Athens Marathon results, live tracking and certificate

What is live today, and what only appears on race weekend

This guide was written on 29 September 2026, 40 days before the race, and every fact comes from the organiser’s own pages (athensauthenticmarathon.gr). Three things we checked that day decide what you can do now and what you cannot.

First, the “Official Results 2024 – 2025” button on the organiser’s “Results” page opens a page that embeds the timing company’s results portal (its footer reads “mika:timing GmbH”). Today the portal shows the 2025 and 2024 editions, with tabs for Results, Startlist, Leaderboard, Tracking and My Favourites; it does not have 2026 results yet, as expected 40 days before the race. Second, the address the organiser names for photos (photos.athensauthenticmarathon.gr) did not resolve to a live server when we tried; the organiser says photos can be bought “within 48 hours after the end of the event” (the wording does not make clear whether that is when they go online or a purchase window), so the right move is to follow the link from the official pages after the race, not to bookmark it today. Third, the official app’s App Store and Google Play listings still show updates labelled for the 2025 edition (the Google Play listing reads “Updated on Oct 30, 2025”).

What follows is therefore the procedure the organiser has announced. Anything the official site publishes later overrides this guide.

Live tracking step by step: the official app

The official “Athens Authentic Marathon” app is free on iOS and Android (the organiser states iPhone with iOS 16 or newer, and Android 10 or newer). Live tracking is included in both registration levels, per the service table on the individual-registrations page. Registered runners are to be sent an email with instructions, per the official app page.

• “My Race”: the runner logs in with their own bib number and email and lets friends and family follow their progress in real time. Friends do not need the runner’s details (see the next line).
• GPS is optional. When the runner activates it, the app shows their true position on the course; when not, position is recorded from their split times at the checkpoints. The organiser states explicitly that friends can follow a runner even if the runner has not activated Livetracking, but GPS tracking is more precise.
• Spectators need no login: open the app and add the runners you want to your Favourites, up to 20.
• The “Live Leaderboard” shows results and split times of the leading men and women — the front of the race, not the whole field.
• On the website, the results portal on the “Results” page has “Leaderboard”, “Tracking” and “My Favourites” tabs. The organiser’s text describes live tracking only through the app, so whether those tabs will work on the website on race day is not stated.
• The “News & Information” section carries the organiser’s updates; there is also a selfie feature with the hashtags #iAMAuthentic, #AMA2026, #AthensMarathon and #SEGAS.

What the tracker actually knows: timing mats, splits and gun time

The Marathon has electronic timing zones every 5 km and at 21.1 km, the middle of the route, and the services table on the race page lists timing services at the start, at 5, 10, 15, 20, 21.1, 25, 30, 35 and 40 km and at the finish. The app page says only that without Livetracking a runner’s position is recorded from their split times at the checkpoints; it does not say those checkpoints are the zones the race page lists. Our own guess, not an organiser statement: if they are the same, without GPS the marker may stay put until the next checkpoint.

The bib with the embedded chip must be worn on the chest and not covered: otherwise, per the official page, intermediate times may not be recorded and the athlete may be left out of the results. A runner with no electronic reading at the start, the split zones and the finish is not in the official results.

The terms of participation define the official time as the time from the starting gun and the net time as the time from crossing the start-line mat to crossing the finish mat. Classification follows the official finish time; net and split times are announced only to inform the runner. The race starts in waves (blocks); the organiser’s indicative block start times run from 08:30 (block 1) to 10:09 (block 15), the last runner is due to cross the start mat at 10:15, and the times are to be finalised two weeks before the race (about 25 October, our arithmetic). The two times can therefore differ; the organiser does not say which of them the app or the tracker shows.

