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Osaka Wins National Women’s Ekiden for 5th Time

The Osaka team took its 5th national title Sunday at the 9-stage, 42.195 km National Women’s Ekiden in Kyoto over Hyogo and Nagano. Nagano’s Haruna Tabata opened a 5-second lead on the 6.0 km First Stage, the first time a high schooler had won the opening leg since Ririka Hironaka in 2019. With that momentum Nagano held the lead through the first 6 stages.But a change came on the 4.0 km Seventh