17-year-old Goto wins silver medal in the men's 400m hurdles at the Asian Games

17-year-old Goto is one step closer to reaching the top of Asia. Men's 400m steeplechase final. Although he was the first to cross the 10th and final hurdle, he was passed by Qatar in the final stage and won the silver medal with a difference of 0.11 seconds. "It's frustrating that we lost in the second half, which is our strength." He expressed his honest feelings.

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Goto's time of 47.93 seconds is a good record, tied for second in Japan's all-time history, 0.04 seconds behind Dai Tamesue's Japanese record. He broke the U18 (under 18 years old) world record of 0.16 seconds set at the Japan Championship in June, where he won his first victory, and left a strong impression in his first senior international tournament. ``I feel like I'm going to lose even if I run 47 seconds.The world of adults is so wide,'' he said, expressing his true feelings.

Born in Chiba Prefecture. Last spring, he entered Rakunan High School in Kyoto, where his talent blossomed. At the U20 World Championship in August of this year, he won silver despite spraining his left ankle. This time, he also broke the participation standard record for next year's world championships. Daiki is a second year high school student. He vowed to take revenge by saying, ``The only way I can make up for this regret is at the World Athletics Championships.''