5000 beauties run through Minsk centre on 8 March

5000 women took part in the traditional Beauty Run race in Minsk on the International Women’s Day, reports belarusfeed.com.

The main street of Minsk, praspiekt Niezaliežnasci, was closed for traffic during the race. Runners could choose from two distances: 2 kilometers or 5 kilometers.

Each runner got a medal and a flower at the finish line. The winners got money prizes and gifts from partners of the event. Those who showed creativity and came to run in unusual costumes also got presents. 

This year the race gathered the record number of participants from 85 cities of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Hungary and Sweden. The event is held annually since 2006 by the Belarusian Athletics Federation.