 Complete the following phrase:  Nagao established himself among the top Asian hurdlers in the 1977 season. At the Japan Championships in Athletics that year he won the 400 m hurdles title in a time of 51.11 seconds  the best ever recorded by a Japanese athlete at the competition. He was unable to compete at the 1977 Asian Athletics Championships, as the even was cancelled due to the lack of support from the International Amateur Athletics Federation, following the exclusion of Israel from the tournament. Nagao competed at two major international events that year: he was Asias selection for the 