2 days to touch and experience the world level with top athletes

The Earth Grand Prix Executive Committee (Chairman: Hiroki Ogita: Representative Director of M00N Corporation, from Kanonji City, Kagawa Prefecture, former Japanese track and field pole vaulter at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics) will hold the track and field event "Earth Grand Prix 2025 Kagawa" on May 17 and 18, 2012.

The concept of this Grand Prix is "to touch and experience the world level with top athletes," and the event will consist of the "Official Games," which are officially recognized by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, where top athletes from Japan gather, and the "Exhibition Games," where athletes and general participants take part together. The Grand Prix will be held for two days with "Official Games" officially recognized by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, "Exhibition Games" and "Talk Events" in which athletes and the general public will participate together. In this Grand Prix, top Japanese athletes including Shingo Suegusa, an active sprinter who has kept his time in the 10-second mark for 100m over 40 years old, will participate and aim to represent Japan in the World Championships in Athletics. This will be the first time for this Grand Prix to be held in Kagawa Prefecture.

Earth Grand Prix 2025Kagawa Main Visual

Connecting local children and adults to the future

　Two days to experience and touch the world level with top athletes

The Earth Grand Prix is an athletics event where the "Official Games," in which top athletes certified by the JAAF challenge official records, and the "Exhibition Games," in which the general public can enjoy the experience of athletics with top athletes, coexist. The Grand Prix is a track and field event where "Official Games" in which top athletes challenge official records and "Exhibition Games" in which the general public enjoys experiencing track and field events with top athletes.

In this Grand Prix, the 100M, long jump, and pole vault events will be held, and top Japanese athletes will gather at the Kannonji City Sports Park Track & Field Stadium to represent Japan at the upcoming World Championships in Athletics.

The Grand Prix will be held for the first time in Kagawa Prefecture, with plans to hold the event in other locations in Japan in subsequent years, starting with Kagawa.

The Grand Prix is also unique in that it will be sponsored by local companies in the host prefecture. By creating opportunities to experience the performances of world-class athletes with the power of the local community, we hope to stimulate local tourism as well as develop human resources who will advance to the world stage.

Athletes scheduled to participate】※Top athletes from all over the country are scheduled to participate in the event.

100M: Shingo Suegusa, Kodai Ito, Hiroaki Yabashi And more...

High Jump: Haruka Nakano, Haruna Umehara, Tomomi Minamino And more...

Pole Vault: Hiroki Ogita, Keisuke Okubo, Reina Tanaka, Natsuna Tatsuta And more...

Outline of the event

Name: Earth Grand Prix 2025 Kagawa

Date & Time】 ： May 17 (Sat), 2025 12:30～16:00

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　May 18 (Sun) 10:00-16:00

Venue】 ： Kaionji-shi Sogo Undo Koen Athletic Park Track & Field Stadium

May 17: 1,000 yen/person for participants in official games *Including general participants

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 18th: Free for exhibition participants

Organizer】 ： Kagawa Athletics Association｜Sankan Athletics Association

Earth Grand Prix Executive Committee

Support】 ： Kannonji City Board of Education (tentative), Mitoyo City Board of Education (tentative)

WEB] ： https://moonathlete.wixsite.com/earthgp

Application form for the official games on 17th (for premier players) / Application form for the official games on 17th (for elementary, junior high and high school students + general participants)

Time Table *Time table is subject to change as of this date.

May 17】Official Game

12:00- Pole vault and running high jump (for both men and women)

12:30 Opening Ceremony

13:00～ 100m for general participants (both men and women)

15:00～ 100M (Women) Competition begins

15:30～ 100M (Men) Competition begins

15:45～ Awards Ceremony

May 18】Exhibition Match

9:30～ Registration starts

10:00～ Opening Ceremony, Preparatory Gymnastics, Explanation of Competition

11:00～ Are Track & Field Athletes Good at Ball Games? Ball games

11:30～ Jumping event for spring people

12:00～ Break time

12:30～ Athlete Talk Live ( 1 hour )

13:30～ Go beyond Sanuki Udon! Udon Jump rope

14:00～ Shingo Suetsugu's Rocket Start Lecture

14:30～ Let's run together! Relay】 【Mixed Relay

15:30～ Closing ceremony

15:45～ Photo session and autograph session

16:00～ Dismissal

Timetable

About the Exhibition

The purpose of the exhibition is to expose top athletes and general participants to the world through competition. The specific details of the event are currently under consideration by soliciting ideas from local junior high and high school students with reference to the following three approaches.

Let's run together! Relay race!

Let's go beyond Sanuki Udon! Udon Jump Rope

Are track and field athletes good at ball games as well? Ball games】・Ball games】・Popular jumpers!

