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The New Year Ekiden is the first competition to decide Japan's best in 2024. The sash will be passed on to the next runners, aiming to be number one in Japan, over a 7-section, 100km long stage. [Course] Section 1: Gunma Prefectural Office → Takasaki City Hall, 12.3km Section 2: Takasaki City Hall → Isesaki City Hall, 21.9km *Section distance changed Section 3: Isesaki City Hall → Mitsubishi Electric Gunma Works, 15.4km *Section distance changed Section 4: Mitsubishi Electric Gunma Works → Ota City Hall, 7.8km *Section distance changed Section 5: Ota City Hall → Kiryu City Hall, 15.8km Section 6: Kiryu City Hall → Nishikubo-cho, Isesaki, 11.2km *Section distance changed Section 7: Nishikubo-cho, Isesaki → Gunma Prefectural Office, 15.6km *Section distance changed