127th edition of Česká spořitelna Běchovice – Praha 10 km road race will take place on 24/09/2023

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Race awarded by the World Athletics Heritage Plaque.

127th edition of the oldest continuously organized running event in Europe. Legendary 10km with final Hrdlorezy uphill. It includes also 10km Czech Road Championship.

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STATISTICS of all editions since 1897

Běchovice – Praha race is the oldest running event in Europe.

Běchovice – Praha race is the oldest running event in Europe. Its history was not interrupted even by 2 world wars or covid pandemy. That is why „tradition“ is the most common word connected with the race. Běchovice – Praha is the historical gem of Czech Athletics. 126 years is far enough to write a lot of personal stories worth to remember.

HISTORY AND RACE LEGENDSHISTORICAL STATISTICS

Will you equalize the time of the first winner from 1897? 39 minutes and 3 seconds.

Will the east wind help you to beat Czech national record as in 1975?

Will you beat Róbert Štefko who won the race 7 times?

Will you appear on the start line 60 times as Vladimír Kříž?

The best of Běchovice

Track in numbers

1897

first edition

10 031

lenght of the track

103

gain altitude

Race records

39:03

time of the first winner
Jakub Wolf (1897)

28:35,2

czech record
Vlastimil Zwiefelhofer (1975)

28:33

track record
Laban Chege (1996)

7

the most man victories
Róbert Štefko
(1991–2008)

11

the most woman victories
Petra Drajzajtlová-Kamínková
(1998–2015)

60

the most appeareances
Vladimír Kříž

HISTORICAL STATISTICS

Partners of the meeting

General Partner of the
Czech Athletic Federation

Official Partners of the
Czech Athletic Federation

Official Suppliers of the
Czech Athletic Federation

With the
support of

Local partners
 

Institutions



Contacts

Sdružení závodů Běchovice (Czech Athletic Federation, PSK Olymp, Sokol Běchovice)

  1. Za Císařským Mlýnem 1063
  2. Praha 7, 170 00
  3. info@bechovice-praha.cz

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