็พๅ, Takeda Sayuri; born 29 August 1989 in Hakodate) is a Japanese retired triple jumper. She was the 2009 East Asian Games silver medalist and 2011 Japanese national champion.
Saori Kitakaze (ๅ้ขจ ๆฒ็น, Kitakaze Saori; born April 3, 1985 in Kushiro) is a Japanese track and field sprint athlete whoโฆSaori Kitakaze (ๅ้ขจ ๆฒ็น, Kitakaze Saori; born April 3, 1985 in Kushiro) is a Japanese track and field sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres. She is the joint Japanese record holder in the 4ร100 m relay, having run a time of 43.39 seconds alongside Momoko Takahashi, Chisato Fukushima and Kana Ichikawa at the 2011 Seiko Golden Grand Prix. He first international competitions came in 2004, when she took the bronze medal over 60 metres at the 2004 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and reached the 100 m semi-finals at that year's World Junior Championships in Athletics. The following year she came fourth at the 2005 East Asian Games before helping the Japanese women to the 4ร100 m relay title. An appearance on the continental stage followed at the 2006 Asian Games (where she was seventh in the 100 m final) and a relay silver medal came at the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships. Kitakaze earned her first global level selection for Japan that year, but her relay team was disqualified in the preliminary rounds of the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.