The Maldives EKIDEN 2017 was organized by KH Academy of Maldives and the founder of that academy Dr Hussain Haleem was the race director, the event held at Hulhumale’ this morning, this is the very first this kind of race and about 300 runners where participated in all ages, I found this is a very unique type of running race which is very suitable for a place like Maldives, where we don’t have much running space, and ideal type of people would be families and friends, according to the race director this is it's first of yearly series,Again Dr.Hussain made history introducing new type of race, Congratulation to Dr.Hussain And team doing wonderful job developing athletes and shaping people thought sports discipline
this race had major 5 categories, it’s: Kids Run, Inter-school (10Km), Inter-University/College (10Km)
Inter-Office Half marathon (21.1Km), Inter-Club/ Academies Half marathon (21.1Km) and as a special Marathon challenge for MI collage,
The event was very well organized and facilitate in all the safety aspects, water station and first aides where are monitored,
Congratulation to all the finishes and look forward for next race,
What is EKIDEN ?
The word ekiden comes from the combination of the Japanese characters for “station” and “transmit.” In the Edo period of Japanese history (1603-1867), couriers traversed the Tokaido road between Edo (the historic name for Tokyo) and the imperial capital city of Kyoto — a distance of approximately 508K, to deliver messages.
Today, ekidens are a popular type of relay race. There is no specific ekiden distance or number of team members. One of the most renowned is the Chiba ekiden, an international event in which countries send co-ed teams of six to complete a marathon distance in relay style.
One thing that all ekiden races have in common is the tasuki, which is the sash that each runner hands off to the next. While running, the tasuki is worn over one shoulder and under the other arm. When entering the transition zone, the tasuki is usually wrapped around one hand, then unwrapped and held out horizontally for the other runner to grasp in the middle. The tasuki is symbolic of the nature of ekidens— sharing the sweat of each team member is representative of communal effort in support of a larger goal.
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