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News From: Monday, November 11, 2024 | ||
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Charalampos Pitsolis triumphs in 41st Athens Marathon
(ekathimerini.com) Charalampos Pitsolis won the 2024 Athens Marathon in 2:18:56. | ||
88-year-old runner completes his 12th consecutive Athens Marathon
(Canadian Running) Ploutarchos Pourliakas, 88, was the oldest finisher of the 2024 Athens Marathon in 6:31, 20 minutes faster than his 2023 run. | ||
News From: Sunday, November 10, 2024 | ||
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Pitsolis and Noula triumphed in the 41st Authentic Marathon of Athens
(Hellenic News of America) Charalambos Pitsolis won the 2024 Athens Marathon in 2:18:56. | ||
News From: Thursday, November 7, 2024 | ||
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Final Countdown Begins for 41st Athens Marathon: This Weekend!
(gtp) The 2024 Athens Marathon will be held this Sunday, November 10. | ||
Athens Marathon Medals - The Concept Behind the Collectors' Series
(gtp) The collector's medal series that started in 2019 will be designed by acclaimed Greek artist Kostas Tsoklis for the 2024 Athens Marathon this Sunday, November 10. | ||
News From: Sunday, November 12, 2023 | ||
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Edwin Kiptoo strikes with course record at the 40th edition of the Athens Marathon
(Pulse Sports) Edwin Kiptoo won the 2023 Athens Marathon in 2:10:34, a course record. | ||
News From: Thursday, November 9, 2023 | ||
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Athens in World Limelight for Marathon Weekend
(Greek Travel Pages) The 2023 Athens Marathon will be held this Sunday, November 12. | ||
News From: Saturday, May 20, 2023 | ||
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Maria Menounos will run in the 40th Authentic Marathon of Athens
(Greek City Times) American TV personality Maria Menounos will participate in the 2023 Athens Marathon. | ||
News From: Monday, November 15, 2021 | ||
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First Post-pandemic Athens Marathon - In Pics
(Outlook) A gallery of photos taken during the 2021 Athens Marathon on Sunday, November 14. | ||
News From: Sunday, November 14, 2021 | ||
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90 Year-Old Stelios Prassas: "We must finish the race to glorify Greece!" says the oldest participant in Athens Marathon (Video)
(Greek City Times) Stelios Prassas, 90, was the oldest participant and finisher in the 2021 Athens Marathon. | ||
Athens Marathon winner sets Greek course record
(ekathimerini.com) Costas Gelaouzos won the 2021 Greece Marathon in 2:16:49 while Gloria Privileggio won the womens race in 2:41:30. | ||
News From: Thursday, November 11, 2021 | ||
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Greece: Athens Marathon to return this weekend after pandemic break
(Famagusta Gazette) The 2021 Athens Marathon is set on Sunday, November 14, with 30,000 runners and safety measures in place. | ||
News From: Monday, March 8, 2021 | ||
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Zozo Christodoulou, The First Greek Woman who Ran the Marathon
(Greek Reporter) Zozo Christodoulou, 23, was the first female Greek runner in the Athens Marathon in 1974, with a finish time of 5:01:20. | ||
News From: Monday, November 30, 2020 | ||
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Running the World's Toughest Marathon - and Into A Pandemic
(OZY) One man's retrospection on running his first marathon at the 2019 Athens Marathon - and the effects of the pandemic. | ||
News From: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 | ||
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Virtual Athens Marathon 2020: How to Register
(Greek Travel Pages) Here's how to register for the virtual 2020 Athens Marathon on November 8-22. | ||
News From: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 | ||
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Gear up for the Virtual Athens Marathon 2020
(Greek City Times) The 2020 Athens Authentic Marathon will now be a virtual race, taking place from November 8 to 22. | ||
News From: Saturday, October 3, 2020 | ||
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2020 Athens Authentic Marathon cancelled due to covid-19
(Greek City Times) The 2020 Athens Marathon, set on November 8, was cancelled due to coronavirus concerns. | ||
News From: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 | ||
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Athens Marathon to go ahead with up to 30,000 competitors
(Canadian Running) The 2020 Athens Marathon will go on as scheduled on November 8, likely one of the only mass-participation events this fall. | ||
