Broloppet (; the Bridge Run) is a running event that takes place on the

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. Organised by MAI and Sparta Atletik. The competition was originally meant to be a one-time event to celebrate the opening of the Öresund Bridge, taking place on 12 June 2000. On 12 June 2010 the race was revived as part of the 10th anniversary of the

. The race distance was the same as the original. The race was then revived again in 2025 to commemorate the bridge's 25th anniversary.

Races

Bridge Run 2000

With over entrants and finishers it remains one of the largest running events ever held, and the world's largest

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ahead of Göteborgsvarvet () and the

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(). The first race, which was won by

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n runner Tesfaye TolaOntherunevents.co
"Broloppet Half-Marathon: World's Largest First-Time Race 96,000 entrants; 80,000 starters"
only three months before he won the

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at the

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, started at the Danish end of the bridge on the island of

Amager Amager ( ), located in the Øresund, is Denmark's most densely populated island, with more than 216,000 inhabitants (January 2022). The protected natural area of ''Naturpark Amager'' (including Kalvebod Fælled) makes up more than one-third of the ...

, continued through the tunnel under the artificial island of

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, over the Öresund Bridge to the finish in

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Race results

Men

1. Björn Elí Björnsson, , 59:51
2. Philip Rugut, , 1:00:00
3. Phaustin Baha Sulle, , 1:00:05
4.

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, , 1:00:29
5. Gezahegne Abera, , 1:00:30

Women

1. Restituta Joseph, , 1:07:59
2.

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, , 1:08:18
3.

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, , 1:08:45
4. Abeba Tola, , 1:08:48
5.

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, , 1:09:00

Bridge Run 2010

The 10th anniversary event was held on 12 June 2010, with the route covering a

distance from Denmark to Sweden, as in the original race. There were 30,000 participants in the race
Race photos can be found online

Bridge Run 2025

The 2025 edition of The Bridge Run was held on June 15 and had 40,000 participants running from

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in Denmark to Sibbarp in Sweden. When it became possible to book a spot in the race, the online waiting list was overloaded and tickets were sold out in under 1 hour. The 2025 event came with the addition of a mobile application that allowed runners and spectators to track race times and find information about the event. It also provided runners with a commemorative bag and option to purchase an official t-shirt. The main sponsor of the event was Boozt.

References

__NOTOC__ {{DEFAULTSORT:Broloppet Half marathons Athletics competitions in Sweden Athletics competitions in Denmark Recurring sporting events established in 2000 Sports competitions in Malmö Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2006 2000 establishments in Sweden 2000 establishments in Denmark 2006 disestablishments in Sweden 2006 disestablishments in Denmark 21st-century establishments in Skåne County