Super-Marathon Starts in Lisbon And Finishes in Moscow

The longest European marathon Lisbon-Moscow started on Saturday in the Portuguese capital.

48 sportsmen from various countries of the world are participating in it, including Germany, Croatia, the USA, Italy and Japan. They intend to cover a distance of 5,000 km in 63 days and to finish the race on July 21 in the Russian capital.

The sportsmen will have to race through 64 intermediate stages. The route of the race will cross the largest European cities: Madrid, Paris, Brussels, Leipzig, Berlin and Warsaw.