Hakone Ekiden 2026: Aoyama Gakuin Leads Tokyo-Hakone Ekiden After Record-Breaking End to 1st Day (Update 1)

The Yomiuri Shimbun

13:20 JST, January 2, 2026

A record-breaking fifth-leg performance by Asahi Kuroda saw Aoyama Gakuin University claim the lead at the halfway mark of the 102nd Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden on Friday.