About SPORTS LEGACY PROGRAM

The Tokyo Marathon Foundation launched the Sports Legacy Program, using the platform of sports, to pass on a legacy of a brighter future for Tokyo and Japan in the 21st century. Now that everyone is realizing how irreplaceable human connections are, expectations and interest in the power of sport are higher than ever before. Through this program, the Tokyo Marathon Foundation aims for the realization and continuation of societies where people can enjoy new lifestyles centered on sports.

4 keys concepts

The Sports Legacy Program engaged activities aligned with 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).”
*Tokyo Marathon 2026 and Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon 2025 will accept donations for the implementation of this project.

Training of athletes, fostering of junior athletes and career support

The programs will help provide support for sports workshops, training, and development training for instructors, with the aims of promoting sports, and nurturing and strengthening athletes.

Projects planned for FY2025

・Diamond Athlete Program

Improvement and maintenance of sports facilities and related environments

The programs will help provide improvement and maintenance of sports facilities and related environments for spread all sports including running.

Projects planned for FY2025

・Green Mileage

Support of sporting events and its public awareness promotion

The programs will assist with activities for promoting lifelong sports participation, such as activities for promoting health tailored to individual life stages through the enjoyment of sports and health management.

Projects planned for FY2025

・Held “Mini-Tokyo Marathon
・Para Athletics Challenge Support
・Tokyo Sports Association for the Disabled
・Running Association of Japan
・JAPAN FEMTEC ASSOCIATION
・Female Athlete Health Support Committee
・TOKYO 2025 DEAFLYMPICS（Tokyo Sport Benefits Corporation）
・Japan Industrial Track & Field Association

Efforts to help solve social issues through sporting events

Sports have the power to provide children and adults facing adversity with courage, hope, and dreams. These programs support 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.

Projects planned for FY2025

・Educational Project within the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake ・Relief and Support Projects for the Disaster-Affected Areas of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake ・INCUBATION PROJECT

Steering Committee

Chairperson　Tadaaki HAYANO
      Tokyo Marathon Foundation　Chairman / CEO / Race Director

Member　　Ryo HIRANO
      Senior Manager, High Performance Team High Performance & Development Department

Member　　Mitsushiro HIRANO
      TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT Director,
      Coordination Section Sports Promotion Division Bureau of Citizens, Culture and Sports

Chairperson

Tadaaki HAYANO

We will tackle the Tokyo Marathon Foundation’s mission of creating and passing on a sports legacy, based on the passions of those brought together by the Tokyo Marathon Foundation Charity and led by the concept of “everyone working together to create and pass on sport’s legacy.”
We aim to expand the possibilities of sports under the slogan “Innovation & Inclusion,”creating innovative activities that anyone can participate in, in line with the spirit of the Tokyo Marathon.
I hope everyone supports the Tokyo Marathon Sports Legacy Program, so that we can experience our lives becoming even fuller and more joyous.

Charity Accomplishments

Below are figures on the number and amounts of donations collected from donors via the Tokyo Marathon Charity and Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon Charity.

Sports Legacy Program total
8,871 \975,126,954

* In FY2019, donations for the “Kids Athletics x Tohoku Caravan” was divided to other programs.
* The donated amounts for the 2011 edition (FY2011), the 2012 edition (FY2012), and the 2013 edition (FY2013) include usage for purposes other than educational projects for the three disaster-stricken prefectures.
* Includes donations from the Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon Charity, which will begin in 2022.

Tokyo Marathon Foundation Sports Legacy Program

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Tokyo
Marathon		 Donations 307 389 112 – 18 874 415 169 *1 412 274 291 304
Amount(JPY)
\59,772,001
\53,131,673
\17,799,000
–
\183,000
\95,290,006
\58,137,406
\14,018,000
\41,823,708
\30,237,470
\29,710,312
\20,435,059
Tokyo Legacy
Half Marathon		 Donations 53 44 28 – – – – – – – – –
Amount(JPY)
\2,441,000
\2,087,000
\1,850,000
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Other Donations – 222 15 24 – – – – – – – –
Amount(JPY)
–
\111,000
\42,000
\228,000
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Support Program Disaster-stricken area educational project

To 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

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Tokyo
Marathon		 Donations 53 59 39 – 11 202 301 454 300 680 694 1,222 750 – –
Amount(JPY)
\9,743,000
\6,699,057
\4,887,100
–
\157,000
\15,184,118
\29,542,000
\41,160,000
\22,131,000
\50,941,000
\62,634,200
\104,136,112
\75,192,098 *2
\95,505,634 *2
\6,500,000 *2
Other Donations – – 1 3 – – – – – – – – – – –
Amount(JPY)
–
–
\1,000
\18,000
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Relief and Support Projects for the Disaster-Affected Areas of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake

2024
Tokyo
Marathon		 Donations 151
Amount(JPY)
\25,399,000