ATHENS, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Greek runner Panagiotis Karaiskos won the 42nd Athens Marathon on Sunday.
Karaiskos clocked 2:20:10 on the classic course from the historic town of Marathon to Athens, which follows in the footsteps of the ancient soldier Pheidippides who inspired the race.
Karaiskos' compatriot Konstantinos Stamoulis and Hungary's Laszlo Tarnai finished second and third respectively, crossing the finish line at the Panathenaic Stadium in the center of Athens, the venue of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Greece's Stamatia Noula clocked 2:39:28 to win the women's category, followed by two other Greek runners, Panagiota Vlachaki and Ourania Rempouli.
More than 75,000 runners from 121 countries and regions participated in the race.
