The 13th Sportsman competition, official name:「スポーツマンNo.1決定戦XIII」 (literally Sportsman No. 1 XIII) was the fifth Pro Sportsman Tournament. In similar format to the previous Pro Sportsman Tournament, various athletes from various sports would compete in a series of Sportsman events to gain points.
Event Winners would receive a Waltham Vacuum Men's Watch and JPY 300,000
Eighth Place Competitor would receive a Fujitsu GPS and JPY 100,000
Seventh Place Competitor would receive a GIANT Mountain Bike and JPY 200,000
Sixth Place Competitor would receive a Grandir Men's Platinum Necklace and JPY 300,000
Fifth Place Competitor would receive a Estelle Diamond Ring and JPY 400,000
Fourth Place Competitor would receive a New Calendonia Trip for four from Air France and JPY 600,000
Third Place Competitor would receive a NEC Plasma X Widescreen TV and JPY 1,000,000
Second Place Competitor would receive a Nissan Cube car and JPY 2,000,000
First Place Competitor would receive a Nissan Tino car and JPY 5,000,000
Apart from the Pro Sportsman Tournament, two separate events also took place in this tournament. This event was filmed separately at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall, a location where past Celebrity Survival Battle competitions are filmed.
During the J League Festival (Jリーグフェスティバル), invited male J League Football players would compete in the Tail Impossible event. While in the Monster Box Volleyball World Championship (跳び箱バレーボール世界一決定戦), invited male professional volleyball athletes from around the world would compete in the Monster Box event. These two events would be broadcasted as a filler in-between Thirty and The Gallon Throw.
The event itself involves two competitors connected to a rope on their backs, with the length of the rope being shorter than the length of the entire track. Once a signal is played, competitors must run towards a buzzer that is in opposite directions of the track. The first competitor who presses the buzzer wins the match and advances to the next rounds of the event. These matches would occur until the final round to indicate the No. 1 of the Event.
