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Ritsumeikan Back in Control With First Mt. Fuji Women’s Ekiden Win Since 2017

The last big dynasty school in Japanese women’s university ekiden racing, Ritsumeikan University put an end to Meijo University’s 6-year streak at the Mt. Fuji Women’s Ekiden national championships with a course record-breaking win that put them back on top for the first time since 2017.Running for the National University Select Team, the talented Haruka Ogawa from Rikkyo University led early

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Mt. Fuji Women’s Ekiden Preview – Collegiate Women’s National Championship

The last big race of the year is Monday’s Mt. Fuji Women’s Ekiden, the season-ending national championship race for university women. Between Mt. Fuji and October’s Morinomiyako Ekiden, up to this season Meijo University was undefeated in 13-straight championship ekiden races, with 7-straight wins at Morinomiyako and 6 at Mt. Fuji. But nothing lasts forever, and at this year’s Morinomiyako the