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The half marathon was first held in 1999. [6]In 2006, a corporate team half marathon relay event was added to the day's programme of events – each company being represented by four runners each covering equal legs of 5.27 km. Around 100 teams and 50 business and institutions were present for the first race.
Lining up at the start in the corrals at the Old Town Square in 2016 Runners on Čech Bridge in 2013 Taking on refreshment in 2010. The Prague Marathon (also known as Prague International Marathon (PIM)) is an annual road marathon held in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic each May.
The half marathon is also known as a 21K, 21.1K, or 13.1 miles, although these values are rounded and not formally correct. [examples needed] A half marathon world record is officially recognised by World Athletics. [3] [4] The men's world record time, pending ratification, is 56:42, set by Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda in February 2025 in Barcelona ...
In 1986, British band Half Man Half Biscuit released "All I Want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit" as a B-side to their single "The Trumpton Riots." [ 12 ] The song has since become a favourite of fans, later appearing on The Trumpton Riots EP and reissues of Back in the DHSS , creating both a demand for Dukla Prague kits and a group of ...
The company's workers agreed to a temporary 40 percent reduction in wages; in turn, Baťa provided food, clothing, and other necessities at half-price. [1] He also introduced one of the first profit-sharing initiatives, transforming all employees into associates with a shared interest in the company's success (today's equivalent of performance ...
Prague 7 is a municipal district (městská část) in Prague, Czech Republic. The administrative district ( správní obvod ) of the same name consists of the quarters Letná , Holešovice , Bubny, Bubeneč , Troja as well as a small part of Libeň .
The vz. 27 is a Czechoslovak semi-automatic pistol, based on the pistole vz. 24, and chambered for 7.65 mm Browning/.32 ACP. It is often designated the CZ 27 after the naming scheme used by the Česká zbrojovka factory for post-World War II commercial products. However, it is correctly known as vz. 27, an abbreviation of the Czech "vzor 27 ...
In the past Holešovice was a heavily industrial suburb; today it is home to the main site of the Prague's National Gallery with the Trade Fair Palace (Veletržní palác), [2] and the National Technical Museum. In 1928, the Libeň Bridge was opened on the site of a wooden temporary bridge from 1903, and is still the longest river bridge in ...