Oliveira wins in Greece

Portuguese runner Joao Oliveira won the 245.3-kilometer historic ultramarathon Spartathlon race on Saturday clocking 23 hours, 29 minutes and 8 seconds.The race traces the classical route of Pheidippides, an Athenian messenger sent to Sparta in 490 BC to seek help against the Persians in the Battle of Marathon.The Spartathlon is one of the world's most difficult long-distance races. The race ...

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