Office for Sports Promotion

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Sports Association (Public Incorporated Foundation) are aiming to utilize the power of sports to give hope and dreams to the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake. We will be inviting high school runners from the prefecture to the Tokyo Marathon 3 (2017km).

XNUMX Business name

28 Disaster Area Support Project (Disaster Victim Invitation Project) ~Tokyo Marathon 2017 (10km) Invitation Project~

XNUMX Sponsored by

Tokyo Metropolitan Government/Tokyo Metropolitan Sports Association (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation)

XNUMX Invitation schedule

29 days and 2 night from Saturday, February 25, 26 to Sunday, February XNUMX, XNUMX

XNUMX Invited players

A total of 16 men and women who live in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures and are between 18 and 10 years old on the day of the race and can complete a 1km distance within 30 hour and 100 minutes.
*Athletes recommended by each prefectural sports association

XNUMX Contents of the interview

(29) Saturday, February 2, 25

• Tokyo Marathon 2017 entry procedure
  Venue: Tokyo Big Sight (3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku)
• Team meeting
  Venue: Tokyo Dome Hotel (1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku)

Every year, in the 10km race, we invited people from the disaster area.
High school students occupy the top ranks and are active.

(29) Sunday, February 2, 26

• Participated in Tokyo Marathon 2017 (10km)
  Venue: 10km start area E (10km) block Tochomae (2-8-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku)
  10km finish area Congress Square Nihonbashi (Tokyo Tatemono Nihonbashi Building, 1-3-13 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku)
• Exchange venue: The GARDEN (Ginza First Five Building 1th and 5th Floor, 10-9-10 Ginza, Chuo-ku)