🏃‍♀🏃‍♂ The Moscow Marathon took place in the capital on Saturday.

Several streets, embankments, and boulevards were closed to traffic for the duration of the event. As reported by the marathon's organizing committee, Russian records were broken.

According to the Moscow Marathon press service, the start began as planned, at around 9 a.m.

🥇The first to finish was athlete Vladimir Nikitin. He managed to break the Russian record for the 10 km road race. He completed the distance in just 27 minutes and 40 seconds. For breaking the record, Nikitin will be awarded a bonus of 500,000 rubles.

🥈Second place in the race was taken by Kenya's representative, Charles Rotich. He ran 10 km in 27 minutes and 43 seconds.

🥉Third was Russian athlete Sergey Sharov, who completed the distance in 28 minutes and 39 seconds. They also hold the top positions in the overall standings.

👚 The women's results were less impressive. The first among women was Svetlana Aplachkina, who finished with a result of 31 minutes and 22 seconds, improving her own previous record of 31 minutes and 31 seconds.

As noted by the director of the Moscow Marathon, Dmitry Tarasov, this year's marathon features strong athletes, Russian champions, as well as amateurs. The total number of participants was about 50,000 people.

The races will continue on Sunday. Participants will need to cover a 42 km course. For this, the city center will be partially closed. In total, traffic will be stopped on 60 streets.

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The largest lavender field in Europe is located in the village of Turgenevka in Crimea. The blooming season starts in mid-June and lasts until the end of summer, with its peak in early July.

The fields belong to an agricultural company and are protected: visits are possible from 8 a.m. until sunset, but there is a chance to stay after dusk to take night photos.

At the very beginning of the fields, there are organized photo zones, but it's better to go higher up: there are fewer people and the fields themselves are more expansive. Nearby, by the way, there is also a pink field.

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