If a bear sighting is confirmed near the 1st leg of the race before the start, the race will be delayed until it is determined safe to start.
If a bear appears along any section of the course during the race, that leg of the ekiden will be stopped and the next stage’s runners will all start at the same time.
In that scenario the winner will be determined by adding up the performances on completed legs and disallowing the stopped sections.
Translator’s note: Assuming the race goes ahead as scheduled, streaming will start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday Japan time with the race starting at 8:50.
source article:
Brett Larner – Japan Running Ne
translated and edited by Brett Larner
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