marathon in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
marathon in Tamil தமிழ்
marathon in English
- marathon⇄marathon, noun.
1. a foot race of 26 miles, 385 yards. It was introduced in 1896 with the revival of the Olympic Games, in memory of the runner who carried the news to Athens that the Athenians had defeated the Persians in the battle of Marathon (49 - Marathon⇄Marathon, noun.
a plain in Greece about 25 miles northeast of Athens. After the Athenians defeated the Persians there in 490 B.C., a runner ran all the way to Athens with the news of the victory.