Popular Jumpers!

Let's run together! Relay race】 【Mixed relay

Let's go beyond Sanuki Udon! Udon Jump rope

Are Track & Field Athletes Good at Ball Games? Ball Games】 【Ball Games

You can apply for tickets (with T-shirt) to participate in the exhibition ahead of time!

　Crowdfunding starts on April 12 (Sat) at 10:00!

Crowdfunding will start prior to the event. Crowdfunding will be available to support the cost of holding the "Earth Grand Prix" as well as to purchase reservation tickets to attend the exhibition.

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Kanonji City, Kagawa Prefecture . Holding a track and field event to touch and experience the world level with top athletes.

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The event will be held in Kannonji City, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.

You can participate in the event on the day of the event. However, due to the priority given to participants with reservations, you may not be able to participate in the exhibition of your choice if you attend on the day of the event.

Earth Grand Prix Executive Committee

Earth Grand Prix Executive Committee will be organized in January 2025, mainly by Shingo Suegusa, who planned this event, and Taiki Ogita, an Olympian from Kagawa Prefecture, will serve as the executive committee chairman.

Earth Grand Prix Executive Committee

Committee Member: Shingo SUETSUGU

SHINGO SUETSUGU

Athlete, Athletics Short Distance

He is the first Japanese to win a medal in the sprint event system in the men's 200m at the World Championships in Athletics Paris 03. Won a silver medal in the men's 4x100m relay at the Beijing Olympics. He is a leading figure in the Japanese short-distance world, and is still an active sprinter, keeping his time in the 10s for 100m even after the age of 40. He is training for this year's World Championships in Athletics.

Executive Committee Chairman: Hiroki Ogita

HIROKI OGITA

Track and field pole vaulter

Representative Director of MOON Co. He has competed in three World Championships, beginning in 2013, and represented Japan at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Currently, he is involved in a wide range of activities, including solving social issues and supporting athletes, utilizing his knowledge and experience in sports and as a top athlete.

Committee Member: Hima Furuta

HIMA HURUTA

Project Designer

Representative of umari Inc. He has been involved in numerous community productions and corporate branding projects, including the "Marunouchi Morning University" in Marunouchi, Tokyo. In Kagawa, he has created a system to connect cities and regions, Japan and overseas, such as "UDON HOUSE," an inn that conveys Sanuki Udon noodle culture. Currently, while moving his base to Mitoyo City, he invests in start-ups that promote regional and social change, and serves as a board member of several corporations.

Committee Member：MASATO HEITAKU

MASATO HEITAKU

Creative Director, Architect

Representative Director of WAIKUDO Co. Born in Kanonji City, Kagawa Prefecture. He is involved in B to B total support from business strategy planning to product planning, design, and PR strategy, with architectural design as his main focus. He is also involved in projects for the preservation and utilization of cultural properties and buildings throughout Japan.

Cooperation

Learning for Life. Education in the community supported by mutual aid.

Setouchi Kurashi no Daigaku is a citizens' university started by 22 companies and individuals in and outside of the region, mainly in Mitoyo City and Kanonji City, who have been walking under the slogan "Create what is not there" instead of lamenting what is there. The university has formed a new learning community in the region by bringing together people from different industries and making the most of their respective fields of expertise.

Keiichiro Kawada, Representative Director, Kurashi no Daigaku Co.

Setouchi Kurashi no Daigaku logo

Earth Grand Prix 2025Kagawa is made possible by sponsorship from local companies.

List of sponsors

Umari Corporation (Mitoyo City)

Kanonji Shinkin Bank (Kanonji City)

Kanshoku Corporation (Kannonji City)

Kishuya Corporation (Kannonji City)

Kida Kenzai Corporation (Mitoyo City)

Kitashikoku Gravure Printing Co.

Kubo Electric Corporation (Kaneonji City)

Godai Accounting Office (Kannonji City)

Sanuki Cuisine Amiya (Kanonji City)

Shikoku Bussan Corporation (Kaneonji City)

Shopping Store Imagawa (Mitoyo City)

Shiwaku-do Corporation (Mitoyo City)

Suga Corporation (Mitoyo City)

Seisan Kanko Co.

Setouchi Udon Company Limited (Mitoyo City)

Taisei Ready-mix Concrete Co.

Daiso Corporation (Kannonji City)

Yamato Shokai Corporation (Kanonji City)

Takata Internal Medicine Clinic (Kaneonji City)

Nishioka Furniture Store Co.

Fukuya Kamaboko Corporation (Kanonji City)

BASIC SPORTS CLUB SORA (Kanonji City)

Miwa Construction Co.

MOKURAS Corporation (Mitoyo City)

Yoshida Petroleum Company (Mitoyo City)

Supporting companies

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