Red Bull Athletes & Ambassadors Gather! "Wings for Life World Run 2026" Charity Run for Spinal Cord Injury Research, Where the Whole World Runs
Red Bull Japan supports the "Wings for Life World Run 2026," a global charity running event organized by the Wings for Life Foundation to fund spinal cord injury research. Athletes and ambassadors will participate, and all entry fees are donated to research.
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Wings for Life World Run 2026
Red Bull Japan Co., Ltd. supports the "Wings for Life World Run," the world's largest simultaneously held running event organized by the Wings for Life Foundation, with the aim of funding research for spinal cord injury treatment.
All entry fees for this event will be donated in full to research funds for spinal cord injury treatment.
This year, Red Bull athletes Ryusei Yamada (Snowboard) / Hiroto Ogiwara (Snowboard) / Sakura Yosozumi (Skateboarding) / Yume Oda (Skateboarding) / Hinano Kusaki (Skateboarding) / Rio Hayakawa (BMX) / Yu-ri (Freestyle Football) / Jason Paul (Freerunning / Parkour) have confirmed their participation in the App Run venue in Tokyo.
Furthermore, as official Japanese ambassadors, Tomoka Igari of Kamen Joshi, an idol active in a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury, Mako Shibuya, a wheelchair YouTuber, and Norihiro Akahoshi, a former professional baseball player and baseball commentator who experienced a spinal cord injury, will join.
The Hakone Ekiden three-time consecutive champion Aoyama Gakuin University Track and Field Club Long Distance Block (Ekiden Team), which is also gaining attention for its partnership with Red Bull, has also decided to participate.
＼A unique global running event／
"Wings for Life World Run" is different from typical running events; not only do runners worldwide start simultaneously, but there is no finish line. 30 minutes after the start, a chase car, called the Catcher Car, starts from the starting point and pursues the participants. When a participant is overtaken by the Catcher Car, which gradually increases its speed, their race ends.
There are three types of "Wings for Life World Run": "Flagship Run" where a real Catcher Car chases participants, "App Run" where participants run freely on their own course using a smartphone app, and "App Run Event" where App Run participants gather and run together. *In the App Run, a virtual Catcher Car chases participants.
Since its first holding in 2014, over 1.87 million people from 191 countries and regions have participated, cumulatively donating over 60.53 million Euros (approximately 9.9 billion yen) to research funds. In 2025 alone, a total of 310,719 people from 170 countries and 191 nationalities participated, with 3,676 participants in Japan (700 of whom were in Tokyo), recording a total fundraising amount of 8.6 million Euros (approximately 1.4 billion yen).
Running with everyone doubles the fun of training and the excitement on the day. Not only can you encourage each other to reach your goals, but you can also feel the joy of connecting with runners worldwide. We encourage you to join this opportunity!
"Wings for Life World Run 2026" will start simultaneously worldwide on May 10th (Sunday) at 8:00 PM Japan time.
https://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/
### Event Overview
* **Event Name:** Wings for Life World Run 2026
* **Date & Time:** Japan time, Sunday, May 10, 2026, from 8:00 PM
* **Eligibility:** Must be 18 years or older on the day of the event. Handbikes not allowed, daily-use wheelchairs allowed.
* **Participation Fee:** 3,900 JPY (tax included)
The entire participation fee and an equal amount will be donated to the Wings for Life Foundation. The event may be suspended or canceled due to natural disasters, incidents, accidents, etc. Please note that participation fees will not be refunded in such cases.
* **Organizer:** Wings for Life World Run Executive Committee
* **Sponsors:**
* Shinjuku City
* ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Tokyo
### Venues (App Run Event)
In Japan, you can participate in App Runs and App Run Events using a smartphone app. Please see "How to Participate" below for details.
