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Hakone Ekiden 2026: Aoyama Gakuin Three-Peats at Japan’s Hakone Ekiden, Smashing Records in Process

Aoyama Gakuin University won the 102nd edition of the Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden on Saturday to claim its third title in a row. It completed the 10-leg, 217.1-kilometer road relay in a record 10 hours 37 minutes 34 seconds.

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The 102nd Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden was held on the 2nd and 3rd, covering 10 sections (217.1 km) between Otemachi, Tokyo and Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, with 21 teams participating, including 20 schools from the Kanto region and the Kanto Student Union, which participated as an open team. Aoyama Gakuin University won the overall championship for the third consecutive year and their ninth time, with a time of 10 hours, 37 minutes an…

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読売新聞オンライン broke the news in Japan on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
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