Heki Kodama participated in the Ehime National Athletic Bicycle Competition (held from October 1 to 5, 2017) as a representative of Fukuoka Prefecture, and achieved the women's Keirin victory. In addition, Fukuoka Prefecture has achieved overall victory thanks to the success of the representative players, including the player.
About this, report to Mayor Narahara was made on November 20, 2017. At the same time, the Fukuoka Branch of the Japan Bicycle Racing Athletes Association presented a donation to Mayor Narahara in 2017 to the affected areas of heavy rain in northern Kyushu.