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Vivid Reading Lesson5 A Run for Women's Equality
People today would think that Hitomi was free from any concerns and was on her way to success.
On the contrary, she was severely criticized.
In those days people had a prejudice against women who did sports.
Women who showed too much of their body and compeyed in races were not thought to be decent.
This caused Hitomi to worry about the future of women athletes.
In 1928, women were allowed to participate in track and field events at the Olympics for the first time in history.
Japan sent Hitomi to Amsterdam.
She was the only women athlete from Japan.
She was the world record holder in the in the women's 100-meter race at that time.
She took part in the 100-meter race but she eas beaten in the senifinals.
She thought that her good example at the Olympics would be the key to freeing people
in those days from prejudice against women athletes.
She decided to try the 800-meter race.
After the 100-meter race, she thought to herself,
"I have never run the 800-meter race, and I don't think I have enough energy for it.
Hpwever,I have the will to try.
I will run until I collapse."