SPEEDSTAR 30m Dash Challenge Draws 478 Participants in Sendai
The event is part of a regional collaboration model that aims to spread a 'culture of running' and address childhood obesity in Miyagi Prefecture.
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SPEEDSTAR Co., Ltd. held the SPEEDSTAR 30m Dash Challenge at Xebio Arena Sendai on July 11, 2026. The event drew 478 participants aged 3 to 70, including Olympic silver medalist Nobuharu Asahara and World Athletics relay representative Naoki Oue. A kids running clinic and a same-day experience lane with 941 measurements were held. The event is part of a regional collaboration model to promote running culture and address childhood obesity in Miyagi Prefecture.
Olympic silver medalist Nobuharu Asahara and World Athletics relay representative Naoki Oue ran alongside citizens at the SPEEDSTAR 30m Dash Challenge in Sendai. The event, held at Xebio Arena Sendai on July 11, 2026, featured a pre-registered time trial with 238 participants and a same-day experience lane that logged 941 measurements from 240 people. A kids running clinic taught by Asahara, Oue, and Yuna Miura drew children eager to learn from Japan's top sprinters. The tournament is the second in a two-stage series that began at a local shopping street, part of a regional collaboration model uniting professional sports teams, universities, and local government. SPEEDSTAR plans to expand the model to other regions with the mission 'Life, run at full speed.'
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