【Media Coverage】JKA Official Site Features Article on Girls' Keirin Athletes Visiting Ochi Lab

An article about girls' keirin athletes visiting Ochi Lab was published on the official website of Japan Keirin Autorace foundation (JKA), "CYCLE JKA Social Action."

Article Overview

"Preventing Overtraining Syndrome Using Hair Analysis! ―Girls' Keirin Athletes Visit a University Research Lab―"

Overtraining syndrome, caused by excessive training, can affect anyone from professional athletes to students involved in club activities. However, it is difficult to detect, as athletes often cannot tell whether they are currently in an overtrained state.

Ochi Lab conducts research to non-invasively assess overtraining status in athletes by measuring stress hormones (cortisol) in hair samples. Girls' keirin athletes visited the lab, where their experience and this research were featured in the article. Kyoka Shimizu (4th-year student), a student athlete who participated in the research, was also interviewed and shared her experience.

Publication Details

• Media: CYCLE JKA Social Action (Official website of Japan Keirin Autorace foundation)
• Published: February 25, 2026

Read the article (JKA official website, Japanese)

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Article and video: CYCLE JKA Social Action (Japan Keirin Autorace foundation)