Go to “without using it” Study on high school Ekiden nationwide to prevent flying squirrels Corona July 17 22:30
Regarding the “Nationwide High School Ekiden” where high school runners connect the ropes in Kyoto, the tournament's executive committee decided to study in the direction of not using the ropes during the relay to prevent flying. It was.
On the 17th, the executive committee of the National High School Ekiden to be held in Kyoto on December 20th was held in Osaka city to discuss measures to prevent new coronavirus infection.
At the meeting, we decided to proceed with the study in the direction that relays are not used when relaying because there is a danger that the athletes' breathing may attach to the shoulders worn from the shoulders.
The qualifying for each prefecture is early, and it will start from October this year, so the executive committee of the tournament is urgently considering alternative relay methods to Tasuki.
Also, considering the problem that iron injections were being used to improve competitiveness at some of the powerful schools of Ekiden, considering the burden of medical tests on the results of blood tests of athletes required since last year I decided not to do this.