Athletes who Competed

The Hiroshima University Track and Field Club participated in the 44th Annual All Japan University Ekiden held on Sunday, November 4. After winning the Chugoku and Shikoku Regional Qualifying Matches on September 22, it became the 6th consecutive tournament and the 10th time that they competed.

The stage was a 106.8km long relay divided into 8 sections, starting in Aichi Prefecture’s Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya City and stretching to Mie Prefecture’s Ise Shrine in Ise City. A total of 26 teams participated.

Hiroshima University came in 22nd, the same standing as last year; however, the time was 5 hours 46 minutes 24 seconds, more than 6 minutes faster than last year.

In the first section, Naoki Aiba (Faculty of Law, 4th year) was in 10th place among the top athletes from the Kanto region universities.

We are grateful to everybody for their continuing support of the Hiroshima University Track and Field Club.

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