Luiza Gega won the women’s 42-kilometre race at the 10th edition of the Tirana Marathon.
The Albanian athlete crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 35 minutes and 35 seconds, taking first place and a €5,000 prize.
This year’s marathon drew around 5,800 participants. Organisers introduced a 5-kilometre race to encourage more residents to take part.
Around 600 volunteers, 800 police officers and 500 Tirana municipal employees helped run the event, which took about six months to prepare.
The marathon began at 8 a.m., with several major roads in the capital closed until 4 p.m. to accommodate the race.
The closures affect the Inner Ring Road, Zogu I Boulevard, the New Boulevard, the stretch from Skanderbeg Square to Mother Teresa Square, Kavaja Street, Durrës Street, Myslym Shyri Street and several roads in the former Blloku district.
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