In Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, an event called "Isu 1GP" was held to compete for the distance traveled on an office chair.
This event, named "Isu 1GP Aichi Ichinomiya Tournament," was held by the executive committee created at the local shopping district and the Junior Chamber to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the city's municipal organization.
The event takes place on a course of about 200 meters per lap set up in the Ginza shopping district in front of Ichinomiya station, kicking the ground while sitting in an office chair with wheels, and what within the two-hour time limit. Compete to see if you can run around.
On the 28th, 25 teams made up of three high school students and above participated, and after an inspection was conducted to check whether the chair was remodeled, a qualifying session was held to determine the starting position of the main race.
When participants wearing helmets and knee pads ran through the shopping street on office chairs, loud cheers were sent from the roadside.
And in the main race that started in the afternoon, the team that ran 122 laps and 24.4 kg in 2 hours won the championship, and 90 kg of rice from Aichi prefecture and an office chair worth about 90,000 yen were awarded as prizes. is.
Takahiro Tomita of the Ginza Shopping Street Promotion Association said, "I want to liven up and revitalize the shopping street that was hit by the Corona disaster."