Spartathlon
Organization
Spartathlon
Organization Location
Athens,
Greece
Category
Health & Sports
Year
2007
Grant Location
Greece
Beneficiary Group
General population
Organization Website
This grant supports the Spartathlon race, an annual 246-kilometer race from Athens to Sparta based on the story of the route Athenian herald Pheidippides took in 490 BCE during the Battle of Marathon, that draws hundreds of athletes from countries around the world.