- Olympic Gold Medalist Naoko Takahashi, Other Athletes to Take Part as
bcゲーム アンロックuot;Ambassadorsbcゲーム アンロックuot; -
The fourth bcゲーム アンロックuot;1000 km Relay to Tokyobcゲーム アンロックuot; will take place over 15 days from July 24
(Sunday) to August 7 (Sunday) as an event organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan
Government and the Tokyo Sport Benefits Corporation.
The fourth bcゲーム アンロックuot;1000 km Relay to Tokyobcゲーム アンロックuot; will take place over 15 days from July 24
(Sunday) to August 7 (Sunday) as an event organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan
Government and the Tokyo Sport Benefits Corporation.
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The relay runs from Aomori to Tokyo, passing through areas affected by the 2011
Great East Japan Earthquake. The route is 1,280 km long, and divided into 163
legs (tentative): 1-10 km legs for runners and 10-30 km legs for cyclists.
It is not a race, but serves to build bonds between participants from all over
the country and the people of Tohoku, and to raise awareness of the progress of
recovery.
Many top athletes and celebrities will take part again this year.
So everyone can join -- whether young or old, able-bodied or with disability --
and there will be a special bcゲーム アンロックuot;fureaibcゲーム アンロックuot; leg in each prefecture along the way,
where participants can experience various attractions including running with
top athletes, taking part in mini-running classes and enjoying special events
with local residents.
Three bcゲーム アンロックuot;ambassadorsbcゲーム アンロックuot; for this year's bcゲーム アンロックuot;1000 km Relay to Tokyobcゲーム アンロックuot; will take part in
the relay and promotion activities: Naoko Takahashi, women's marathon gold
medalist in the 2000 Sydney Olympics; Nobuharu Asahara, 4 x 100m relay bronze
medalist in the 2008 Beijing Olympics; and Shingo Kunieda, Athens 2004, Beijing
2008 and London 2012 Paralympics wheelchair tennis gold medalist.
Approx. 1,100 participants will be invited from May 11 (Wednesday) to June 12
(Sunday). There will be no fee to participate in the relay. Please apply from
the official website (URL:http://www.1000km.jp/top_en/).