ATHENS MARATHON
About 60,000 runners will gather in Athens for this year's classic marathon and shorter distances, making it one of the biggest running events in the world.
Greek Panagiotis Karaiskos won the 8th Athens Half Marathon on Sunday, setting a new record time for the course in the center of the Greek capital, the Hellenic Track and Field Federation (SEGAS) announced.
Residents of Mati and the nearby areas that so severely felt the effects of a deadly fire last July 23 lined up part of the route of the 36th Athens Marathon on Sunday to send a message of hope and determination that their devastated communities will flourish again.
Brimin Kipkorir of Kenya has won the 36th Athens Marathon with the 3rd best ever time, beating Ethiopia’s Tesfa Wokneth by almost two minutes.
The 36th Athens Authentic Marathon and its parallel runs will take place in the Greek capital on Sunday, with the participation of a record number of 55,000 runners from 106 countries.
The National Archaeological Museum celebrates the forthcoming Authentic Marathon in Athens on Sunday, November 11, with a thematic tour about sports and athletes in antiquity.
Kenya's champion Brimin Kipkorir has withdrawn from Sunday's Nairobi International Marathon and will instead compete at the more lucrative Athens Marathon on November 11.
Hilton Athens is the official hotel of the Athens Authentic Marathon on November 11, and has announced it will open its Galaxy Bar & Restaurant from 9 a.m. for anyone wishing to have brunch with a bird’s-eye view of the race that ends in central Athens.
Samuel Kalalei won the Athens Marathon-The Authentic on Sunday, beating Milton Rotich by just over two minutes in a Kenyan sweep of the top five.
Restrictions will start coming into effect Friday and Saturday on several key roads ahead of the Athens Marathon on Sunday when much of the city center will be closed to traffic.
When Zozo Christodoulou arrived at the Panathenaic Stadium one morning in 1974, the symbolic weight of what she was about to do had not yet dawned on her.
The photograph of him crossing the finish line of the Athens Authentic Marathon on November 13 is still making the rounds on the web.
The joy of running is contagious. Greece has caught the bug. More runners are signing up for marathons, and Greece is no exception.
Kenya's Luka Rotich Lobuwan won the 34th Athens marathon on Sunday in two hours, 12 minutes and 49 seconds for the grueling 42-kilometer course.
Abdallah has not set his eye on a medal, but he’s still hoping for a good run on the day of the 2016 Athens Authentic Marathon.
