sentences:  He attempted to gain selection for the 2008 Summer Olympics, but ended the trials in seventh and was not picked for the squad.Representing the Komori Corporation, he ran in the New Year Ekiden and won his 8.3 km stage.In the 2009 track season he became the first athlete to run the 10,000 m under 27 minutes on Japanese soil, taking the win at the Shizuoka International in an all-comers record of 26