Prefectural Competition Nationwide Women's Ekiden Tomorrow Gun, Kyoto, January 11, 17:39
The opening ceremony was held in Kyoto City before the National Women's Ekiden, which runs through Kyoto in the New Year, is held on the 12th.
Nationwide Women's Ekiden, which is celebrating its 38th anniversary, starts and finishes at Takebishi Stadium Kyoto in Kyoto City, and connects nine runners from junior high school students to working adults at the same distance as the marathon.
The opening ceremony was held in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City on the 11th, and the captains of 47 national teams entered from the south with the flag of the prefecture, and the championship cup was returned from last year's champion Aichi.
Next, Nana Kuraoka, the captain of Kagoshima where the National Athletic Meet is held, swears athletes and said, `` To connect to the Kotoshin Olympics and Paralympic Games, Kagoshima National Athletic Meet, connect the generations across generations, Reiwa I pledge to make the tournament worthy of the beginning of the event. "
The competition is expected to be centered on the Kansai group, such as Kyoto, which boasts the largest number of championships in 16 tournaments, and Hyogo, which aims to win for the first time in two years.
Honami Maeda, a candidate for the Tokyo Olympics marathon, will compete from the top contenders in Osaka, drawing attention to the first race of the Olympic year.
The race will start at 0:30 pm on the 12th, and NHK will broadcast live on the integrated TV and radio No. 1, and will also be able to select and watch the favorite video of the race on a PC or smartphone.