The modern Athens Marathon commemorates the run of the soldier Pheidippides from a battlefield at the site of the town of Marathon, Greece, to Athens in 490 B.C.
Legend has it that Pheidippides delivered the momentous message "Niki!" ("victory"), then collapsed and died.
The first modern Olympic games were held in 1896 in Greece
The Athens Marathon is recognized as the original marathon course and it's the same course used in the 2004 Olympics held in Athens.
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