In the Greek-Persian War (492- 449 BC), in 490 BC, King Darius I of Persia invaded the west across the sea, attacked the North Pole, and landed in Marathon Bay northeast of Athens. The Athenian army fought bravely and defeated the Persian army in the Marathon Plain. History is called the battle of marathon. In order to quickly tell the Athenians the news of victory, the Greeks sent the long-distance running champion Fidi Pitz to run from the marathon to the central square of Athens (42. 195 km) and only said one sentence: "We won!" . He fell dead. His miraculous brilliant achievements made him a national hero of Greece. 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. Statue of Fidi Peters, the "First Man in Marathon"

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.