"The marathon movement has grown rapidly in our country the last 10-15 years and the same happens in your country. That allows us to develop cooperation links between the Athens and the Beijing marathon and we hope that the talks made so far to be crowned with success," Asimakopoulos said.

In addition, a photo exhibition entitled "Ice and Snow" was also held there, featuring the sites that will host the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

"The Olympic Committee, the Olympic family is very pleased that Beijing will organize the Winter Olympic Games and will be the first city in the world to host both the Summer and Winter Games," Stelios Ageloudis, 1st Vice President of Hellenic Olympic Committee noted.

During the special Chinese Night, the audience was fascinated by the impressive costumes, as well as the flawless dancing and martial arts performances. They enjoyed also, an exhibition dedicated to traditional art and craft from the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Beijing.

"A great performance by great musicians and performers, with martial arts, dance and music. It is a very special moment that Chinese and Greek cultures meet to honor the Marathon. It is a great success to see how popular this sport is in China. We hope that after the 2017 China-Greece Year of Friendship, this relation will continues," Lydia Koniordou, President of Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center told Xinhua.

"We can discover many things in common despite the distance that separates the two countries and we will overcome any linguistic barriers that might set us apart," George Lymperopoulos told Xinhua after watching the cultural performance.

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