Fans Olympic Athletics Marathon

The Marathon is a long-distance running as a road race with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards). The event was introduced by Greek soldier Pheidippides that was a messenger from Battle of Marathen to Athens.

In 1896 Marathon was one of the original events of Olympic Games but not standardized until 1920.But gradually it has become more famouse .More than 500 marathons are held throughout the world each year. . Smaller marathons, such as the Stanley Marathon, can have just dozens of participants, while larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.

Athletics Marathon was one of the innovative modern Olympic events and is permanent from then. In Modern Olympic Athletics Marathon started from Los Angeles Olympics in which Females and Males both Marathons were participants. 

Now 2012 London Olympic will showcase both men's and women's Marathon races from Sunday, 5 August to Sunday 12 August 2012, at the The Mall, London. Athletes from throughout the world will compete for 2 medals. Global Tickets Market is the best and easy way to buy and sell Olympic Tickets Marketing. You can get Olympic Athletics Marathon Tickets from Global Ticket Market on affordable price.