23/10/2026 - 25/10/2026
IRONMAN® 70.3® Greece 2026
Sports
Athens Marathon, the Authentic
07/11/2026 - 08/11/2026
Marathon
The 43rd Athens Marathon, the Authentic, will take place on 7 and 8 November 2026, starting in Marathon and finishing at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.
On Saturday 7 November, the opening ceremony will take place at the Marathon Tomb at 12:30, followed by the lighting of the Marathon Flame at 13:50. In the afternoon, the children’s 1,200-metre race will start at 16:00, followed by the 1,200-metre race for Special Olympics Hellas and people with disabilities at 16:20, and the 5-kilometre race at 17:00. The day will finish with the Universities Night Run 5K at 20:00.
On Sunday 8 November, the 10-kilometre race will start at 08:00, followed by the Authentic Marathon at 08:30, starting from Marathon. The route finishes at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, where spectators can watch the runners cross the finish line from the stands.
Thousands of runners from Greece and abroad will take part in this historic route linking Marathon with the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. Residents and visitors will also have the chance to watch one of Greece’s most important sporting events up close.
On Saturday 7 November, the opening ceremony will take place at the Marathon Tomb at 12:30, followed by the lighting of the Marathon Flame at 13:50. In the afternoon, the children’s 1,200-metre race will start at 16:00, followed by the 1,200-metre race for Special Olympics Hellas and people with disabilities at 16:20, and the 5-kilometre race at 17:00. The day will finish with the Universities Night Run 5K at 20:00.
On Sunday 8 November, the 10-kilometre race will start at 08:00, followed by the Authentic Marathon at 08:30, starting from Marathon. The route finishes at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, where spectators can watch the runners cross the finish line from the stands.
Thousands of runners from Greece and abroad will take part in this historic route linking Marathon with the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. Residents and visitors will also have the chance to watch one of Greece’s most important sporting events up close.
