This year's prize "Biwako Lake Marathon" will compete for the marathon grand championship, which will be held two years after the Tokyo Olympic Games.

In the race, the 25-year-old Murayama Kenta, who won the second consecutive section award at the All Japan Business Collegation Ekiden of the year, the 29-year-old Takuya Noguchi with a personal best of 2 hours and 8 minutes, and 33 years old Veteran, Masato Imai players will aim for a ticket to the national selection screening.

As Japan records are updated for the first time in 16 years at the Tokyo Marathon on the 25th of last month, attention will be focused on whether a good record will be shown this time. The race will be held from 0:30 pm at the start and finish of the Okin-shi Koshiyama Athletic Stadium.

At NHK, we will relay the race matches by comprehensive television and the first radio. Also, we will also perform live streaming on NHK's website, where you can choose the video of the race with a smartphone etc.