page_title: 2012 Japan Championships in Athletics
section_title: Event schedule
hierarchical_section_title: 2012 Japan Championships in Athletics / Event schedule
caption_attribution_description: English: Crowds on stands waiting for start of the men's 100 metres final at the 96th Japan Championships in Athletics - This photo was taken on 9 June, 2012 at Nagai Stadium, Osaka.
context_page_description: The 96th Japan Championships in Athletics were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka. Organised by JAAF, the three-day competition took place from June 8–10 and served as the national championships in track and field for the Japan. The competition was for the qualifying trial for the Japan team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
  During the competition, 2 new national records and 4 new championship records were set in the events. Two women athletes, Tomomi Abiko set a new Japanese record in the pole vault, and Yuki Ebihara broke her own national record in the javelin. Koji Murofushi won the hummer throw's national champions for eighteen consecutive years. Yuzo Kanemaru won 400m eight years in a row. Chisato Fukushima won both the 100 m and 200m races two years in a row. For the Most Valuable Player of the Championships, Genki Dean and Yuki Ebihara were selected.
  The competition was broadcast on television by NHK.
caption: Crowds on stands waiting for start of the men's 100 metres final on 9 June.
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