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Sports in Britain ◆An Introduction of Marathon ◆ The origin of marathon ◆ Rules of the marathon ◆World famous marathon matches and players ◆Marathon in Britain ◆ The impact of marathon An Introduction of Marathon Marathon is the longest track and field event (田径项目) in the world. The name marathon originated from Marathus (a city in Greece). The marathon was NOT an event of the ancient Olympic games. It is a modern event that was first introduced in the Modern Olympic Games of 1896 in Athens. The distance of the modern marathon was standardized as 26 miles 385 yards or 42.195 km