Nanako Matsumoto reflects on the Shizuoka City-Town Ekiden

Japanese track and field athlete Nanako Matsumoto, a World Athletics participant, reminisced about the Shizuoka City-Town Ekiden. Matsumoto, who competed in the ekiden twice as a junior, recalled her performance in the 2025 World Athletics Championships where she set a new Japanese record. The ekiden is a relay race that connects generations, and Matsumoto cherishes the memory of her first race where she accidentally gave a runner a tangled baton.