A marathon is named after a city in what country?

Here is the question :

A MARATHON IS NAMED AFTER A CITY IN WHAT COUNTRY?

Here is the option for the question :

• Italy
• France
• Turkey
• Greece

The Answer:

And, the answer for the the question is :

Explanation:

[STC002102] As he raced the nearly 25 miles from Marathon, Greece, to Athens to announce the Persian defeat in 490 B.C., Pheidippides couldn’t have known that his jaunt would become legendary. After the task was over, it is stated that he fainted after yelling “Niki!” (which means “Victory!”). This epic trek inspired the marathon event at the first modern Olympics, in Athens, in 1896. The distance of the race was gradually increased over the course of several years until it was finally standardized at the current distance of 26.2 miles.