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On This Day in 1896 the First Modern Olympic Games Began in Athens
On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium.
Why does the Boston Marathon start in Hopkinton?
The Boston Marathon began in 1897, but the starting line didn’t move from Ashland to neighboring Hopkinton until 1924.
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The Olympic idea was ... to compete in the Games. But to the Greeks the hero of the Games was Spiridon Louis, a 24-year-old shepherd. He won the marathon, a race created to honour the legend ...
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These dedicated runners have done every LA Marathon for nearly 4 decades
Despite it all, the Los Angeles Marathon's Legacy Runners have stuck to their mission: finish the race ... Summer Olympic Games, much like the beginning of the Boston Marathon in 1897 after the first ...
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The Boston Marathon: Who Are the Only Two Latinos to Make History by Winning the Iconic Race?
Inspired by the first-ever marathon competition in the 1896 Athens Olympics, the Boston Marathon ... including in 2020 (a virtual race after the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
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These dedicated runners have done every LA Marathon for nearly 4 decades
Briones even has finished the race on ... 1984 Summer Olympic Games, much like the beginning of the Boston Marathon in 1897 after the first marathon competition was held in the 1896 Summer Olympics.