For the Marathon the time limit is eight hours and all finishes are completed by 18:15, according to the race page (its table puts the end of the time limit at 18:15, eight hours after the 10:15 last-runner start) and the Greek week programme; the FAQ and the English programme give 18:20 as the end of the Marathon window, and the spectators’ guide bans vehicles until 18:20. The race page also gives a table of clock-time limits per timing point. A runner who drops out is picked up by an organiser vehicle and taken to the finish area — the organiser does not say whether the app shows this. To read the splits against the terrain, see “Athens Marathon course: km by km” (/en/articles/athens-marathon-course-km-by-km): the official route description lists uphill sections from about the 11th km, the most intense one up to the 20th km, a prolonged uphill at the 25th km, Pallini at the 27th-28th km and, as the last and most difficult part, the Stavros junction at the 30th-31st km.

Live TV, and when to expect the first finishers at the stadium

The Marathon race page says the race will be televised live by ERT. The official pages we read do not describe a separate online stream or say which ERT channel will carry it; ERT’s own programme listing is the place to check closer to the day. The app, in the meantime, includes a live leaderboard for the front of the race.

For anyone waiting at the Panathenaic Stadium, the official week programme gives estimated finish times (clock times): first Marathon man 10:39–10:42, first Greek man 10:46–10:49, first woman 11:03–11:05, first Greek woman 11:10–11:15; Marathon medal ceremonies 11:35–12:00. In the 10 km, the first runner is expected at 08:31–08:32 (start 08:00). On Saturday 7 November the estimates are 16:05–16:07 for the leading Kids Race runners (the Greek programme page says 16:05–16:06), 17:14–17:15 for the first 5 km runner and 20:15–20:16 for the first runner in the 5km Universities Night Run.

A note on the programmes: the English week-programme page carries one line reading “8:00: Start of Marathon Race”, while the heading of the same programme, the Greek page, the race page, the FAQ and the spectators’ guide give 08:30. We use 08:30. For the dates and times of every race that weekend see “Athens Marathon 2026: dates and races” (/en/articles/athens-authentic-marathon-2026-guide); for getting to the stands, “Athens Marathon: a visitor and spectator guide” (/en/articles/athens-marathon-travel-spectator-guide).

From unofficial to official results, and the objection window where sources disagree

The process, as the organiser describes it, has four steps. During the race there is continuous information about the results on the website. At the end of each race the official results of the first runner are announced immediately. Unofficial results for all participants are posted after the races. Official results are posted once objections have been recorded, investigated and resolved.

The conflict: the Marathon race page (and the 10 km page) allow a written objection within five (5) calendar days; the FAQ says “five (5) business days” (the Greek text adds “from the end of the race”). The sources do not say which prevails. The pages we read do not say where or how an objection is lodged. On when the clock starts: the Marathon and 10 km race pages tie the five calendar days to the announcement of the unofficial results, the Greek FAQ counts five business days from the end of the race, and the English FAQ gives no starting point.

Our own arithmetic, not an official date: for the Marathon on Sunday 8 November, if counting starts the next day, both readings end on Friday 13 November; for a Saturday 7 November race (for example the 5 km), calendar days end on Thursday 12 and business days on Friday 13 (ignoring any public holiday). Since the official page does not fix the starting point, the practical consequence is one: if you spot an error in your result, do not wait — and follow the notice that accompanies the unofficial results, not this guide.

Certificate and photos: who gets them and where

Certificate: after the official results are announced, and “within a few days”, runners included in them can download their individual Certificate of Participation free of charge from the website. The FAQ stresses that only runners in the official results can do so; the individual-registrations page adds that the certificate shows the finish time and is included in both registration levels. The organiser ties the certificate to the announcement of the official results, which follow the resolution of objections; our own reading, not an organiser statement: do not expect it on race night.

To be in the results the organiser sets four conditions: (a) a valid entry (registration, bib number), (b) starting from the correct block, (c) a time reading in the electronic control zones and (d) finishing within the time limit. The official text adds that anyone starting from a block they are not assigned to is checked electronically, disqualified and removed from the results table. A source note: the English FAQ says the certificate is downloaded via marathonphotos.live, while the race pages and the Greek FAQ say “from our website”; follow whichever link the organiser’s results page shows.

