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Field of 22 Teams Announced for National Corporate Women's Ekiden



The team rosters for the 22 teams entered in the Nov. 25 National Corporate Women's Ekiden Championships were announced on Nov. 7. The field includes last year's top 8 plus the teams who placed in the top 14 at the Oct. 21 qualifying race. Among the each team's 10 entrants are some of the country's best distance runners.

Last year's national champion Panasonic features 2018 Jakarta Asian Games national team member Yuka Hori. Going for its second national title ever, 2016 winner Japan Post will field 2018 Hokkaido Marathon winner Ayuko Suzuki and 2018 Nagoya Women's Marathon 3rd-placer Hanami Sekine. In quest of its first national-level win, 2017 runner-up Daihatsu counts 2018 Osaka International Women's Marathon winner Mizuki Matsuda among its lineup.

38th National Corporate Women's Ekiden Championships Field

Sendai, Miyagi, 11/25/18

Panasonic
Daihatsu
Japan Post
Daiichi Seimei
Tenmaya
Yamada Denki
Shiseido
Toyota Jidoshokki
Wacoal
Kyocera
Kyudenko
Sekisui Kagaku
Denso
Universal Entertainment
Route Inn Hotels
Higo Ginko
Edion
Starts
Hokuren
Kagoshima Ginko
Otsuka Seiyaku
Sysmex

source article:
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20181107/k00/00e/050/311000c
translated by Brett Larner

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