Komazawa University won the overall Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden title for the first time in 13 years and seventh time overall on Sunday.
The university finished the two-day, 10-section race over 217.1 kilometers in 10 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds.
Komazawa finished third on the first day of the relay, however, junior Takuma Ishikawa overtook the Soka University anchor about 2 kilometers before the finish line for a come-from-behind victory.
Soka, which had the lead after the first day of the race, finished in second place, and Toyo University was third.
Aoyama University, a five-time winner seeking a second consecutive title, finished fourth, rallying back from 12th place on the opening day.
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