TOKYO MARATHON CHARITY

The Sports Legacy Program of the Tokyo Marathon Foundation accepts and welcomes the donation and Charity Runner applications for the Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon 2024 Charity.
Please refer to the guidelines and apply for the program.

For more details, please visit the Tokyo Marathon 2025 official website:
https://www.marathon.tokyo/en/

This is an initiative to expand the circle of charity activities through the Tokyo Marathon.
Those who donate more than the amount set by the Sports Legacy Program and wish to participate in the Tokyo Marathon 2025 as charity runners to promote their charity activities are eligible.
Those who are not runners but wish to cheer and support the event are also welcome to participate with a donation only.

Official Charity Programs

Tokyo Marathon Foundation Sports Legacy Program (1:Support for athlete training and para-challenge support, etc.、2:Education works for areas stricken by Great East Japan Earthquake、3:Relief and Support Projects for the Disaster – Affected Areas of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake)

Maximum entrants

450 (Overall number of Sports Legacy Program 1, 2, and 3)

How to apply

Apply for a donation through the donation system at the bottom of the page.

Application Procedures & Schedule

①For those who wish to make a donation application, and also with to run th e event as a Charity Runner
　Charity Runner Donatin Application Period：
　　June 25 (Tuesday), 11:00 a.m. – July 10 (Wednesday) 5:00 p.m. (JST)

　Runner Selection Guide
　　July 16 (Tuesday) – July 19 (Friday)

　Period for receipt of donations and payment of participation fees,etc.
　　July 16 (Tuesday) – August 15 (Thursday)

　Eligibility：
　　Must be at least 19 years of age on the Tokyo Marathon 2025 race day.
　　*All rules and regulations set forth for the Tokyo Marathon 2025 apply to Charity Runners.

➁For those who wish to donate only
　Application Period：
　　June 25 (Tuesday) 11:00 a.m. – August 30 (Friday) 5:00 p.m. (JST)
　　*Minimum amount of donation shall be 1,000 JPY

Charity Runners Selection Criteria

①Donations per person is 150,000 yen or more: Mandatory
➁Selection based on text content at time of donation application

Other

* Charity runner registration (participation) is voluntary for donatiors
* Eligibility for participants as a Charity runner includes fulfilling all others requirements and regulations applicable to general marathon participants.

In its Sports Legacy Program,the Tokyo Marathon Foundation carries out activities based on the four keywords and key concepts of “Sports Dream(Enhancement and Education),””Sports Foundation (Facilities),””Sports Expansion (Public Awareness),” and “The Power of Sports (Contributing to Society),” in order to use the platform of sports, unfettered by the boundaries between competitive sports and recreational sports,to pass on a legacy of a brighter future for Tokyo and Japan in the 21st century.

• 【1】Donations from the Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon 2024 Charity will be used to support the Diamond Athlete Program, the EDORIKU Para-Athletics Class to support the Para Challenge, and the “Mini Tokyo Marathon” to communicate the various ways to enjoy sports and its appeal.

  

• 【2】 The funds will be distributed to “the Iwate Learning Hope Fund”, “the Children Orphaned by Great East Japan Earthquake Fund,” and “the Fukushima Donation for Orphans affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake” according to the number of recipients (minors) of the Scholarship Program.

  

• 【3】 The funds you have contributed will be allocated as disaster relief funds for the Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2024, which occurred on January 1st. After deducting any necessary fees, the entire amount will be sent to the disaster relief allocation committee through the Japanese Red Cross Society.

  

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