A talk event was held by the director of a leading school in front of the New Year's annual "Hakone Ekiden", and Aoyama Gakuin University director Susumu Hara is enthusiastic about winning the championship for the first time in two years with the "Powerful Daisakusen" that brings together the power of the players. Was shown.
Hakone Ekiden will be held on January 2nd and 3rd next year after calling for refraining from supporting along the roadside in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
On the 10th, a talk event was held online by the directors of five leading universities.
Of these, director Hara of Aoyama Gakuin University, who is showing off his unique strategy name at this event almost every year, has put up a "powerful strategy" that brings together the power of the players.
Aoyama Gakuin University has a time of 10,000 meters and 28 minutes, which is a proof of a leading runner for all the players who entered, and Hara said, "Last year we finished without a crown, but we have power. I want to do my best to win the championship for the first time in two years. "
In addition, Juntendo University director Shunsuke Nagato, who has Ryuji Miura who won the men's 3000m steeplechase at the Tokyo Olympics, said, "I'm looking forward to what kind of run Miura will do, but other members are also gathering, so I'm confident that I will welcome you. I want to do it. "
In addition, at the tournament, we will pay attention to Komazawa University aiming for the second consecutive victory, Soka University which was second in the previous time, Tokyo International University which has international students, Toyo University which has a strong first grader, and Waseda University which has influential runners as senior students. Will gather.
In recent years, the speed of Hakone Ekiden has been increasing due to factors such as platform shoes, and it is expected that 21 teams including the Kanto Student Union, which participates in the open race, will be in a mixed race.