Round-Kyūshū Ekiden
The Prince Takamatsu Cup Nishinippon Round-Kyūshū Ekiden (九州一周駅伝 Kyūshū isshū ekiden) was a running race in Japan that was held annually from 1951 to 2013. Contestants from the prefectures on the island of Kyūshū, as well as from Yamaguchi and Okinawa Prefectures, gathered each November. The event was held at the Kyushu island, beginning in Nagasaki and proceeding to the cities of Sasebo, Saga, Kumamoto, Minamata, Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Nobeoka, Ōita, Kitakyushu, and finally Fukuoka. The 1064-km course consisted of 72 segments, and was the longest relay race in the world.
The winning team received the Prince Takamatsu trophy. The Nishinippon Shimbun sponsors the event.
The organisers announced that the 2013 and 62nd edition of the race would be its last, owing to the difficulty and cost of assuring athletes' safety over such a long course and time period. Increased traffic in the race's later years was a specific factor in its decision to fold the race.[1]
References
- ^ 九州一周駅伝が今秋で終了 名ランナー輩出、62回で幕へ (in Japanese). Nishinippon. Retrieved on 2013-07-07.
External links
- Nishinippon Shimbun Events site (in English)
- Nishinippon Shimbun Relay Race site (in Japanese)
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- All-Japan High School Ekiden Championship
- All-Japan Corporate Ekiden Championships
- All-Japan Inter-Prefectural Ekiden Championships
- Asahi Ekiden
- Atlanta Ekiden (USA)
- Gifu to Nagoya Ekiden
- Hakone Ekiden
- International Chiba Ekiden
- Round-Kyūshū Ekiden
- Women's Kita-Kyushu Ekiden
- Yokohama International Women's Ekiden
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- Athletics in Japan
- Relay race
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