Eritrean Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Wins Swiss Grand Prix Berne 2017

 
 

 

 

 
 

Grand Prix of Berne 2017

 

 

www.runnersworld.de | May 14, 2017

 

 

 
 

Running spectacle with new entrant record

 

 

Almost 30,000 runners lured the Grand Prix of Berne 2017 into the historic old town. In the 10-mile race, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie and Viktoriia Pogorielska were the fastest.

 

 

The Grand Prix of Bern confirmed on Saturday, May 13, 2017 its reputation as a major Running event in Switzerland . Nearly 30,000 starters ran the 10 miles (or about 16.09 km) or one of the teh races and thus ensured a new participant record.

 
 

 
 

A picture gallery with many photos of swiss-image.ch can be found above and below the article.

 

 

Ghirmay Ghebreslassie was the fastest man on the 10-mile distance at the Grand Prix Berne 2017 in 49:25 minutes. Sylvester Kipchirchir finished second , with a goal time of 49:34 minutes. Third was Simon Tesfay in 50:27 minutes.
 
 

 

 

Source: http://www.runnersworld.de/laufevents/laufspektakel-mit-neuem-teilnehmerrekord.478776.htm