The word marathon comes from Greece. After a war a man ran the 26 odd miles to deliver the message that they had won a war, he uttered the message and then collapsed and then died. In memory of this man a marathon is run the exact distance he ran.
No. The marathon wasn't part of the ancient games.
Absolutely. Both a men's and women's event.
Pheiddipidies a boy from the town of marathon was told to run to Athens to deliver the news that the Persians had been defeateed in the battle of marathon.
The event was the "Marathon Race" of 26 miles and 385 yards .
Yes, the marathon is an Olympic sport. I'm not sure if they do it in the winter Olympics, though.
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No
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She runs the marathon in the Olympic's.
Rowing was the second sport added to the Olympics. Second only to the marathon, rowing was introduced at the 1896 Games in Athens.Rowing has been an Olympic sport since the 1896 but was canceled from bad weatherRowing debuted as an Olympic sport at the 1900 Games in Paris.
Spyridon "Spyros" Louis won the first modern-day Olympic marathon, which is a long-distance running event.
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No it is not an Olympic sport.
Who was the first women olypic marathon runner
Sam Wanjiru of Kenya ran a Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes, and 32 seconds. That was an Olympic record.
Unfortunately, bowling is not an Olympic sport
No it is not an Olympic sport.