Lemi Berhanu Hayle and Bertukan Welde Sura win the thirtieth ORLEN Prague Marathon
The thirtieth anniversary version of the ORLEN Prague Marathon noticed Ethiopian athletes dominate each elite classes.
Defending his title, final 12 months’s winner Lemi Berhanu Hayle as soon as once more triumphed within the race that began and completed at Prague’s Previous City Sq.. Within the girls’s race, his compatriot Bertukan Welde Sura claimed the general victory.
Circumstances have been beneficial for operating on Sunday (Might 4), with temperatures round 15C, though runners confronted sturdy headwinds in sure sections of the course.
Lemi Berhanu Hayle broke away from his main group about two-thirds into the race and crossed the end in 2:05:14, the second-fastest time in Prague Marathon historical past — simply 5 seconds shy of the course report.
“I’m very joyful to win right here for the second time. The wind was a little bit of a problem in some areas, however I attempted to maintain an optimum course,” stated Hayle.
Felix Kipkoech of Kenya got here second and Japan’s Tetsuya Yoroizaka positioned third. The bronze medallist within the Asian Championships in 3000m and 10,000m managed to complete a full marathon in underneath 2:10 for the fourth time in his profession.
The turning level within the girls’s race got here simply forward of the 30km mark, with an important breakaway. Bertukan Welde Sura, who ran a lot of the course alongside a number of the high Czech male runners, received with 2:20:55, bettering her private finest by 59 seconds. Second and third place went to Kenyan stars: Evaline Chirchir was second, adopted by Pascalia Chepkogei in third.
The ORLEN Prague Marathon additionally hosted the Czech Nationwide Marathon Championship. Yann Havlena, 24, claimed his first nationwide title in 2:21:12, narrowly edging out Vít Pavlišta, who earned his thirty eighth nationwide medal.
Within the girls’s race, two-time Olympian Tereza Hrochová dominated and win her first nationwide championship marathon title in 2:34:04, ending over eight minutes forward of the sphere and putting seventh total. Petra Pastorová secured silver, whereas Eva Filipiová took bronze.
