The half marathon, which will be a test tournament for the Tokyo Olympics marathon and racewalking, will be held in Sapporo on the 5th.

The Tokyo Olympics marathon and racewalking will be held in Sapporo from August 5th to 8th, so as a test tournament, a half marathon will be held on the 5th using the same course as the actual marathon.



Yuma Hattori, Honami Maeda, and four other men and women who have been nominated for the Tokyo Olympics marathon will participate in the race.



The executive committee of the tournament has a policy to confirm whether there are any problems in infection control and management in this race.



In addition, traffic restrictions will be enforced in the city along with this test tournament.



In the center of the city, which is the place for the start and finish, from 8:50 am to 11:30 am on the south side of Odori, and 8:50 am on the north side from Odori. The road will be closed from around 1 pm at the maximum.



The executive committee wants you to check the tournament website for detailed traffic regulation locations and times.