Rodrigue Kwizera becomes the King of Prague Half Marathon

Very early from the start on the Bubenské nábřeží embankment in Prague Holešovice, the four men’s favourites broke away, supported by two pacemakers. In rather windy conditions, especially along the stretches beside the Vltava River, the split times in the middle of the course suggested that the bold plans to break the race record would not work out. However the final times of the leading athletes were still impressive.

Rodrigue Kwizera, the seventh man in the 2023 World Championships 10,000m, briefly lost ground to a trio of leading men midway through the course, but soon rejoined the front group. He saved his bid for the lead until the home straight in front of the Holešovice Market Hall and triumphed with a time of 58:54 min. “I am happy for this victory and also for the national record I ran, I think the conditions for an endurance race were quite good today,” said Kwizera, first competitor from Burundi to win the race, after the finish.

The domestic athletes also fought a thrilling battle until the very end. The local title was defended by Patrik Vebr, who with a time of 1:05:40 secured the position of first Czech finisher for the third time in a row ahead of Tomas Krivda.

16,000 runners took part in the Generali Prague Half Marathon 2025. Detailed information about the race is available on the official website of the series www.runczech.com.