More foreigners in Amsterdam marathon

Two-thirds of the 8,500 entrants for Sunday’s Amsterdam marathon are foreigners, ANP reports.


The largest number of runners come from the UK, chairman of the organising committee Joop Waterreus announced on Friday. He believes the overseas contigent will inject €15m into the local economy during their stay.

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