 Pari gbolohun yii: Kota Wakabayashi gba iriri agbaye akọkọ rẹ ni Asian Athletics Championships ni Doha ni : 2019, nibi ti o ti gba ami eye goolu pẹlu Japanese 4 x 400 mita relay ni 3:02.94 min ati ami eye idẹ pẹlu relay apapọ ni 3:20.29 min lẹhin awọn ẹgbẹ lati Bahrain ati India. 