SG Holdings announced on 1 October that long-distance runners Endo Hyuga (遠藤日向) and Nishikawa Yuichiro (西川雄一朗) had joined the company. Both athletes had left Sumitomo Electric the previous day and expressed their intention to compete with the aim of reaching the world stage as new additions to the team.
SG Holdings announced the additions of long-distance runners Endo Hyuga (遠藤日向) and Nishikawa Yuichiro (西川雄一朗). Both had left Sumitomo Electric the previous day and will continue competing as members of the company’s team.
Endo Hyuga (遠藤日向) is 28 years old, born in 1998. He won the national championships in the 3,000m while at Koriyama No. 4 Junior High School and competed as the top Japanese runner in the 5,000m at the Inter-High while at Gakuhō Ishikawa High School. He won the Japan Championships for the first time in 2021 while with Sumitomo Electric and won a gold medal at the Asian Championships in 2023.
Nishikawa Yuichiro (西川雄一朗) is 28 years old, born in 1997. He won the Hakone Ekiden and All-Japan University Ekiden while at Tokai University and placed fifth in the 5,000m at the 2025 Japan Championships. Both athletes have built strong records in ekiden and track events, expressed their gratitude for an environment in which they can continue competing, and pledged to deliver results each day.
The athletes said they intend to challenge themselves at a higher level with the aim of competing on the world stage, while also targeting success in the New Year Ekiden.