The Běchovice – Prague Race is an annual

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event which takes place in September between the Prague districts of

Běchovice Běchovice () is a suburb of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a populat ...

, where the race starts, and

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, where the race ends. It is a point-to-point race which features a climb towards the end of the race, and is slightly longer than a

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at . The race first took place in 1897 and was awarded the

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Heritage Plaque in 2020 recognising the race as being the oldest continuously-run road race in Europe. In 1974 the race held a female category for the first time, although Helena Nerudová had run outside of competition in 1972.

Past winners

Men-only era

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Mixed era

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References

External links

* {{Official, https://www.bechovice-praha.cz/en 10K runs Athletics competitions in the Czech Republic Recurring sporting events established in 1897 1897 establishments in Austria-Hungary Sport in Prague Autumn in the Czech Republic