Dear sports friends and fans of the Košice Peace Marathon,
explore and enjoy our digital English translation of the unique book publication 100 years of the marathon in Košice / Storočie maratónu v Košiciach, paying tribute to the important milestones of the oldest European marathon.
The first renewed modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, supported by the ideas of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, indicated the place that this royal running discipline would gradually build. Thanks to the marathon, it was possible to connect the ancient with the modern with a unique arch. in this more than 300-page book publication you can learn more about how the ideas and values of Olympism contributed to the birth of the marathon in Košice.
However, it offers much more… get to know the remarkable story of the Košice Marathon yourself:
» English digital edition [pdf]