Everything is ready for the “39th SPARTATHLON 2021”The biggest sport event in the world of long distance, the 39th Spartathlon, will start at 7.00 on the morning of Friday, September 24, 2021, from the base of the Holy Rock of the Acropolis of Athens. Runners from 53 countries from all over the world, will travel the

Considering the safety and health of the Athletes as well as all those involved in the organization (i.e., judges, volunteers, medical and support personnel, employees, crew members and supporters), the Organizing Committee, having carefully studied the Health and Safety protocols of NPHO (National Public Health Organization) designed the present Protocol against Covid-19.

The International SPARTATHLON Association strictly follows the health protocol as defined by government decisions. Following new changes in the health protocols this announcement is updated with the following:

Please make sure that you read the terms and conditions of your Participation for SP 2021 Special Edition. The year of 2021 has been a difficult one as the Race had to be put off (reorganized) due to the Governmental Restrictions that COVID-19 brought forward. Those restrictions forced us to make decisions that you were

Following the elections held on November 2020, at the General Assembly of the members of the International Association “Spartathlon”, the elected members met on Saturday, 12 December 2020 and were constituted for the Board of Directors, as follows: PRESIDENT: Evangelos Polymeris VICE PRESIDENT & ACCOMODATION SUPERINTENDER: Panagiotis Alikaniotis GENERAL SECRETARY: Panagiotis Bonelis TREASURER: Ekaterini Skenderi DEPUTY TREASURER:

SP20 – Race Cancellation 2020 After the official announcement, of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports – General Secretariat of Sports, (https://gss.gov.gr/grafeio-tupou/deltia-tupou/3087-2020-09-01-14-24-38) dated on 01/09/2020, referring to the organization of Sports events outside the stadium, the Board of Directors, of the International SPARTATHLON Association, with great sadness has to inform that, despite the best efforts

SP20 – No3 (UPDATED 17/08/20) WE STAY SAFE and WE KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCING With 2020 being such a peculiar year, we all must realize that we got to be very careful and adaptable to the new situations. Thus, we’ve created a series of rules that must be followed to ensure that this year’s race is a success.

ENGLISH SP20 – No2  The Management Board of SPARTATHLON announces that the preparations are progressing as they were scheduled.  Thanks to the present favorable situation in Greece and in accordance with the instructions of the greek government the race WILL take place on September 25 and 26, unless the situation caused by the pandemy deteriorates dramatically. 

1. The Management Board of Spartathlon wishes and hopes that the race take place on September 25th and 26th 2020 as scheduled. Unfortunately, however, the problems caused by Covid-19 throughout the planet impose a serious question mark on whether this will be possible.

7 Days to Launch the History of “35th Spartathlon 2017” The time counts backwards for the 35th International Spartathon race, which will take place on 29 and 30 September, on the 246 km Athens-Sparta route with many athletes participating. 35 years have passed since British RAF Champion John Foden and his friends managed to prove