All Japan University Ekiden Komazawa University Tournament New record for the 13th victory for the first time in 6 years November 1, 15:26
The All Japan University Ekiden, one of the three major Ekiden of the university, was held, and Komazawa University won the 13th victory for the first time in 6 years with a time of 5 hours 11 minutes 8 seconds.
The All Japan University Ekiden is called the Three Great Ekiden of the University together with the "Hakone Ekiden" and the "Izumo All Japan University Selected Ekiden" which was canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
The tournament was held after conducting temperature measurement and disinfection of athletes and related parties as an infection prevention measure, and requesting refraining from supporting along the road.
The race was contested for 106.8 km in 8 sections from Atsuta Jingu in Nagoya City to Ise Jingu in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, and 25 teams participated.
The race was a mixed race in which the rankings changed one after another toward the end of the race, and Aoyama Gakuin University, which won the Hakone Ekiden this year, was followed by Tokai University and Komazawa University, and the final 8 wards where the ace of each school was lined up. It was.
Then, Aoyama Gakuin University began to lag around 10 km, and when Tokai University and Komazawa University became a single combat, Komazawa University's second grader, Tazawa Ren, spurted at once around the remaining 1 km, Tokai University's fourth grader, Natori. I pushed out Ryota and finished as it was.
Komazawa University won the 13th victory for the first time in 6 years in 5 hours 11 minutes 8 seconds, which shortened the tournament record by more than 2 minutes.
2nd place was Tokai University aiming for 2 consecutive victories, 3rd place was Meiji University, and 4th place was Aoyama Gakuin University.
Director Komazawa University Yagi "To the team that will be the ever-winning corps of Reiwa"
Hiroaki Oyagi, director of Komazawa University, said, "I'm really happy that the players worked hard to reach Tazawa, and the ace ran like an ace. , I want to be a team that will become Reiwa's ever-winning army again. "
Komazawa University's ace who ran the last 8 wards, Ren Tazawa, a second-year student, said, "I thought that I should be about 30 seconds behind the top Aoyama Gakuin University at the start of the 8th ward, but Natori of Tokai University Ryota pulled me. I'm glad I was able to achieve it safely because my goal was to cut the winning tape in 1st place, "he said with a smile.