Aoyama Gakuin University Launches Women’s Ekiden Team With Goal of «Stopping the Declining Numbers in the Sport»

2026 Hakone Ekiden champion Aoyama Gakuin University held a press conference Apr. 4 at its Sagamihara campus announcing that it was adding a women’s ekiden team to its track and field program. In its first year the team has only 2 members, Nodoka Ashida of Ritsumeikan Uji H.S., and Eri Ikeno of Suma Gakuen H.S. The team’s head coach will be Susumu Hara, who coached the AGU men to their second

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