News From: Monday, July 13, 2020 | ||
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Athens marathon to go on
(The Standard Sport) The 2020 Athens Marathon, set on November 8, will go on as scheduled, with strict guidelines against the spread of the coronavirus. | ||
News From: Saturday, July 11, 2020 | ||
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Athens Marathon cleared to proceed as mass participation event in November
(Inside The Games) The 2020 Athens Marathon, set on November 8, has been cleared to go on as scheduled, with health safety measures in place. | ||
News From: Monday, November 11, 2019 | ||
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Veteran Kenyan Komen wins Athens Marathon
(New Delhi Times) John Kipkorir Komen won the 2019 Athens Marathon in 2:16:34 while Eleftheria Petroulaki won the womens race in 2:39:00. | ||
News From: Monday, February 11, 2019 | ||
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Athens Mayor Honored for Supporting City's Marathon Events
(Greek Travel Pages) Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis was recently honored by Hellenic Athletics Federation (SEGAS) for his support of Athens Marathon. | ||
News From: Monday, November 12, 2018 | ||
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Kenyan Double As Misoi, Muriuki Win Athens Marathon
(GEO Super) Brimin Kipkokir Misoi won the 2018 Athens Marathon in 2:10:56 while Shelmith Muriuki won the women's race in 2:36:46. | ||
News From: Sunday, November 11, 2018 | ||
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'Endless grief' as Athens marathon passes through fire-hit Mati
(Al Jazeera) Brimin Kipkokir Misoi won the 2018 Athens Marathon in 2:10:56 while Shelmith Muriuki won the women's race in 2:36:46. | ||
News From: Tuesday, August 7, 2018 | ||
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Kenyan marathon runner Samuel Kalalei suspended for EPO
(Fox Sports) Kenyan marathon runner Samuel Kalalei, winner of the Athens Marathon in November, tested positive and suspended for doping. | ||
News From: Sunday, November 12, 2017 | ||
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Kenyan Kalalei triumphs in Athens Marathon
(Daily Nation) Kenyan Samuel Kalalei won the Athens Marathon in 2:12:17 while Ethiopian Bedaru Hirpa Badane won the women's race in 2:34.18. | ||
News From: Monday, November 14, 2016 | ||
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Kenyan Lobuwan Luka Rotich wins Athens Marathon
(Webindia123.com) Kenyan Lobuwan Luka Rotich won the 34th Athens Authentic Marathon in 2:12:49 while Kenyan Nancy Arusei won the women's race in 2:38:13. | ||
News From: Monday, November 9, 2015 | ||
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Merroussis clinches the 33rd Athens Authentic Marathon
(Euronews.com) Merroussis, who completed the course in an impressive time of 2 hours, 21 minutes and 22 seconds, later told our euronews correspondent Ioannis Karagiorgas that he had suffered from pre-race nerves before dedicating his win to his son, in the hope that he would be proud of his fathers efforts. | ||
News From: Sunday, November 8, 2015 | ||
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Amateur runner wins Athens marathon
(English.rfi) Greek runner Christoforos Merousis won the 33rd Athens marathon on Sunday, completing the 42 kilometre (26 mile) course in two hours, 21 minutes and 22 seconds. | ||
News From: Sunday, November 16, 2014 | ||
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Athens Marathon Record Broken
(Neos Kosmos) Felix Kandie won the Athens Marathon with a new course record time of 2 hours 10 minutes and 36 seconds. | ||
News From: Friday, November 7, 2014 | ||
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Dennis Kimetto eager for Athens Victory
(Sportskeeda.com) Dennis Kimetto hopes to add to trophies when he race in Athens at the Classic Athens Marathon. | ||
News From: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 | ||
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Get Ready for the Athens Marathon
(The Greek Star) The Classic Athens Marathon in Greece will kick off on November 9 with its famed finish line in the Panathenaic Stadium | ||
News From: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 | ||
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Athens to Stage Classic Marathon on November 9 with Record Participants
(News.xinhuanet.com) More than 35,000 runners will participate in one of the events associated with the November 9 Classic Athens Marathon | ||
News From: Monday, July 21, 2014 | ||
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Athens Marathon is More Than a Race
