The All Japan University Ekiden, one of the three major university ekiden races, was held, and Dai Komazawa won the race for the 15th time in three consecutive years with a time of 5 hours, 6 minutes and 47 seconds.
Together with the Hakone Ekiden and the Izumo All Japan University Ekiden, the All Japan University Ekiden is known as one of the three major university Ekiden races.
8 sections from Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya City to Ise Shrine in Ise City, Mie Prefecture were contested over 106.8 km. I participated.
In the race, Soka University's Jun Kasai set a new section record in the 2nd section and tied the sash in the lead, but Dai Komazawa, who is aiming for his third consecutive victory, came out on top in the 3rd section. rice field.
And in the 4th section, Takuma Yamakawa, a first-year student, was the top of the section with a strong run and gained more than a minute difference from the 2nd place.
After that, Dai Komazawa maintained the lead with a stable run, and in the 7th section, ace Ren Tazawa broke the previous section record by more than 40 seconds with a time of 49 minutes and 38 seconds.
In the final 8th section, Dai Komazawa, who extended his lead by running as the top of the section, won his 15th victory for the third consecutive year with a time of 5 hours, 6 minutes and 47 seconds, which was more than 4 minutes longer than the record set when he won the championship two years ago. I was.
Dai Komazawa won the Izumo All-Japan University Ekiden last month, and will aim for the triple crown at the Hakone Ekiden next January.
Second place was Kokugakuin University, and Aoyama Gakuin University, who won this year's Hakone Ekiden, was third.