https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20170411-00000009-sph-spo translated by Brett Larner Long distance runner Hyuga Endo , 18, joined the Sumitomo Denko corporate team this month after graduating from Fukushima's Gakuho Ishikawa H.S. Endo won the National Sports Festival 3000 m his first year of high school and the 5000 m both his second and third years. A leading candidate to become the star of the next generation, Endo has suppressed the desire to run the Hakone Ekiden and instead chosen to go the corporate road in a quest "to win a medal" at the Tokyo Olympics. Sumitomo Denko head coach Yasuyuki Watanabe , 43, is planning in the long-term, saying, "I want him to have a long career." Wearing a brand-new suit, Endo took part in the company's entrance ceremony for new employees. "I'm glad that's over," he laughed afterward. Thanks to a phenomenal last kick, Endo was undefeated at the National Sports Festival all three years of h...
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