is one of the international
athletic games
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, which takes place every April at
Hiroshima Big Arch
The , known under current sponsorship as , is a multi-purpose stadium in Hiroshima, Japan. It used mostly for association football matches and also for athletics. The venue is the home of J. League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. It has a capacity of ...
stadium in
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...
,
Japan
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.
In 1967, this game began to commemorate the feat of
Mikio Oda
was a Japanese athlete and the first Japanese Olympic gold medalist. He was the first Asian Olympic champion in an individual event.[gold medalist
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...]
. It is one of the major track and field meets in Japan called Japan Grand Prix, and qualifying trials for
World Championships
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and
Summer Olympic Games
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have been held.
Athletics competitions in Japan
Sport in Hiroshima
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