centipede race
A team race where participants are tied together in a line, resembling a centipede. Often seen in school sports days.
I participated in the centipede race at the sports day.
Teamwork is important in the centipede race.
Most common spelling; uses katakana for ムカデ and kanji for 競争.
Kanji spelling for ムカデ; less common but still used.
Rarely used kanji form; 競走 is an alternative for 'race'.
Compound of ムカデ (centipede) and 競争 (race), from the appearance of a line of people tied together.