Tokyo Marathon Foundation Sports Legacy Program
Program Contents
Since 2018, the Tokyo Marathon Foundation Sports Legacy Program, in addition to its activities basedon the four key words of Dreams, Environments, Expansion, and Contributions, has re-designated its"Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Support Program" as "Sports Legacy Programs (2) and (3)."Through these two programs, it is carrying out activities that aid disaster-struck Tohoku areas.

▼ Sports Legacy Program contents for fiscal 2018
Sports Legacy Program (1)Creating a society where people can enjoy new lifestyle anchoredby sports
The goal of this project is to promote opportunities to understand nature of sports and how sports
impacts our future generation by sharing ideas to ultimately creating a society that allows sports to be
the center of our lives.
[Projects planned for fiscal 2018]
・Diamond Athlete Program <Sports Dream>(Organizer: Japan Association of Athletics Federations https://www.jaaf.or.jp/diamond/)
・Project EXCEED Challenge Program <Sports Dream>(Organizer: Japan industrial track & field association)
・Running course improvement and vitalization <Sports Environment>
・Kids Athletics Program X Tokyo Marathon Style <Sports Expansion> (Organizer: Kids Athletics JAPAN)・Wheelchair Track-and-field Challenge Support <Sports Expansion>(Organizer: Wheelchair Athlete Club Socio Soejima)
・Kids & FAMILYMPIC (Wheelchair Transaction Event) <Sports Contribution>(Organizer: Tokyo Sports Association for the Disabled)* Photos show last year's events.
※ImageSports Legacy Program (2)Recovery support for children in disaster-struck areas through "KidsAthletics x Tohoku Caravan" sports activities
Last year, the Kids Athletics Program activities that primarily had been carried out along the Tokyo
Marathon route (seven cities) to support and raise awareness of sporting events have expanded to thedisaster-struck Tohoku region as well. The program continues to provide support and encouragement
through sports to people in the area, who still struggles with severe problems.
[Projects planned for fiscal 2018]
 Kids Athletics x Tohoku Caravan <Sports Expansion>(to be held in three schools in Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture; Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture; and Minamisoma City,Fukushima Prefecture)* Photos show last year's “Kids Athletics×Tokyo Marathon Style“.

Sports Legacy Program (3)Disaster-struck areas educational project <Sports Contribution>
Sports have the power to give courage, hope, and dreams to children, young adults, and people facingadversity. This program supports the efforts to tackle social problems through activities such as sporting
events, helping foster the creation of an environment that provides Japan with even greater vigor. Theprogram welcomes support from anyone who wants to help the Tohoku region through the power ofrunning.
* Donations received by the Tokyo Marathon Foundation will be divided between the IWATE Learning
Hope Fund, the Great East Japan Earthquake Miyagi Children’s Fund, and the Great East Japan
Earthquake Fukushima Children's Fund based on the number of minors within the scope of the projects
in the three disaster-struck prefectures.

▼ Tokyo Marathon Foundation Sports Legacy Program Charity Ambassadors
Megumi Oshima / Women's marathon Olympian
I want to pass on peoples'
ambitions, hopes, dreams,
foundations, growth, and powerof sports to people of all ages
through the activities of theSports Legacy Program! Thankyou for your support!

Yu Nakamura / Television personality and runner
Last year, as an ambassador, I
took part in various Sports Legacy
Program activities and wrote
reports about them. They were all
wonderful activities that promotes
warm and happier future. As asports lover, I am overjoyed tocontinue to serve as anambassador!

M Takashi / Impressionist comedian
The Sports Legacy Program
serves as a bridge between
runners, volunteers, staff, andspectators, and I want tocontinue to support its efforts tocreate a growing circle of joy,bringing energy, happiness, andhealth to all those who love
sports!
Atsushi Shikano / Music journalist
The Tokyo Marathon brings together people ofall races with various values and lifestyles, whocome from all around the world. By running
together, participants enjoy sharing thesevalues and lifestyles with others, and evenwhen they don't share them, they enjoy
affirming the values of other runners. I support
all runners, who enjoy this potential.

▼ Sports Legacy Program
Expectation and interest for power of sports has been on the rise since the day Tokyo was nominated tohost 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. To not end Olympic Games as merely a sporting
event, a great deal of attentions is drawn to make the event to have a lasting and positive impact onsociety.
To support this, the Tokyo Marathon Foundation has implemented the Sports Legacy Program sinceJune 2014, to make sports as basis of happiness. This will create a legacy in bringing brighter future in
21st century for not only Tokyo but entire Japan, regardless of the sports being competitive orrecreational.

For details, please see the Sports Legacy Program official website (http://sportslegacy.jp).
*Available only in Japanese