{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Ishibashi Legal Office","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ishibashi-legal.com\/en","author_name":"Ishibashi Legal Office","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ishibashi-legal.com\/en\/author\/lulu225\/","title":"University Sports and Fairness - Ishibashi Legal Office","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aOn6ovH7EI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ishibashi-legal.com\/en\/2026\/01\/12\/university-sports-and-fairness\/\">University Sports and Fairness<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ishibashi-legal.com\/en\/2026\/01\/12\/university-sports-and-fairness\/embed\/#?secret=aOn6ovH7EI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;University Sports and Fairness&#8221; &#8212; Ishibashi Legal Office\" data-secret=\"aOn6ovH7EI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"Every year, when the Hakone Ekiden season comes around, the TV coverage inevitably focuses on the dominance of international student runners, especially those from Africa. The dramatic surges in leg two, where they pass dozens of runners in one go, certainly make for simple, eye\u2011catching television. The only reason we get to watch the race for free, after all, is because those moments draw such a big audience. But to be honest, I almost never find that spectacle \u201centertaining.\u201d The reason is simple: when I look at the Hakone Ekiden as a&nbsp;university&nbsp;sport, that overwhelming dominance makes it harder to see the stories and sense of inevitability that are supposed to..."}