LONDON – Christie's auction house says that a silver cup awarded to the Greek runner who won the first Olympic marathon in 1896 has been sold for more than 540,000 pounds ($865,000). Spyros Louis was ...

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A silver cup awarded to the winner of the first modern-day Olympic marathon sold for more than 540,000 pounds ($865,000) Wednesday, Christie's auction house said. Spyros Louis was presented with the ...