The event was staged between Marathon, the village which gave the event its name, and the Panathinaiko marble amphitheater in the center of Athens where the modern Olympic Games were revived in 1896.
When the Ancient Games were revived as the Modern Olympic Games in Athens 1896, local hero Spiridon Louis won the marathon -- as he should have -- to bring his country international recognition and fame.
In August, we will have the chance to spot stars for the future when the Olympic Games arrives in Athens.
Making its way to Britain, the flame will first take in Greek archaeological sites including the Acropolis and Olympic Stadium in Athens, site of the first modern Games in 1896.
Just eight years ago Greece hosted the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
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He has taken personal responsibility for the success of the Athens Olympic games in August 2004, a time-consuming chore thanks to infighting among organisers and delays in building new sports and media facilities.
The newly formed British Olympic Association, presided over by William Grenfell, a silver medallist in the 1906 Athens Games, had only 10 months to organize the global multi-sport event.
In Athens, host of the 2004 Games, many Olympic venues have been abandoned.
"Matthew Mitcham had it all to play for and he threw it away, " said BBC commentator Leon Taylor, Olympic silver medallist in the synchro event at the Athens Games in 2004.
Gatlin won the Olympic gold medal at the Athens Games but his promising career was derailed in 2006 by a positive drug test that led to a four-year ban.
It has promised the International Olympic Committee that a proper mosque will be available in Athens before August 13th, the opening day of the games.
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