Kagawa-Marugame Half Marathon
The is an annual road running competition which takes place in early February in Marugame, Japan. It currently holds IAAF Silver Label Road Race status and the professional races attract over 1000 entries each year,Ota, Shigenobu (2009-02-02)Marugame Half Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians, ARRS. Retrieved on 2010-02-07. and hosted by the Sankei Shimbun, Sankei Sports, Okayama Broadcasting, BS Fuji. The race in Marugame was first held in 1947 as a full-length marathon, known as the Kagawa Marathon. A companion 20 km race began in 1949 in addition to the scheduled marathon. The course lengths were gradually reduced over time: the main race lasted as a full marathon until 1961 when a 35 km race was held and the shorter race became a 10 km competition. The main race was again shortened in 1971, being reduced to a 20 km race. The competitions were known as the Kagawa Road Races until 1997, when the main race was slightly extended to the half marathon ...
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Marugame Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in Marugame, Kagawa, Japan, formally called ''Kagawa Marugame Stadium''. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,099 people. The stadium was built in 1997. It was formerly known as Kagawa Marugame Stadium. Since September 2015 it has been called Pikara Stadium for the naming rights Naming rights are a financial transaction and form of advertising or memorialization whereby a corporation, person, or other entity purchases the right to name a facility, object, location, program, or event, typically for a defined period of t .... Gallery Marugame Stadium 01.jpg, Marugame_Stadium_01032.JPG, Marugame athletic field 201501.JPG, marugame st1.JPG, 　 References External links * Football venues in Japan Athletics (track and field) venues in Japan Multi-purpose stadiums in Japan Sports venues in Kagawa Prefecture Kamatamare Sanuki Marugame, Kagawa 1997 establishments in Japan Sports venues complet ...
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