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New Years Ekiden will take place on January 1, 2021.
Compared to Hakone Ekiden, the attention and excitement of the tournament are not that great, but the entry members of each business team are lined up with star players who made Hakone exciting. Especially this season, the athletes who have experienced Hakone have achieved results in the marathon and have been very active, such as breaking the Japanese record of 10,000 m in the Japan Championship.
After graduating from college, what kind of race will the Hakone warriors display and contribute to the team? I think the New Year’s Ekiden they participate in may get more attention.
Therefore, I would like to introduce you to the players to watch at the New Years Ekiden.
A feat without 7 people in the Hakone Ekiden / Ace section last season
On December 30 it was announced that Akira Aizawa (Toyo Univ.-Asahi Kasei), who was also the most outstanding player in this career, will sadly be withdrawn from the team due to a right knee injury. Although it was decided to fail, I would like to introduce him because he was a player who was expected to play an active role.
At last season’s Hakone Ekiden, he competed with Tatsuhiko Ito (Tokyo International University-Honda) in the second pavilion, taking out the international students without 7 people and reaching a new section of 65 minutes 57 seconds. After graduating, he entered Asahi Kasei and was off duty in early spring, but has been improving in record meetings since fall, and at the Japan 10,000m Championships on December 4, he set the standard participation record. at the Tokyo Olympics in 27 minutes 18 seconds 75 Defeat and win. Shot of the men’s national team of the 10,000 meters of the Tokyo Olympics next year. He said, “The section award is not enough. I will contribute to the victory with the new section,” so he must have shown his strength in order to participate.
Asahi Kasei, to which he belongs, has won the tournament for the fifth time in a row. Participating members are Tetsuya Armorsaka (Meidai), Kenta Murayama (Koma Univ.), Kota Murayama (Josai Univ.), Takashi Ichida (Daito Bunka Univ.), Hiroshi Ichida (Daito Bunka Univ.), And with the addition of Aizawa . Player layer thickness is top tier. He is also familiar with how to fight Ekiden, and can take pride in being the “King of Reiwa”. This year he is also the main candidate for the championship.
