Largest Number of Participants
The current biggest half marathon in the world is the Göteborgsvarvet, also known as Gothenburg half marathon, held annually in Gothenburg, Sweden, with 59,417 announced runners and 43,026 finishers in 2011. The largest ever held was Broloppet (the Bridge race) between Copenhagen-Malmö with 79,719 finishers, held in connection with the Öresund Bridge inauguration year 2000.
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