Prague Grand Prix
| Prague Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Date | September |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | 10 kilometres |
| Established | 1997 |
| Course records |
Men 27:28 Geoffrey Ronoh (2014) Women 30:55 Peres Jepchirchir (2015) |
| Official site |
www |
The Prague Grand Prix is an annual running event which takes place in September in Prague, Czech Republic. It is a 10-kilometre race organised in the attractive surroundings of Prague city centre during evening twilight. The race was introduced in 1997 as the O2 Prague Grand Prix, and is a part of the RunCzech running circuit. The event holds IAAF Silver Label Road Race status.
The new course was introduced in 2013 and course records are held by Kenya's Philemon Limo and Josephine Chepkoech.[1]
Past winners
Key: Course record
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s)[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | 2007 |  Wilfred Taragon (KEN) |
28:26 | Irene Kwambai (KEN) |
15:46 |
| 12th | 2008 |  Vitaliy Rybak (UKR) |
29:27 |  Anikó Kálovics (HUN) |
15:27 |
| 13th | 2009 |  Dickson Marwa (TAN) |
28:24 | Gladys Otero (KEN) |
15:45 |
| 14th | 2010 |  Mourad Marofit (MAR) |
28:27 | Zakia Mrisho (TAN) |
15:41 |
| 15th | 2011 | Philemon Limo (KEN) |
27:34 | Priscah Cherono (KEN) |
15:32 |
| 16th | 2012 | Henry Kiplagat (KEN) |
27:51 |  Tadelech Bekele (ETH) |
15:48 |
| 17th | 2013 | Daniel Chebii (KEN) |
27:35 | Josephine Chepkoech (KEN) |
32:00 |
| 18th | 2014 | Geoffrey Ronoh (KEN) |
27:28 | Correti Jepkoech (KEN) |
31:05 |
| 19th | 2015 | Daniel Chebii (KEN) |
27:42 | Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) |
30:55 |
References
- ↑ Prague International Marathon Retrieved on 2013-04-21.
- ↑ Until 2012, women ran only 5 kilometres.
External links
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