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Hachioji CampusEkiden (Road Relay) Club held a running class at the TEIKYO Multi-Sports Carnival

On Saturday, January 25, 2025, the University Ekiden (Road Relay) Club conducted a running class at the Teikyo University Hachioji Campus athletic field. This event was held as part of the "TEIKYO Multi Sports Carnival" for elementary school students in the Tama region to experience and enjoy sports. The purpose of the event was to have children who are not good at sports feel the appeal of sports through interaction with the best university teams and top athletes in Japan.

On the day, approximately 40 elementary school students participated, forming groups with Ekiden (Road Relay) Club to do warm-up exercises and basic footwork practice. They also practiced running by splitting into university students and elementary school students to play tag (a game of tag in which participants were divided into police and thieves), and splitting the participants into four teams to try their hand at relays. The children seemed to enjoy running in every program. At the end of the event, there was a Q&A session with the runners who actually ran in the Hakone Ekiden, with questions fielded not only by the children but also For parents and guardians including questions like "Was it difficult to climb the hills?", "What do you eat?", and "What sports did you play in elementary school?", making it a fulfilling opportunity for interaction.

Teikyo University will continue to hold sports events that are closely connected to the local community, creating opportunities for children to experience sports.

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