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The Athens Classic Marathon,a tribute to human willpower and noble spirit Peace. Democracy. Effort. Participation. Equality. Heritage. Solidarity. Values that characterize a unique event, one that surpasses the importance of a race and is directly identified with the Greek cultural heritage. As a sports event, the Athens Classic Marathon is of particular importance and international acclaim, having received the «Gold» designation by the IAAF. As a cultural event, the idea of the marathon race derives from the Battle of Marathon. A battle with a special historical significance that set the boundaries between East and West and preserved the cultural and spiritual greatness of the city of Athens and of the ancient Greek civilization in general. The Athens Classic Marathon's course is the same to the one the hero soldier ran to announce the message of victory to the Athenians, leaving his last breath right afterwards. From an athletic, historical and social perspective, the Marathon is associated with the "rebirth" of the Olympic Idea, in the modern times, featured in the first Olympic Games of Athens in 1896, with the Greek athlete Spiros Louis its first winner in modern history; while its significance was further broadened with Grigoris Lambrakis' peace march in 1963. The Athens Classic Marathon is a unique path: It is the original route taken by the Athenian soldier to convey the message of victory. It has not been designed for the conduct of the sport, alike the courses of other marathons. It is the original route of the first Marathon as it was mapped out by the historical context. It is for this authenticity that it is considered as a mostly demanding course; a path where the slopes fluctuate irregularly, following the landforms of Attica, the completion of which requires strategy, discipline and endurance. It is a route that demands intense human willpower. This route runs parallel to the course of Greece in time. Starting from the battle that in 490 BC saved the country and Europe from the barbarians, to rejoin the nation in the moment of its "rebirth", and accompanying it ever since to its future path. OPAP SA, in its 53yeared course, has traveled its own path, directly supporting the Greek sports: contributing to the acquisition of modern infrastructure, supporting all sporting events and the majority of Greek athletes, elevating the quality of Greek sports. Always consistent with its basic objective that is the transformation of its business development to the substantive contribution in the areas of sports, culture, education, health and environmental protection. Now, at this very time, OPAP SA joins forces with the Marathon Movement, assuming the role of the Grand Sponsor of the Athens Classic Marathon for the period from 2011 to 2016. With the aim of supporting its development in a way that benefits the country and the society. With the desire to shed more light on a sports event where it is not the ranking, but the participation that matter; where the final outcome is mostly a matter of will.