130th edition of Běchovice – Praha 10 km road race will take place on 27/09/2026

Race awarded by the World Athletics Heritage Plaque.

THE OLDEST ONE IN EUROPE #130

10 km / relays / team competition

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

History and legends of Běchovice Historical stats of the race

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
(1999-2009)

61

the most appeareances
Vladimír Kříž

Partners of the meeting

General Partner of the
Czech Athletic Federation

Main partner of the
Czech Athletic Federation

Official Partners of the
Czech Athletic Federation

Official Suppliers of the
Czech Athletic Federation

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Institutions



Contacts

Czech Athletic Federation

  1. Na Pískách 2583/8, Praha 6
  2. IČ: 00539244
  3. info@bechovice-praha.cz
  4. GDPR informace

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