The Košice Peace Marathon (Slovak: Medzinárodný maratón mieru) is an annual road marathon held in Košice, Slovakia, since 1924. It is the oldest continuously...
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000, Košice is the second-largest city in Slovakia, after the capital Bratislava. Being the economic and cultural centre of eastern Slovakia, Košice is...
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Abebe Bikila (category Ethiopian male marathon runners)
event in which he competed barefooted. The same year he won the marathons in Osaka and Košice. While in Japan, he was approached by a Japanese shoe company...
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Vladimir Tyamchik (category Belarusian male marathon runners)
victory. In 2005, Tyamchik was third in the Tokyo Marathon. In 2006, he was racing the Kosice Marathon in Slovakia and came in second. "Uladzimir Tzaimchyk"...
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The Košice Self-governing Region (Slovak: Košický samosprávny kraj, KSK) or the Košice Higher Territorial Unit (Slovak: Košický vyšší územný celok, KVÚC)...
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in service delivery. Elijah Kemboi (born 1984), Kenyan marathon runner and 2011 Košice Marathon winner Ezekiel Kemboi (born 1982), Kenyan steeplechase...
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oldest annual marathon in Europe is the Košice Peace Marathon, held since 1924 in Košice, Slovakia. The historic Polytechnic Marathon was discontinued...
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Košice Staré Mesto (literally: "Košice Old Town", Hungarian: Kassa-Óváros) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. It encompasses the historical...
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The world record in the half marathon has been officially recognized since 1 January 2004 by World Athletics, the international governing body for the...
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Hellen Mugo (category Kenyan female marathon runners)
long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. She has won marathons in Belgrade, Carpi, Mombasa and Košice. Her personal best is 2:27:16 hours,...
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