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Nationally-Ranked Gakuho Ishikawa H.S. Withdraws From Region Championships Due to Bear Attacks – Brett Larner – Japan Running News
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04
11
2025

National High School Ekiden boys' race - Screenshot by Brett Larner

Nationally-Ranked Gakuho Ishikawa H.S. Withdraws From Region Championships Due to Bear Attacks – Brett Larner – Japan Running News

By GRR 0

5th at last year’s National High School Ekiden boys‘ race, Fukushima’s Gakuho Ishikawa H.S. has withdrawn its boys‘ and girls‘ team from the Nov. 6 Tohoku Region Ekiden Championships in Fukushima.

A school spokesperson commented, „We made this decision based on the likelihood of our students coming into contact with bears in the city when out running in the morning.“

The Akita Athletics Association had already made an announcement on its website on Oct. 31 that due to the high number of bear encounters within the city of Akita this year, the ekiden would be held on a track instead of as a road race. Organizers said that they are leaving it up to each individual school whether to participate, and that they will accept schools choosing not to participate due to safety concerns.
The Gakuho Ishikawa boys and girls both won the Fukushima Prefecture High School Ekiden in October, earning them places at the Tohoku regional meet and December’s National High School Ekiden in Kyoto.
Other schools from Fukushima entered to run Tohoku Regionals include the Teikyo Asaka H.S. and Xaverio H.S. boys and girls, the Tamura H.S. and Iwaki Shuei H.S. boys, and the Nichidai Tohoku H.S. and Asaka Reimei H.S. girls.
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translated by Brett Larner
Brett Larner – Japan Running News

author: GRR