Regarding the qualifying session for the Hakone Ekiden, which is scheduled for the 100th tournament in 2024, the Kanto Student Athletics Federation, which hosts the tournament, has decided to extend the participation qualifications to universities nationwide.
The Kanto Student Athletics Federation, which hosts the New Year's annual "Hakone Ekiden," announced on the 30th of last month that it will qualify for the 100th tournament qualifying session scheduled for 2024 next year. Announced that the condition of registrant will be extended to male registrants of "Japan Student Athletics Union".
As a result, universities from all over the country can participate in the qualifying round for the 100th tournament.
Qualifying sessions are usually held in the fall of the year before the competition and are contested by the total time of the top 10 students from each university.
It will be interesting to see how many universities that could not participate in this decision can get the right to participate in the "Hakone Ekiden".
On the other hand, the open-participation Kanto Student Union team made up of university players who lost in the qualifying round will not be organized in the 100th tournament.
In addition, the Kanto Student Athletics Federation will reconsider the qualifications for participation after the 101st tournament.