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14.11.2017

The 35th ATHENS MARATHNON, THE AUTHENTIC

Students and members of the academic staff participated in the 35th ‘Athens Marathon.

Students and members of the academic staff participated in the 35th  ‘Athens Marathon. The Authentic', a unique international event that captures the cultural heritage of Greece, organized by the Hellenic Athletics Federation (SEGAS).  Asst. Professor Xenia Argeitaki of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens welcomed 300 participants from the Netherlands at the Embassy of the Netherlands in Athens (11/11/2017) with a presentation entitled "The legend of the Marathon race".  

Xenia Argeitaki, vice president of SEGAS, is also the first woman on the Executive of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC). Our graduate student Yannis S. Georgiou also participated in the embassy event on 11/11/2017, as well as in 35th Athens Marathon.  Last year, for the 2016 'Athens Marathon, the Authentic', Associate Professor Nikolaos Patsantaras represented the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, welcoming the participants with a presentation of the History of the Marathon at the Embassy of the Netherlands in Athens.