Paris Ekiden

The inaugural race in 1990 was marred by a series of problems, which led to the race's discontinuation until 2013 when it returned on an annual basis.

[3] During the final stage of the race, all teams except for the two leaders Great Britain and Denmark ran off course.

As a result, all but those teams ran approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) short of the official race distance.

It was viewed as a failure of event security, and the competition was not held again the following year.

The new race started near The Louvre and finished at the Place de la Bastille.

Place de la Bastille , where the new race finished