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Postponement of the 15th International Marathon “ALEXANDER THE GREATâ€
This was just announced. The Organizing Committee of the two events of Thessaloniki, the 15th International Marathon “Alexander The Great”– bwin and 9th `International Thessaloniki Night Half Marathon-ZeniΘ, considering the coranavirus epidemic worsening in our country during the last days which has led to local lockdown and always in contact and cooperation with the relevant authorities, would like to inform you about the postponement of the 15th International Marathon “ALEXANDER THE GREAT”, which was going to be conducted on 28th – 29th November.
Having as primary concern the protection of public health and the implementation of the state’s measures in order to avoid the spread of Covid -19, as well as our goal to offer high quality services to our runners, both the 15thInternational Marathon “Alexander The Great”– bwin and the 9th International Thessaloniki Night Half Marathon-ZeniΘ will be conducted in 2021. The entries of the already registered runners are valid for 2021 and you will get informed about the new dates of the events very soon.
Stay safe and run healthy! Life is a marathon and we must win!
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Alexander the Great Marathon
Born in Marathon of our Greece in 490 B.C. by the heroic effort of the soldier Phedippides who ran this distance to announce to the Athenians the victory of the Greeks, falling dead due to the overexertion. Today in every corner of the world thousands of marathons are being conducted, making thus this sport the one with the most participants...
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