90% of National H.S. Ekiden Runner-Up Omuta H.S. Team to Transfer in Protest Over School’s Treatment of Head Coach

A close 2nd at December’s National High School Ekiden, 90% of the members of the five-time national champion Omuta H.S. team in Fukuoka will transfer to Tottori Johoku H.S. in Tottori at the start of the new school year next month. The mass transfer comes as a backlash against Omuta’s treatment of head coach Ken Akaike, 52, with most team members and parents choosing to continue running under

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