[Answer] Which country is responsible for the official marathon length of 26.2 miles?

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...1. Greece 2. The United Kingdom 3. The United States 4. Italy

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The United Kingdom - Marathons have always been long, but they haven't always been 26.2 miles. The first organized, competitive marathon — at the 1896 Olympics in Athens — was inspired by the legendary run that the soldier Pheidippides made from the battle of Marathon to Athens, where he reported the Greeks' victory over the Persians. The distance of his famous dash was around 25 miles, so when the modern Olympics started up, the first marathon event was set to match that. Subsequent races varied: Each of the next six Olympic marathons had a slightly different distance. The 26.2-mile length first appeared in 1908 at the London Olympics, which set the start of the race at Windsor Castle and the finish at White City Stadium. The original course was 26 miles long, but according to LiveScience, officials added nearly 400 more yards in order to have the race end in front of the royal family's viewing box. It took 13 years to standardize the marathon, but when the International Amateur Athletic Federation finally did so in 1921, it used the distance established by the Brits. To this day, many marathoners yell, \"God save the Queen,\" in the last mile, in cheeky tribute to the extra distance they owe to the royals.:

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