(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(240416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia attends the awarding ceremony for the 2024 Boston Marathon in Boston, the United States, on April 15, 2024. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(SP)U.S.-BOSTON-MARATHON

(240416) -- BOSTON, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sisay Lemma (L) of Ethiopia attends the awarding ceremony for the 2024 Boston Marathon in Boston, the United States, on April 15, 2024. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

(SP)CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-MARATHON

(SP)CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-MARATHON

(230508) -- PRAGUE, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- First-place finisher Alexander Mutiso (C) of Kenya, second-place Sisay Lemma (L) of Ethiopia and third-place Philemon Rono of Kenya pose for photos during the awarding ceremony after the men's race of the Prague International Marathon 2023 in Prague, the Czech Republic, May 7, 2023. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua)

Prague Int'l Marathon held in Czech capital

STORY: Prague Int'l Marathon held in Czech capital DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: Prague CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of runners preparing for the marathon 2. various of runners running the marathon 3. various of the first place, Alexander Mutiso 4. various of the second place, Sisay Lemma 5. various of the third place, Philemon Rono 6. various of the award ceremony 7. SOUNDBITE (Czech): VIT PAVLISTA, Czech winner STORYLINE: The 27th Prague International Marathon was held in the Czech capital on Sunday. The 42-km-long route started from Wenceslas Square in downtown Prague. More than 7,000 runners took part in the race, running mostly along the Vltava River and across several landmarks such as the Charles Bridge. The winner of this year's race was Alexander Mutiso from Kenya, who also broke the course record with a time of 2:05:09. The second place was taken by Sisay Lemma from Ethiopia and the third place over the line was Philemon Rono from Kenya. In the women's elite race,

(SP)CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-MARATHON

(SP)CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-MARATHON

(230508) -- PRAGUE, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- First-place finisher Alexander Mutiso (C) of Kenya, second-place Sisay Lemma (L) of Ethiopia and third-place Philemon Rono of Kenya pose for photos during the awarding ceremony after the men's race of the Prague International Marathon 2023 in Prague, the Czech Republic, May 7, 2023. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua)