I felt very good. It is my second best result. I was not effected by the three false starts.

I just ran a few days ago in Shanghai so I was pretty relaxed today, ... My goal for next year is to win at the Asian Games.

I just ran a few days ago in Shanghai so I was pretty relaxed today. My goal for next year is to win at the Asian Games.

I had thought the year following the 2004 Olympics would not be so busy. But it turned out to be very busy. I competed in Golden League races and world championships and quite a few domestic races.

I knew I would win although I felt tired after the National Games,

I hope to be at the starting line of the finals at Athens and win a medal at Beijing,

The Beijing Olympics will be a good opportunity for the athletes of Asia to show their abilities, ... I don't believe that Asian athletes are inferior to athletes from North America and Europe in the track sprint events. I'm a good example. It's important to wipe away existing stereotypes. I hope Japanese athletes will also make their best efforts.

It was comfortable. I think I will be able to run under 13 seconds again sooner or later but I'm not losing sleep over it or putting pressure on myself.

It was the same time I had at the world championships so it's not bad,

The track has been slippery with the drizzle, and that did make it a little bit hard for me to run out a good result.