Athletics(EKIDEN)

Sport Overview
An ekiden is an athletics discipline where teams each consisting of several runners engage in a long-distance relay race. Each runner runs to a relay station or the goal and hands the sash to the next runner. In the World Masters Games 2021 Kansai, the course will be divided into a total of five or six sections each three to five kilometres long
Event
【Men】Orders of runners and Age(6 sections in total)
Age: (1st)35+, (2nd)55+, (3rd)50+, (4th)45+, (5th)40+, (6th)30+
【Women】Orders of runners and Age(5 sections in total)
Age: (1st)35+, (2nd)50+, (3rd)45+, (4th)40+, (5th)30+
【Mixed】Orders of runners and Age(6 sections in total)
Age: (1st)W50+ ,(2nd)M60+,(3rd)M50+, (4th) W50+, (5th)M30+, (6th)W30+
*An athlete can compete in a younger category.
【Team composition】
Team compositions for each event are as follows.
Men’ team: 6 runners / Women’s team: 5 runners / Mixed team: 3 men and 3 women
Each team needs to nominate a manager. Managers are eligible to participate in the events as runners.
Each team can have a maximum 2 extra runners.
Eligibility
【Age requirement】
Minimum age is 30 (born on or before 21 May 1991)
Sports Information Guide
Schedule
Sport | Discipline | May 2021 | Venues | ||||||||||||||||
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Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |||
Athletics | Track & Field | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
TAKEBISHI Stadium Kyoto・Sub-Field(Nishikyogoku Athletic Park)
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10km Road Race | ● |
Hikone 10km Road Course (The Starting Line: Hikone View Hotel)
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Half Marathon | ● | ● |
Kishu Kuchikumano Marathon Course
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EKIDEN | ● |
Tanabe Sports Park
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Race Walking | ● |
Rokko Island Around Course
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※The above schedule was created based on the information that is current as of June 5th, 2020. It is subject to change due to various circumstances in the future.
Venue
Tanabe Sports Park
Location | 1-23-1-1 Uenoyama, Tanabe City, Wakayama | ||
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Games Accreditation | Temporary Accreditation Venue:JR Kii-Tanabe Station Benkei Square(5/22-23) | Sports Check-in | ○ |
Access | ・4minutes by car from the Hanwa Expressway “Nanki-Tanabe” Exit ・10minutes by Shuttle bus from Kiitanabe Sta. |
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Official Homepage | http://www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/sports/tsp.html |
Sport Check-in
【Date and Time】
Saturday, 22 May 2021, 13:00 - 18:00 Registration on the day before
Sunday, 23 May 2021, 7:00 - 8:30 Reservation on the day
【Venue】
Tanabe Sports Park
【Remarks】
Distribution of number cloth, runners chips and sash
Nearest Village
Masters Village
Masters Village Wakayama
Location | 5-chome Misonocho, Wakayama city, Wakayama |
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Access | Directly connected to JR Wakayama Station |
Official Homepage | http://www.city.wakayama.wakayama.jp/1016047/sangyoukigyousien/1002326.html |
Temporary Accreditation Venue
JR Kii-Tanabe Station Benkei Square
Location | 961 Minato, Tanabe-shi, Wakayama-ken 646-0031 |
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Official Homepage |