Marathons and Ekidens at Risk of Extinction Due to Overly Strict JAAF Coronavirus Guidelines



an unsigned editorial in the Nikkan Gendai


"The hurdles are just too high to overcome." Those are the words of a staff member at one of the Hakone Ekiden regulars.

On July 27 it was announced that the Oct. 11 Izumo Ekiden had been canceled due to the coronavirus crisis. As the first of the Big Three University Ekidens, its cancelation is bound to have an impact not just on the Nov. 1

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