HALF MARATHON
Sunday, 29 November 2026
21.097,5m.
DATE
Sunday
29 November 2026
TIME OF RISE
9:00
START
Square of the Town Hall of Ancient Olympia
FINISH
Square of the Town Hall of Ancient Olympia
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The route
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Starting point at the Town Hall of Ancient Olympia
- Turn right at the hotel Olympia Palace towards X. Kosmopoulos
- At the end of X. Kosmopoulos turn left towards the third parallel, at the height of Café Rodo
- Straight ahead to Dim. Zounis Street
- At the intersection with the main street Prax. Condyli, turn right towards Pyrgos
- Turn right at the height of the fire brigade towards the village of Koskina
- Straight ahead towards Magira
- At the entrance of the village turn left towards the old provincial road Pyrgos-Platanos-Labeia (direction Platanos)
- Turn back towards Magira & Koskina
- At the height of the Fire Brigade turn left to the main road Prax. Kondyli
- Straight ahead, passing the Town Hall
- Straight ahead to the dock of the old Museum (Syngreio)
- Straight ahead to the archaeological site, passing the bridge of the river Kladeos (do not forget to enjoy the landscape with the Kronio hill)
- Pass the Ancient Stadium (right) and the Pierre de Coubertin Monument (left)
- In the direction of the Olympic Academy, pass the Sanctuary of Demeter's Chamisa (opposite the old E.O. Arch. Olympia-Tripoli (municipal road)
- March towards Linaria and Agios Nikolaos and turn around and return by the same road
- Finish at the Town Hall of Ancient Olympia
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
To participate in the Half Marathon Road Race, a runner must be at least 18 years of age.
The runner participates in the "race" at his/her own risk, having undergone the necessary medical examinations and having had the necessary cardiac check-up. He/she also declares that the information given in the application form is absolutely true. He waives any claim against the organizers of the "race" for any physical or other injury or damage from any cause and consents to the free use of his name/image by the media, the organizer, and the sponsors of the "race" for promotional purposes. Finally, he/she undertakes that under no circumstances and for no reason whatsoever will he/she assign the entry number allocated to him/her by the Organizing Committee of the "race" to another person in order to participate in the "race". The runner accepts all the above conditions of participation.
Trophies (medal and diploma) are awarded to the first three winners of the general classification of Men and Women of all the Roads of the racing program. A trophy is awarded only to the first male and female athlete of each Race. All runners who finish will be awarded a commemorative medal.
The top three overall finishers of the Half Marathon Road Race will receive the following prizes:
Women/Men.
1st place: 200€.
2nd place: 150€
3rd place: 100€
Entries for the Half Marathon Road will close on November 21, 2026.
- Participation in the "race" is at the absolute personal risk of the runners.
- Runners are required to have had the necessary medical examinations and cardiac screening.
- They are required to declare responsibly that the information on the entry form they fill in is absolutely true.
- Runners waive any claim against the organisers of the "race" for any physical or other injury or damage from any cause, and consent to the free use of their name/image by the media, the organiser and sponsors of the "race" for promotional purposes.
- Participants undertake that under no circumstances and under no circumstances will they assign their entry number to another person in order to participate in the "race".
- Runners accept all of the above terms and conditions of entry.
180'
WATER will be offered at the Start, the Finish, and the 6 support stations
SALT BEVERAGE will be offered at the 7.5 km, at the 15th km, and at the Finish
ENERGY JELLY will be offered at the 10th km.
BEER WITHOUT ALCOOL will be offered at the Finish
- Access to water and WC, as well as medical support will be available at every 2,5 km
- At the Start and Finish there will be access to WC for disabled people
- Medical Support Stations will be available at the Start and Finish
- Number of participants
- Electronic timekeeping
- Commemorative medal
- Commemorative T-shirt
- Provision of water, isotonic drink, energy drink (gel), non-alcoholic beer
- Provision of medical services
According to the regulation, a doping test will be carried out by EOKAN.
Mileage indication, per kilometre.
The responsibility for the electronic timekeeping of all road races, as well as the publication of the results is the responsibility of an official timing company.
Please carry your registration number with you with the integrated timing chip that you will receive from the Registration Centre throughout the race.
ATTENTION
Competitors who will not display an electronic indication at the indicated points of the races will be cancelled.
NOTE
Detailed information on the above will be provided in the Technical Instructions that will be distributed electronically to the participating runners.
There will be electronic control and timing mats along the Half Marathon route at the following points:
- Start
- 5th km.
- 10th km.
- Finish line: 5.5 km, start, finish line: 5.5 km, finish line: 5.5 km
City Hall of Ancient Olympia, Multipurpose Hall (Ground Floor)
Saturday, 28/11/2026
10:00 - 19:00
Note:
- Runners must collect their racing equipment and the event's commemorative materialexclusively from the Registration Centre.
Registrations are divided into:
a. Individual, which are made by individuals. Individuals: Individuals: Individuals: On receipt of the sports equipment, it is necessary to show their identity card and proof of deposit of the participation fee.
In case of receipt of equipment of another runner, it is necessary to show a photocopy of the identity card or passport of the representative of the runner.
During the operation of the Registration Centre, underage runners who have registered individually will have to present their identity card or another official public document - a certificate of identity - in order to receive their sports equipment.
b. Groups, for 10 or more persons, without limitation in the choice of the Road Race. Group registrations are addressed to sports clubs, runners' clubs, gyms, companies, schools, private and public organizations, travel agencies, and simple groups of people who wish to participate as a team. A team leader, who may be a runner himself, is appointed at the time of team registration. In any case, the team leader represents the team in various matters vis-à-vis the organisers.
The team leader, when collecting his/her team equipment, should carry his/her identity card and proof of deposit of the team's entry fee. If it is not possible for the team captain to collect the equipment, his replacement, as the team representative, must be officially designated to the organisation, who must have his identity card and proof of the deposit of the team's participation fee with him when collecting the equipment.
In case there are underage runners in the team, the team captain is responsible for filling in their parents/guardians' details on the entry form so that their application can be accepted in order to collect their equipment.
The unofficial results are announced on the internet immediately after the end of the matches.
All participants have the right of appeal after the end of the race, within ten (10) working days. The official results are announced within fifteen (15) working days after the end of the race.