Marathon originated from that war in history. Take the marathon as an important event of the Olympic Games. What's the point?

Marathon is a long-distance race, the distance is 42. 195 km (some say it is 42. 193 km, but all races use 42. 195 km). The origin of this game began with a battle in September 490 BC 12.

The battle was fought by Persians and Athenians at the seaside of Marathon not far from Athens. It was called Persian War in history, and the Athenians finally won the victory against aggression. In order to let the people in his hometown know the good news of victory as soon as possible, Commander Mi Leide sent a soldier named Fidi Pitts back to tell the news.

Freddie Pitts is a famous "Scud". He has been running in order to let his hometown people know the good news earlier. When he ran to Athens, he was out of breath and shouted excitedly, "Athenians, let's have fun, we won" and fell to the ground and died.

In order to commemorate this event, in the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896, a marathon was set up, and the distance of the marathon was 42.193km, which was run by Fedipintz messenger that year. Marathon was originally a place name in Greece. 30 kilometers northeast of Athens. Its name comes from Phoenician marathus, which means "rich in fennel", and it is named after countless fennel trees growing here in ancient times. This is the name of marathon in sports.