Toyo University Head Coach Shinji Kawashima Resigns After Team Member Arrested for Molesting High School Student (updated)
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/p-sp-tp0-20081204-436496.html
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/ekiden/2009/news/20081203-OYT1T00535.htm?from=main4
http://www.chunichi.co.jp/chuspo/article/sports/news/CK2008120402000170.html
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2008/12/04/03.html
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/etc/news/20081203-OHT1T00064.htm
translated and edited by Mika Tokairin and Brett Larner
Less than one month before the Hakone Ekiden at which Toyo University was expected to be a contender for the overall win, Sydney Olympics marathoner and Toyo track and field team head coach Shinji Kawashima, 42, along with Toyo's track and field administrative head Yuji Kawano, 32, resigned after the Dec. 1 arrest of 2nd-year team member Kazuki Kobayashi, 20, for the alleged fondling of a female high school student on a commuter train. Assistant coaches Hisashi Sato and Kazuhiro Uemura have taken over the team's leadership for the time being.
The incident in question occured on De…
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/ekiden/2009/news/20081203-OYT1T00535.htm?from=main4
http://www.chunichi.co.jp/chuspo/article/sports/news/CK2008120402000170.html
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2008/12/04/03.html
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/etc/news/20081203-OHT1T00064.htm
translated and edited by Mika Tokairin and Brett Larner
Less than one month before the Hakone Ekiden at which Toyo University was expected to be a contender for the overall win, Sydney Olympics marathoner and Toyo track and field team head coach Shinji Kawashima, 42, along with Toyo's track and field administrative head Yuji Kawano, 32, resigned after the Dec. 1 arrest of 2nd-year team member Kazuki Kobayashi, 20, for the alleged fondling of a female high school student on a commuter train. Assistant coaches Hisashi Sato and Kazuhiro Uemura have taken over the team's leadership for the time being.
The incident in question occured on De…