Lemi Berhanu Hayle wins Prague international marathon, Bedatu Hirpa Badane claims women’s race

By The Associated Press

PRAGUE (AP) — Lemi Berhanu Hayle of Ethiopia has won the Prague international marathon while his fellow countrywoman Bedatu Hirpa Badane was first in the women’s race. Hayle, who won the Boston marathon in 2016 and succesfully defended his victory at the Mumbai marathon in January, pulled away from Kenya’s Kipkemoi Kiprono after 25 kilometers and cruised unchallenged to clock 2 hours, 8 minutes and 44 seconds. Kiprono was second in 2:10:27 ahead of another Kenyan Joshua Kipkemboi Kogo in 2:10:51. Badane won in 2:23:41.