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JA During Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) Raising Awareness Week, we are pleased to announce that CRY will be the official UK charity partner of the FT Nikkei UK Ekiden Year 4.
The partnership is especially meaningful to our race. Each year, young athletes travel from universities across the UK and Japan to compete. Their health and safety must come first, so every runner can take on the challenge and enjoy the experience with confidence.
Ekiden is about running for each other: every runner carries the tasuki sash for their team. Many of us spend our lives around races and young athletes, and it’s so tragic when one of them is struck down by a heart problem nobody knew about. So this year we are proud to carry the tasuki for Cardiac Risk in the Young too, and to help promote wider awareness and testing across sport that can make such a difference.
CRY works to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death in young people and supports cardiac screening. Its work reflects our commitment to athlete welfare and to making university sport a positive and safe experience.
The FT Nikkei UK Ekiden brings runners together around one team, one tasuki and one shared result. We want every athlete to have the opportunity to contribute, challenge themselves and represent their university, with their wellbeing at the centre of the race.
We are proud to support CRY’s work in Year 4 and to help raise awareness of an issue that matters to young athletes, their families and the wider community.