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 made aware of in our email from September 4th, 2020 regarding the annulation of the SPARTATHLON Race of 2020, despite the fact that the Race was completely ready from all aspects.
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: Anastasia Dellopoulou
SUPPLY MANAGER: Vasilis Dimitropoulos
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 during the trying times of COVID-19, has to announce that the SPARTATHLON 2020 Race is cancelled.
The Board of Directors looks forward to the realization of SPARTATHLON 2021, with optimism, and wishes much better conditions to all that deal and participate in any way with Long Distance Races.
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.
Described as the world's most grueling race, the Spartathlon runs over rough tracks and muddy paths (often it rains during the race), crosses vineyards and olive groves, climbs steep hillsides and, most challenging of all, takes the runners on the 1,200 meter ascent and descent of Mount Parthenio in the dead of night.
This is the mountain, covered with rocks and bushes, on which it is said Pheidippides met the god Pan.
Spartathlon is the event that brings this deed to attention today by drawing a legend out of the depths of history. The idea for its creation is belongs to John Foden, a British RAF Wing Commander. As a lover of Greece and student of ancient Greek history, Foden stopped his reading of Herodotus' narration regarding Pheidippides, puzzled and wondering if a modern man could cover the distance from Athens to Sparta, i.e. 250 kms, within 36 hours.
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