Rika Hironaka and Nozomi Tanaka, who played an active part in last year's Tokyo Olympics, will be attending the tournament after the announcement of the athletes who will participate in the national women's relay race against the prefectures where female athletes will connect the sashes in Kyoto in the new year. I did.

Last year's tournament was canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and the National Women's Ekiden, which will be held for the first time in two years, will be held at the same distance as the marathon that starts and finishes at "Takebishi Stadium Kyoto" in Kyoto City on the 16th of this month. Nine runners from junior high school students to working adults will connect the stadium.



On the 11th, a press conference by the tournament secretariat was held in a remote format, and the participating players were announced.



Of these, Hironaka, who won the 7th place at 10,000 meters, was from Nagasaki, and Tanaka, who was the first Japanese player to win at 1500 meters, was from Hyogo. Five people are scheduled to run, including participation.



In addition, 39-year-old Kayoko Fukushi, who announced her retirement this month, will be the oldest runner in this race and will face the final relay race from her hometown of Aomori.



In addition, Seira Fuwa, a first-year student at Takushoku University, who has been attracting attention as a rising star in the university relay road race, has participated as a member of Gunma, overwhelming the national high school relay road race last month. The players of Sendai Ikuei High School who won the championship will connect Tasuki as members of Miyagi.



As the infection of the new corona spreads rapidly again, the tournament does not allow spectators to enter the stadium and strongly calls for refraining from cheering along the road.



The National Women's Ekiden is scheduled to start at 0:30 pm on the 16th of this month, and NHK will broadcast on NHK General TV, Radio 1 and NHK Plus, as well as set up a special site to provide information and breaking news on athletes. ..

Tokyo Olympics representative also participates

今回で40回の節目を迎える全国女子駅伝には去年夏の東京オリンピックの代表選手たちも出場し、大会を盛り上げます。



大会には、東京オリンピックの中長距離やマラソンの女子の代表5人が出場する予定です。



このうち1万メートルで7位に入賞した廣中璃梨佳選手が地元の長崎から出場し、1500メートルで日本選手として初の入賞となる8位に入った田中希実選手が地元の兵庫から出場します。



さらに、マラソンで8位に入賞した一山麻緒選手が地元の鹿児島から出場するほか、1万メートルの代表、安藤友香選手が所属チームのある京都、3000メートル障害の代表、山中柚乃選手が同じく所属チームのある愛媛から出場します。



また、オリンピックに長距離とマラソンで4大会連続出場を果たし、今月での現役引退を発表した39歳の福士加代子選手が青森のふるさとランナーとして最後の駅伝に臨みます。


福士選手は、今大会に出場する選手の中で、最年長です。



注目選手はオリンピアンだけではありません。



群馬から出場する拓殖大1年の不破聖衣来選手は、先月、1万メートルで日本歴代2位のタイムを出し、全日本大学女子選抜駅伝「富士山女子駅伝」では、エース区間の5区を走り、それまでの区間記録を2分近く更新するなど女子長距離の新星として期待されています。



さらに、先月の全国高校駅伝で活躍した高校生からは1区で積極的な走りを見せて優勝に貢献した宮城の仙台育英高校のエース、米澤奈々香選手や最後のトラック勝負で粘りの走りを見せてチームを2位にあげた大阪薫英女学院のアンカー、水本佳菜選手などが再び、都大路を走ります。



Promising players such as Sayo Imanishi of Chiba, who is the fastest among junior high school students who participate in the 3000m time, and Michi Kawanishi of Fukuoka, who won the 1500m of the national junior high school championship last year, will connect the junior high school students.