Ethiopian and Kenyan athletes triumph at Prague Marathon

Ethiopia’s Berehanu Wendemu Tsegu and Kenya’s Milicent Jelimová won the Prague Marathon, with Tsegu finishing in 2:05:51, just 42 seconds outside the course record. Jelimová impressed on her debut over the 42.195-kilometre distance, crossing the line in 2:24:19.

Among Czech participants, Yann Havlena retained the men’s title in a personal best of 2:17:48. In the women’s event, 22-year-old Michaela Brtníčková claimed a surprise victory, improving her marathon personal best by nearly eight minutes to 2:42:27.