Visitors to central Paris were treated Sunday to the sight of hundreds of aproned waiters surging through the city's medieval streets, in a one-of-a-kind race designed to show off the profession months ahead of the Olympic Games.
Men's winner Samy Lamrous and top waitress Pauline Van Wymeersch walked the two-kilometre (1.2-mile) route in 13 minutes 30 seconds and 14 minutes 12 seconds respectively – each carrying a tray with a croissant, espresso and glass of water.
