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.