http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/ekiden/2014/news/20140107-OYT1T01067.htm translated and edited by Brett Larner Eliminated from the Jan. 2-3 90th running of the Hakone Ekiden when second year Enock Omwamba fractured the fibula in his right leg and dropped out 9.7 km into Hakone's Second Stage, Yamanashi Gakuin University 's remaining athletes were able to refocus themselves and complete the race with all they had. Head coach Masahito Ueda commented, "Even though their times won't be in the record books, they will live on in people's memories and in the team's history," reflecting on how this year's race will influence the future. This year's results will remain unofficial, but each of Yamanashi Gakuin's athletes ran his part of the Hakone course full of compassion for the injured Omwamba. After the race captain Yutaro Matsuyama , who ran the Seventh Stage in his final Hakone as a senior, said, "As captain I didn't leave the...
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