牧羊人成为马拉松冠军

 牧羊人成为马拉松冠军

       Spyridon Louis, a 24-year-old Greek shepherd, became the real hero of the 1896 Games. On 10 April 1896, Louis, wearing shoes that had been donated by his fellow villagers, set off from Marathon with sixteen other runners. He took the lead four kilometres from the Panathenaic Stadium and, to the great joy of the 100,000 spectators in and around the stadium, won the race by more than seven minutes. Forty years later, Louis recalled the moments after his victory: "That hour was something unimaginable and it still appears to me in my memory like a dream…. Twigs and flowers were raining down on me. Everybody was calling out my name and throwing their hats in the air…."

       There was no event that the Greek hosts wanted to win most. It was the 40,000m marathon race.  It was created to honor their legendary hero.  菲迪皮德斯, 一名普通的希腊士兵从马拉松跑到了雅典，把胜利的消息告诉了那儿焦急等待战况的民众。然而，当他说完“我们胜利了”，过度的疲劳却让他永远了离开了人世。