Portuguese runner first European to win Prague marathon

Helder Ornelas from Portugal has become the first European to win the Prague Marathon; since the event began in 1995 it had been dominated by African runners. Ornelas, who is 33, won the race in a time of 2:11:49. Second was Luka Chelimo from Kenya, with another Portuguese, Paulo Gomes, in third. Sixty-nine streets and bridges in the Czech capital were closed off for the race, which this year took a new route. Nineteen of the city's 26 trams were rerouted for the marathon, which was started by President Vaclav Klaus.

Author: Ian Willoughby