Photos: the Organizing Committee works with Witisi.Photo and names photos.athensauthenticmarathon.gr as the place to buy personal photos, “within 48 hours after the end of the event” (the wording does not make clear whether that is when they go online or a purchase window). For photos from previous events the organiser points to marathonphotos.live. The terms of participation warn that photos and videos are uploaded to the official photo agency’s website, are visible to the public and remain there without time limit.

The results archive (2007–2015, 2018, 2021–2025): finding 2025 and what is missing

The official “Results” page has two parts. The “Official Results 2024 – 2025” button opens the timing company’s portal, where you choose the year (2025 or 2024) and the event and search by last name, first name or bib number; the Startlist and Leaderboard tabs are there too. Under “Results from previous years” there is a search form with filters: year, race (Marathon, 10km, 5km and others), gender, status and free text. For “Athens Marathon results 2025” pick year 2025 and the Marathon event, in whichever of the two tools suits you.

The year selector lists 2007 to 2015, 2018 and 2021 to 2025; 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020 do not appear and the page does not say why. The status filter shows the codes FNS, DNF and DSQ; the page does not define them, so we read DNF and DSQ as the usual abbreviations (did not finish, disqualified) and do not guess FNS.

We do not print winners or records here: they belong in the official results. If you are after other “Athens Marathon results”, separate the modern event from the historic ones: for the 2004 Olympic marathon see “Athens 2004 Olympic Marathon: results and drama” (/en/articles/athens-2004-olympic-marathon), for the first Olympic marathon “Spyridon Louis: the first Olympic marathon (1896)” (/en/articles/spyridon-louis-1896-olympic-marathon), and for the legend “Pheidippides: history vs. legend” (/en/articles/pheidippides-history-vs-legend). If you have not yet chosen which Athens race to run, “Athens Marathon vs Half vs Poseidon: which to run” (/en/articles/athens-marathon-vs-half-vs-poseidon-which-to-run) is the place to start.

After the finish: the finish-area flow and getting your bag back

The finish is on the left side of the Panathenaic Stadium, after the last 170 m on the rubber track (tartan). The organiser asks every runner to keep walking towards the exit so there is no crowding for those finishing behind. Medical assistance, where needed, is provided by the medical staff at the finish area.

The sequence is: receive the finisher medal (given to all runners who successfully finish), head to the exit of the Stadium, use the special ramp to the forecourts, where water, isotonic drinks, juice and bananas are provided, then walk to the vehicles holding the clothing to collect your bag. Runners can return to the Stadium stands, following volunteers’ instructions, to watch others finish. Only finishing runners and accredited organiser staff have access to the Stadium’s competition area; friends, family and coaches go to the stands (the spectators’ guide says entry to the Stadium is free for spectators for the events it lists).

Clothing bag: for the Marathon there is no bag service at the start. The bag is handed in earlier at the allwyn Marathon EXPO in the Faliro Indoor Hall & Exhibition Centre (former Tae Kwon Do venue): Wednesday 4 Nov 12:00–22:00, Thursday 5 and Friday 6 Nov 10:00–22:00, Saturday 7 Nov 10:00–21:00 (bag hand-in hours as given by the race page and the FAQ). After the finish it is collected from the designated area in the Alea of Zappeion by showing your bib number. Bags not collected are stored for 15 days at the SEGAS Marathon Office and then discarded with their contents. The organiser accepts no bags other than the special ones it provides and takes no responsibility for valuables.

Sources disagree on the hours: the race page and the FAQ give bag drop-off until 22:00 (Wednesday to Friday) and 21:00 (Saturday), while the allwyn Marathon EXPO page, the Runners’ Center page and the week programme give closing at 21:00 (Wednesday to Friday) and 20:00 (Saturday). The bag is handed in inside the Expo and the organiser does not reconcile the two sets of hours, so assume the earlier closing time or check the Expo page before you travel.

The organiser publishes a separate “Medical advice for runners” page with an “At the finish” section; read it there, at the source, not from us.