Koshien Welcomes First Evening Opening Ceremony; Players Say "the Heat Doesn't Bother Me" (Kyodo News)

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The 107th National High School Baseball Championship kicked off on the 5th at Hanshin Koshien Stadium. To combat the intense heat, the opening ceremony was held in the afternoon, starting at 4:00 PM, for the first time in the tournament's long history. Led by last year's champion Kyoto International, 49 representative schools marched into the stadium from north to south. Tsuda Gakuen, representing Mie Prefecture, also marched energetically, led …

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[Koshien Reporting Team] The 107th National High School Baseball Championship kicked off on the 5th at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture. As a countermeasure to the intense heat, the opening ceremony was held in the afternoon for the first time in the tournament's history, starting at 4pm. 49 representative schools will compete for the top spot in Japan over an 18-day period, including rest days. At the opening ceremony, last year's champion K…

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The All Japan High School Baseball Championship, which kicked off on the 5th at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, held its opening ceremony in the evening for the first time as a measure to combat the heat. The unusually hot weather saw temperatures exceed 40 degrees Celsius in many places. The move was a forced response to the situation, which could have a negative impact on the health of the players.