There were 23 male teams, with the Yorkshire’s runners emulating their women’s team with a victory of five points over Derbyshire, who claimed silver.
Mahuchikh is the world leader thanks to her 2.02m clearance in Doha in May, while two-time world indoor champion Olyslagers recently won in Stockholm with 2.01m.
Gabriel Tual, who secured a brilliant French record in the 800 m last year, will be eager to post a repeat performance in the same arena, whilst Azeddine Habz, winner of the 1,500 m in Rome a few days ago, will be hunting down Mehdi Baala’s French record
Originally from Vancouver, he spent two years at the University of Washington before earning a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of British Columbia. Most of his training is done solo but under the guidance Brant Stachel the former UBC coach.
Around 11,000 runners actively took part in the Mattoni Running Festival Olomouc 2025 events. Of those, 7,100 were registered for the main half marathon race.
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