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From an Island with No Track or Coaches to Third Place Nationwide: A Middle School Runner From a Remote Island Says, "I Want to Compete in the Hakone Ekiden and the World Athletics Championships and Become a World-Class athlete." (Oita)

At the All Japan Junior High School Track and Field Championships held in August, a junior high school student from Himejima Village, Oita Prefecture, won third place in the 800-meter race. His junior high school has no track and field club, no coaches, and there isn't even a track on the island. We interviewed this junior high school student, who aims for the world stage with the support of his father. Himejima Village has a population of appro…
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At the All Japan Junior High School Track and Field Championships held in August, a junior high school student from Himejima Village, Oita Prefecture, won third place in the 800-meter race. His junior high school has no track and field club, no coaches, and there isn't even a track on the island. We interviewed this junior high school student, who aims for the world stage with the support of his father. Himejima Village has a population of appro…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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