Komazawa takes lead in Hakone Ekiden

Komazawa University’s Takuma Yamakawa crosses the finish line of the fifth and final leg of the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden road relay in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Monday.
13:29 JST, January 2, 2023
Komazawa University finished on top Monday on the first day of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden, clocking 5 hours 23 minutes 11 seconds.
Chuo University finished second, 30 seconds behind, which defending champion Aoyama Gakuin was another 1.5 minutes back in third.
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