The Olympic marathon is a legendary event and has featured on the programme since the first Games of the modern era in 1896 in Athens. There have been so many incredible exploits and stories over the ...

Nurmi was part of a talented group of Finnish athletes who were nicknamed the ‘Flying Finns’. He made his Olympic debut at the 1920 Antwerp Games. He took the competition by storm winning gold medals ...

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