Marathon originated from the Greek-Persian war, and Ferdinand Pitts sent letters.
In the Greek-Persian War (492- 449 BC), in 490 BC, King Darius I of Persia invaded the west across the sea, attacked the North Pole, and landed in Marathon Bay northeast of Athens. The Athenian army fought bravely and defeated the Persian army in the Marathon Plain. History is called the battle of marathon. In order to quickly tell the Athenians the news of victory, Greece sent long-distance running champion Fidipides to run from marathon to Athens central square (42km 195m). After completing the distance of 36.2 kilometers at the highest speed and conveying the news of victory, he fell to the ground and died of exhaustion. His miraculous brilliant achievements made him a national hero of Greece.
1896 In the first Olympic Games, Coubertin adopted the construction of the competition event set up by historian Michel Burrell and named it "Marathon". The race follows the route run by Ferdinand Peters, with a distance of about 40 kilometers. After more than ten years, the distance of the marathon has been kept at about 40 kilometers. 1908 when the 4th Olympic Games was held in London, in order to facilitate the British royal family to watch the marathon, the starting point was set under the balcony of Windsor Palace and the ending point was set at the Olympic Stadium. The distance from the starting point to the finishing point is measured as 26 miles and 385 yards, which is converted into 42. 195 kilometers. IAAF later determined this distance as the standard distance for marathon running. The women's marathon started late, and 1984 was included in the 23rd Olympic Games.
Marathon history
1896 After the first Olympic Games, marathons were widely held all over the world. The United States began to hold the Boston Marathon from 1897, and in 2000 it held 104, making it the oldest marathon in the world. Marathon is held on the expressway, which can be a round-trip route with the same starting point and ending point, or a one-way route with different starting points and ending points. During the competition, a kilometer sign marked with the distance traveled must be placed along the way, and a beverage station should be set up every 5 kilometers to provide drinks, and a water station should be set up between two beverage stations to provide drinking water or water. Only those who pass the pre-competition physical examination can sign up for the competition.
On June 65438+1 October1day, 2004, IAAF announced a new decision: road races and walking races, including marathons, will bid farewell to the era of only the best results in the world and begin to have a world record.
After IAAF announced this decision, British long-distance runner Radcliffe was officially recognized as the world record holder of women's10km, 20km and marathon, while Polish Craiz Nowski was the first world record holder of men's 50km race.
Men's Marathon World Record:
Kenyan Paul Tegart (1969, 17 born in June) scored 2 hours, 4 minutes and 55 seconds. The 30th Berlin Marathon, founded on September 28th, 2003.
Women's Marathon World Record:
PaulaRadcliffe (born on 1973 17 February 17) was created in London on April 13, 2003, with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 25 seconds.
First person in China Marathon.
China Marathon star Zhou Chunxiu won the championship in the famous London Marathon in 2 hours, 20 minutes and 38 seconds on April 22nd, becoming the first China runner to win the championship. This is the 27-year-old Zhou Chunxiu's first marathon outside Asia. Ethiopian former 1 0000m world champion Wami fell behind Zhou Chunxiu by1min 7 seconds. Romanian player Thomescu Dita came from behind and won the bronze medal.
Zhou Chunxiu officially started marathon training in 2002, and has made rapid progress in recent years. In the 2006 Doha Asian Games, she surpassed the Japanese runner by 1 km and won the championship. At the Seoul Marathon in March of that year, she ran a personal best of 2 hours 19 minutes 5 1 second, which was also the second best result in the world in 2006. This also makes her the seventh female athlete in history to run into the 2 hours and 20 minutes mark.
How many kilometers is the marathon?
The standard length of marathon was formally formulated by IAAF in 192 1 year, and now the specified length is 42km 195m or 26 miles and 385 yards. More than 800 marathons are held every year in the world, and tens of thousands of people usually participate in large-scale events, most of which are for fitness and leisure.