Athens - Olympic Sports Complex
Some years ago a large sports center was built north of Athens, and the 1991 Mediterranean Games were held there. Athens also had high hopes of being chosen as the venue for the 1996 Olympic Games, but lost out to Atlanta in Georgia, USA. An application was also submitted to host the Games in the year 2000.
Athens won the bid to host the 2004 Olympic games which was held there in August of 2004.
Athens won the bid to host the 2004 Olympic games which was held there in August of 2004.
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Marathon
This is a recreation of the original Marathon-to-Athens route run by Pheidippidis in 490 B.C., which began the modern day marathon run.
The annual marathon is held in early November. It is open to both sexes and all ages and the official race distance is 42.2km. The starting line is in the village of Marathon, northeast of Athens and the finish line is at the Olympic stadium in the heart of Athens.
The annual marathon is held in early November. It is open to both sexes and all ages and the official race distance is 42.2km. The starting line is in the village of Marathon, northeast of Athens and the finish line is at the Olympic stadium in the heart of Athens.