* **Tokyo Venue**
* **Location:** Meiji Jingu Gaien
* **Address:** 1-1 Kasumigaokamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
* https://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/ja/locations/tokyo-shinjuku-ku
* **Omiya Venue**
* **Location:** Omiya Daisan Koen
* **Address:** 2-chome, Horinochi-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama City, Saitama
* https://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/ja/locations/omiya
* **Hiroshima Venue**
* **Location:** Fukuyama Takegafuchi Athletics Stadium
* **Address:** (Not specified in text)
Red Bull Japan Co., Ltd. supports the "Wings for Life World Run," the world's largest simultaneously held running event organized by the Wings for Life Foundation, with the aim of funding research for spinal cord injury treatment.
All entry fees for this event will be donated in full to research funds for spinal cord injury treatment.
This year, Red Bull athletes Ryusei Yamada (Snowboard) / Hiroto Ogiwara (Snowboard) / Sakura Yosozumi (Skateboarding) / Yume Oda (Skateboarding) / Hinano Kusaki (Skateboarding) / Rio Hayakawa (BMX) / Yu-ri (Freestyle Football) / Jason Paul (Freerunning / Parkour) have confirmed their participation in the App Run venue in Tokyo.
Furthermore, as official Japanese ambassadors, Tomoka Igari of Kamen Joshi, an idol active in a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury, Mako Shibuya, a wheelchair YouTuber, and Norihiro Akahoshi, a former professional baseball player and baseball commentator who experienced a spinal cord injury, will join.
The Hakone Ekiden three-time consecutive champion Aoyama Gakuin University Track and Field Club Long Distance Block (Ekiden Team), which is also gaining attention for its partnership with Red Bull, has also decided to participate.
＼A unique global running event／
"Wings for Life World Run" is different from typical running events; not only do runners worldwide start simultaneously, but there is no finish line. 30 minutes after the start, a chase car, called the Catcher Car, starts from the starting point and pursues the participants. When a participant is overtaken by the Catcher Car, which gradually increases its speed, their race ends.
There are three types of "Wings for Life World Run": "Flagship Run" where a real Catcher Car chases participants, "App Run" where participants run freely on their own course using a smartphone app, and "App Run Event" where App Run participants gather and run together. *In the App Run, a virtual Catcher Car chases participants.
Since its first holding in 2014, over 1.87 million people from 191 countries and regions have participated, cumulatively donating over 60.53 million Euros (approximately 9.9 billion yen) to research funds. In 2025 alone, a total of 310,719 people from 170 countries and 191 nationalities participated, with 3,676 participants in Japan (700 of whom were in Tokyo), recording a total fundraising amount of 8.6 million Euros (approximately 1.4 billion yen).
Running with everyone doubles the fun of training and the excitement on the day. Not only can you encourage each other to reach your goals, but you can also feel the joy of connecting with runners worldwide. We encourage you to join this opportunity!
"Wings for Life World Run 2026" will start simultaneously worldwide on May 10th (Sunday) at 8:00 PM Japan time.
https://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/
### Event Overview
* **Event Name:** Wings for Life World Run 2026
* **Date & Time:** Japan time, Sunday, May 10, 2026, from 8:00 PM
* **Eligibility:** Must be 18 years or older on the day of the event. Handbikes not allowed, daily-use wheelchairs allowed.
* **Participation Fee:** 3,900 JPY (tax included)
The entire participation fee and an equal amount will be donated to the Wings for Life Foundation. The event may be suspended or canceled due to natural disasters, incidents, accidents, etc. Please note that participation fees will not be refunded in such cases.
* **Organizer:** Wings for Life World Run Executive Committee
* **Sponsors:**
* Shinjuku City
* ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Tokyo
### Venues (App Run Event)
In Japan, you can participate in App Runs and App Run Events using a smartphone app. Please see "How to Participate" below for details.
* **Tokyo Venue**
* **Location:** Meiji Jingu Gaien
* **Address:** 1-1 Kasumigaokamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
* https://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/ja/locations/tokyo-shinjuku-ku
* **Omiya Venue**
* **Location:** Omiya Daisan Koen
* **Address:** 2-chome, Horinochi-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama City, Saitama
* https://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/ja/locations/omiya
* **Hiroshima Venue**
* **Location:** Fukuyama Takegafuchi Athletics Stadium
* **Address:** (Not specified in text)