Athletics: Tada, Yamagata clinch Japan's Olympic spots in men's 100

Shuhei Tada won the men's 100 meters at the national championships Friday, booking his ticket for the Tokyo Olympics along with national record holder Ryota Yamagata as two of Japan's three slots for the race were confirmed.Tada crossed in 10.15 seconds before 5,000 spectators at Osaka's Yanmar Stadium for his first national title, while Yamagata, who set the national record of 9.95 on June 6, logged 10.27 to finish third. The pair secured their Olympic berths as they had already cleared the qualifying standard of 10.05 before the race.Bruno Dede came second in 10.19 but has yet to run unde…READ FULL ARTICLE