Osako ran the 5 km between the 30km 35km in the pace of 14 minutes, moving up the leaderboard. He finished at 2 hours 5 minutes 29 seconds, bettering his own Japanese record by 21 seconds, and placing fourth overall. He shouted in joy, punching the air with his fists as he crossed the finish. "I was able to set a new Japanese record to move on to the next stage. I'm glad I was able to give it my all." You can see that he was overwhelmed with emotion through his eyes.