{"id":3410,"date":"2025-06-10T14:53:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukekiden.com\/?p=3410"},"modified":"2025-06-10T16:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:49:01","slug":"year-2-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukekiden.com\/ja\/year-2-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"\u7b2c2\u56de\u30e1\u30c0\u30eb\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u30b3\u30f3\u30af\u30fc\u30eb\u7d50\u679c\u767a\u8868"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3410\" class=\"elementor elementor-3410\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf0d2e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf0d2e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82062d3\" data-id=\"82062d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4add9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4add9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This year, we invited secondary school students to take part in an exciting challenge: to design the finisher\u2019s medal for the FT Nikkei UK Ekiden Year 2. The brief was to create a design that not only celebrated the spirit of the Ekiden relay but also bridged the cultures of the UK and Japan.<\/p><p>The winning design was created by Alexander Scott from the Online College of Art and Design.<\/p><p>Alexander\u2019s medal stood out for its thoughtful symbolism and artistic flair. It beautifully captures the essence of the UK Ekiden and the special connection between Britain and Japan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc14e85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc14e85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a6a9b9\" data-id=\"0a6a9b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca6513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ca6513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/ukekiden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PHOTO-2025-05-19-13-24-41-909x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3421\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukekiden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PHOTO-2025-05-19-13-24-41-909x1024.jpg 909w, https:\/\/ukekiden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PHOTO-2025-05-19-13-24-41-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/ukekiden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PHOTO-2025-05-19-13-24-41-768x865.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ukekiden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PHOTO-2025-05-19-13-24-41-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/ukekiden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PHOTO-2025-05-19-13-24-41.jpg 1206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45d9789\" data-id=\"45d9789\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd1b5f6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd1b5f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The medal prominently features Windsor Castle, marking the start and finish points of the race and highlighting its iconic Royal setting. A segment of the River Thames can be seen in the shape of the British flag, representing the race route from Windsor to Reading, intricately illustrated within the medal.<\/p><p>In homage to the race\u2019s ties with Japan, the design also incorporates a traditional Japanese bridge supported by the character for &#8220;to run,&#8221; a nod to the historic starting point of the first Ekiden at Kyoto\u2019s Sanjo Ohashi Bridge. The medal\u2019s circular shape subtly echoes the red sun disk of the Japanese flag, tying together the cross-cultural narrative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a916325 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a916325\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17ac19e\" data-id=\"17ac19e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0e81f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee0e81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A huge thank you to everyone who submitted their designs, and again, congratulations to Alexander. You will be able to catch Alexander at the finish to present some of the medals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f68a1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f68a1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4afae3d\" data-id=\"4afae3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e98c2d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6e98c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ab0669 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ab0669\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccde810\" data-id=\"ccde810\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22070ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"22070ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI am so excited and honoured to be a part of this amazing event. My design aims to bridge the 6.500 mile gap between Japan and Britain, incorporating features from both, echoing the way the runners are closing the gap between the two countries. \n\nThank you to Anna and everyone else at the UK Ekiden team, the Financial Times, Nikkei newspaper and all the other sponsors.\n\nAs a student, it\u2019s a fantastic boost to have my passion for art and design recognised and transformed into something which the recipients well deserve and which I hope will hold memories for them for many years to come.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Alexander Scott, Online College of Art and Design <\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac5c42a\" data-id=\"ac5c42a\" 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His success in this competition is a clear reflection of his drive and ambition, and we look forward to seeing all that he will achieve in the future. Well done Alex!\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Sylvia Reitzema, Head of OCAD Centres, Mallorca Art School<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, we invited secondary school students to take part in an exciting challenge: to design the finisher\u2019s medal for the FT Nikkei UK Ekiden Year 2. The brief was to create a design that not only celebrated the spirit of the Ekiden relay but also bridged the cultures of the UK and Japan. The winning design was created by Alexander Scott from the Online College of Art and Design. Alexander\u2019s medal stood out for its thoughtful symbolism and artistic flair. It beautifully captures the essence of the UK Ekiden and the special connection between Britain and Japan. 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