The Izumo All Japan University Ekiden, the first of the three major university ekiden races, was held in Shimane Prefecture, and Dai Komazawa set a new tournament record and won the championship for the first time in nine years and for the fourth time.
This tournament is the first of the three major university ekiden races, including the All Japan University Ekiden and the Hakone Ekiden. It starts in front of Izumo Taisha Shrine in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, and runs a 45.1-kilometer course in six sections to Izumo Dome. was broken.
In the first section of the race, Chuo University's Yamato Yoshii jumped out from the start and tied the sash at the top.
In the second section, Komazawa University first-year student Keita Sato took the lead with a new section record. I spread it.
Dai Komazawa kept the lead in the 4th section, Taiyo Yasuhara of the 5th section connected the sash with a section prize run, and Mebuki Suzuki, the anchor, maintained the lead and finished.
Dai Komazawa set a new tournament record of 2:08:32 and won his fourth victory for the first time in nine years.
2nd place went to Kokugakuin University, which moved up in the 4th section, and 3rd place went to Chuo University, which showed tenacity after taking the top spot in the 1st section.
Aoyama Gakuin University, who won this year's Hakone Ekiden, was 4th.