After finishing 11th at the Jan. 2-3 Hakone Ekiden's 99th edition to end its 3-year streak of making the 10-deep podium, Tokyo Kokusai University announced on Jan. 18 that head coach Yuji Oshida, 60, will resign. After also finishing 8th at October's Izumo Ekiden and 11th at November's National University Ekiden Oshida's resignation came as a way of taking personal responsibility for the program's drop in competitive level. He will be replaced by veteran coach Saburo Yokomizo, 83.
I saw in another article that his top two runners are graduating and the team is unlikely to qualify for the 100th Hakone Ekiden, will be entering into rebuilding phase, so maybe not a bad time to step away?
60 year old replaced by 83 year old? Is this the US and the highest office in the land?
There is a 106 year old waiting in the wings if this guy can't hack it. Its top 10 or you're out on the street!
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