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Sophia, the globally renowned humanoid AI robot, recently toured Athens and was captured in a photograph against the backdrop of the Acropolis. 

More than 43,000 people run in the 33d Athens Classic Marathon on Sunday the 42,195 km of the classical route from the famous tomb to Panathenaic Stadium, of the first Olympics in modern times, following the same distance that messenger Fidippides covered after the homonymous battle against the Persians in 490 BC

Kenyan runner Hillary Yego, 26, was the first to cross the finish line at the 31st Athens Classic Marathon on Sunday, completing the race in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 59 seconds.