Ethiopian runner Hayle wins Prague Marathon

Ethiopian long-distance runner Lemi Berhanu Hayle won the Prague Marathon on Sunday in 2 hours 8 minutes and 44 seconds, while his compatriot Bedatu Hirpa Badane was the first woman to cross the finish line in 2:23:41. Hayle, who won the Boston marathon in 2016 and successfully defended his victory at the Mumbai marathon in January, pulled ahead of Kenyan Kipkemoi Kiprono after the 25-kilometre mark to take the gold.

The fastest Czech man in the race was surprise winner Martin Edlman in 2:22:19 and the fastest Czech woman was Petra Pastorová in 2:47:04.