24/11 Inabata Vietnam strives to compete in the Ekiden 2024 race

From left to right: Yamashita Dai, Aoyama Yuki, Ha Hanh Dung (Kate), Kamiya Shinji, Watanabe Kai

On November 24, 2024, Inabata Vietnam arrived at Ecopark, Hung Yen province to participate in the traditional Ekiden 2024 race. Competing with more than 1,000 athletes, Inabata Vietnam runners excellently won 20th place out of 186 with a total time of 1 hour 17 minutes 49 seconds. Kamiya-san became the best male runner with the shortest time a lap, only 11 minutes 30 seconds.

Kamiya-san (left) won the best male award

After the race, Ha Hanh Dung (Kate) commented: “The female runners this year tried very hard. There were times when I pushed my heart rate up to 180 beats per minute but couldn’t keep up with others… I will try to achieve higher results next year, if I have the chance.”