OXFORD, U.K. -- The FT Nikkei U.K. Ekiden was held in Oxford on Monday with a total of 180 runners participating, marking the traditional Japanese long-distance relay race's debut in the U.K. Eighteen ...

Now ekiden's greatest modern coach believes it can also become a global event on the Olympic stage -- and even contribute to world peace. Ekiden involves teams of runners covering long-distance relay ...

Each year amateur and professional teams of runners compete in various long-distance relay races called ekiden. The most prestigious of these is the grueling two-day Hakone Ekiden held on January 2 ...

BEIJING — An event to promote the Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden was held at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Saturday ahead of the 100th edition of the annual running relay race in January. Hu ...