SPEED STAR 30m Dash Challenge held in Tokyo

The SPEED STAR 30m Dash Challenge took place on October 31, 2026, at Yukari-dori in front of Tokyo Station. Organized by SPEED STAR in collaboration with the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, the event featured 199 participants ranging in age from 4 to 71 years old.

In the SPEEDSTAR Deciding Match, Naoki Ogami, a member of the Japan men’s 4x100m relay team for the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships, won the men’s category with a time of 4.21 seconds. Misumi Aoki won the women’s category with a time of 4.50 seconds. In the individual competition, sixth-grader Mesa Nishimura secured first place in the women’s division with a time of 5.09 seconds.

The event included several categories: a kids’ running clinic led by Olympic silver medalist Seiji Asahara and Naoki Tsukahara, an individual race, a team competition, and an athlete competition. The team competition saw a tie for first place between Okayama Sugio Carp and TEAM TOKO, both recording 13.71 seconds.