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MBC News | The 70th victory is the top with a big reversal of Hioki!Round-the-prefecture Ekiden

The 70th victory is at the top with a big reversal of Hioki!Round-the-prefecture Ekiden[02/22 19:17]

The 22nd is the final day of the round-the-prefecture ekiden, in which runners from 12 districts in Kagoshima Prefecture connect their sashes for five days. The overall ranking until the 21st was the top, and Hioki and Aira were chasing Kagoshima, who was aiming for the consecutive victory, and it was a good race until the end.

The final day is 113.4 kilometers in 11 sections from Nejime in Minami-Osumi Town to Kagoshima City. In Section 2, running behind Sakanaka, who is a key player, is Kumage’s Shindo, who was a student when he was working at Nakatane Junior High School. It is the first match in the round-the-prefecture ekiden.

(Shinsaku Sakanaka, Kimotsuki) “I wanted to make a run that would please the people in the Kimotsuki area.

(Kumage Yuji Shindo) “Next year, if I can run in the same section again, I want to win.”

After that, Izumi, who was 4th overall, took the lead in the race. In the 9th section, Aira’s Nakamura wins the 35th section prize, which is a new tournament record. Behind him, Hioki, who is in 2nd place overall, is ahead of Kagoshima, but Kagoshima maintains the overall 1st place due to the time difference.

And the final 10th relay station. In Hioki, captain Migaki ran for the 3rd section prize of this tournament and overtook Kagoshima in the overall time.

(Captain Takashi Migaki Hioki) “It was tough, but I thought we had no choice but to close the time difference for the overall win. I think I did as much as I could, so I’d like to entrust the rest to the anchor.”

And Izumi came first in front of Kagoshima City Hall, the goal. Continuing from the second day, the final day also won the inter-day championship.

And Hioki came in second place. Measure the time difference with Kagoshima. After 2 minutes and 30 seconds, Hioki wins overall…

Hioki won the overall championship for the first time in two years.

(Hioki Anchor Tatsunari Kozono) “I was nervous, but I was able to stay calm from the beginning and was able to relax during the race.”

(Director Yusaku Hioki Kozono) “It was an unexpected win.

The daily ranking is 1st place Izumi, 2nd place Hioki. 3rd place was Aira. Hioki was the overall 1st place, and Kagoshima, who was aiming for consecutive wins, was overtaken at the end of the final day, and it was a big come-from-behind win.

◆Daily ranking (last day)

1 person・Water

2nd place: Hioki

3rd place: Aira

4th place: Kagoshima

5th place・Transa

6th place: Kawabe

7th place・liver

8th place, Ibusuki

Ninth place・Kuma hair

10th place: Oshima

11th place Soo

12th place: Isa

◆ Overall ranking

1st place, Hioki

2nd place: Kagoshima

3rd place: Aira

4 persons・Water

5th place・Transa

6th place: Kawabe

7th place・liver

8th place, Ibusuki

Ninth place・Kuma hair

10th place: Oshima

11th place Soo

12th place: Isa



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