Ukrainian Valentina Varetskaya won the marathon in Jerusalem, covering the distance in 2 hours and 45.54 minutes.

It is reported that after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Varetskaya, together with her daughter, left Nikolaev for Poland, while her husband remained in Ukraine..

The house in her hometown was destroyed by the invaders, and the athlete herself practically did not prepare for the race..

Recall that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities..

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Earlier it was reported that Poland and Scotland held a charity match in support of Ukraine.