(MNNOnline.com) The original Classic Athens marathon will begin in Marathon and finish in the Olympic Stadium. | ||
News From: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 | ||
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Greece; Athens Marathon Gets New Name, Enters New Era
(AnsaMed.info) The Athens Classic Marathon will hope to evolve and improve with a new era and marketing strategy. | ||
News From: Monday, November 11, 2013 | ||
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Kenya's Yego Claims Athens Classic Marathon
(The Peninsula) Hillary Kipkogei Yego won the thirty-first Athens Classic Marathon with a time of 2 hours 13 minutes and 59 seconds. | ||
News From: Sunday, November 10, 2013 | ||
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Athens Classic Marathon on Sunday: Raymond Bett Returns
(Sporting Alert) The thirty-first edition of the Athens Classic Marathon returns this Sunday and Raymond Betts hope to challenge once again for the top spot for a third time | ||
News From: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 | ||
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Athens Classic Marathon
(About.com Greece) The Athens Classic Marathon kicks off on Monday November 11 and will finish at the ancient Olympic Stadium | ||
News From: Monday, November 4, 2013 | ||
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Kenya's Bett Target to Retain Athens Marathon Crown
(Xinhuanet.com) Raymond Bett hopes to retain his Athens Marathon title this coming weekend as he finalizes his preparations in Eldoret Kenya | ||
News From: Monday, November 12, 2012 | ||
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Kenya's Bett Wins Athens Classic Marathon, Sets New Course Record
(Express.gr) Raymond Kimutai Bett won the thirtieth Classic Athens Marathon with a new course record of 2 hours 11 minutes and 35 seconds. | ||
News From: Sunday, November 13, 2011 | ||
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Boubker Clocks Event Record In Athens
(IAAF.org) Abdelkerim Boubker won the Athens Classic Marathon with a time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 40 seconds | ||
News From: Monday, November 1, 2010 | ||
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Athens Marathon Marks 2,500th Anniversary Of Historic Run
(Telegraph) The ancient Greek legend tells that Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens in 490 B.C. Over twelve-thousand runners repeated his journey on Sunday in Greece | ||
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Record Number Compete In Greek Athens Marathon
(Independent) More than twelve-thousand, five-hundred people ran in the Athens Classic marathon for the 2500th anniversary of the first marathon. | ||
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In Athens, Kenyans Dominate The Marathon
(New York Times) Raymond Bett led the sweep of the marathon with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes and 40 seconds. | ||
Bett Breaks Athens Record On Anniversary
(Xinhuanet.com) Raymond Bett won the 2500th Anniversary of the Classic Athens Marathon with a new course record time of 2 hours 12 minutes and 40 seconds | ||
News From: Friday, October 29, 2010 | ||
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Anniversary Puts Spotlight on Athens Marathon
(KSNT.com) Not only will the 2010 Athens marathon be celebrating the 2,500 anniversary of the marathon, but also the fact that it was the first competitive international marathon open to women, which occurred iin 1982. | ||
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Athens Classic Marathon Kicks Off on Sunday
(Greek Report) The 2010 Athens marathon will be celebrating the 2,500 year of the marathon (which begain in 490 B.C) with a grand celebration of history, of Greece and the 26.2 mile race. | ||
News From: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 | ||
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Greek Marathon: Ancient Race Of Endurance
(Metro.co.uk) The Classic Athens Marathon in Greece kicks off this weekend and will celebrate the 2500th Anniversary of the historic run of Pheidippides | ||
Greece Showcases Marathon On 2,500-Year Battle Anniversary
(Asia One) The Athens Marathon on October 31st will focus attention on the 2,500th anniversary of the Greek-Persian battle. | ||
News From: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 | ||
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Greek Marathon Info At Beijing Marathon
(APE-MPE) The Greek embassy passed out more than 30,000 informational fliers to registerd memmbers of the Beigjing Marathon |
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