Female athletes were not allowed to compete at all She ran it anyway. She said "if the committee doesnt let me compete I will go after them regardless".
The distance of the first modern Olympic Marathon in 1896 was 40 km (24 miles 85 yards), so why, at the 1908 London Olympic Games, was it run over its now-standard distance of 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards)?
What sport was part of the Olympic Games programme between 1896 and 1924, and returned as a full medal sport at the 1988 Olympics?
What was one avenue the Greek organisers of the 1896 Olympics used to fund the costs and finish or build the last of the venues?
