Twenty year old Alemayehu Shumye of Ethiopia won the Warsaw Marathon, Sunday, an event which attracted around 3,000 runners from many countries.

It was the 30th edition of an annual event launched in 1979. Seventeen runners have taken part in all 30 marathons. The oldest of them – Albin Czech – is 76. The oldest participant in Sunday’s race, however, was 82.

The special guests of the event included the director of the London Marathon Dave Bedford. His previous visit to Warsaw was 39 years ago for the Poland-England track-and-field match.

The marathon began in a carnaval atmosphere with performances from the capital’s Police Representative Orchestra. Under Warsaw’s palm tree, the salsa school of dance – Latin Groove and the retro Backyard Folk Band

The run started at 9:00 a.m. on Krakowskie Przedmieście Street near Plac Zamkowy Square.

Source: polskieradio.pl