Greece's Pitsolis wins 39th Athens Authentic Marathon

STORY: Greece's Pitsolis wins 39th Athens Authentic Marathon DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 39th edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon STORYLINE: Greece's Charalampos Pitsolis won the 39th edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon on Sunday. The 29-year-old runner crossed the finish line at the Panathenaic Stadium in the center of Athens in two hours, 23 minutes and 43 seconds. Greece's Konstantinos Gkelaouzos, last year's winner, followed second, clocking 2:24:45, and Konstantinos Stamoulis ranked third in 2:25:37. Greek runner Vasiliki Konstantinopoulou was the first in the women's category, clocking 2:46:01. The classic course from Marathon city to Athens follows in the footsteps of Pheidippides who inspired the race. According to legend, the ancient soldier first ran the route from the battlefield of Marathon beach to Athens in 490 BC to inform Athenians of the victory against Persian forces. Kenya's Felix Kipchirchir Kandi

Chinese athletes gain inspiration from Kenyan peers

STORY: Chinese athletes gain inspiration from Kenyan peers DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's men's marathon team training in Kipchoge Keino Stadium 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DONG GUOJIAN, Chinese marathoner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIAO LI, Coach of China's national track and field team 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GIDEON KIPCHIRCHIR, Kenyan half marathon champion 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Swahili): SILAS CHEPOII, Kenyan marathoner STORYLINE: China's men's marathon team is training in Kenya with the country's best marathoners ahead of next year's World Championships in Budapest. At the Kipchoge Keino stadium, Dong Guojian and his Chinese teammates run head to head with some of Kenya's biggest names in field and track. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DONG GUOJIAN, Chinese marathoner "This is the sixth time I've come to Kenya this year. Their training conditions are very tough, but Kenyan athletes still love marathons. That's what makes them best marathon