Before the annual Hakone Ekiden on New Year's Ekiden, a talk event was held by the coaches of leading schools. I raised it and talked about my enthusiasm.
The Hakone Ekiden will be held on January 2nd and 3rd next year with 21 teams participating, including the Kanto Student Union.
A talk event was held on the 10th before the tournament, and the directors of five leading schools that ranked high in this year's tournament participated remotely.
Among them, many of the players who had won the previous championship remained, and Aoyama Gakuin University's coach Hara, who is aiming for consecutive victories, has named the operation "Peace Daisakusen", which means V sign.
Coach Hara expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I believe that sports and the Hakone Ekiden can only be done in a peaceful environment. The athletes are doing well, so I want to finish with peace, a second straight win, and a V-sign."
In addition, Hiroaki Oyagi, the manager of Komazawa University, who has ace Ren Tazawa and is aiming for the fifth university ekiden triple crown following the "Izumo All Japan University Ekiden" and "All Japan University Ekiden", said, "This year, the players are It's thick and the quality is solid. The players are confident, so I'm going to aim for the championship," he said powerfully.
In addition, Juntendo University, which ranked second last year with Ryuji Miura, who won the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Tokyo Olympics, Tokyo International University, which has international students, Kokugakuin University, which has performed well in the university ekiden this season, and Rikkyo, who will be participating for the first time in 55 years. Attention is drawn to large
The Kanto Student Athletics Federation, which hosts the Hakone Ekiden, does not ask people to refrain from cheering along the road, but to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection, wear a mask and keep a safe distance from others and speak out. We are calling for you to refrain from all support.