Editing Rotterdam (section)

===Marathon===
[[File:Hardlopers marathon in Rotterdam.JPG|thumb|Runners during the marathon in Rotterdam]]
Rotterdam has its own annual international [[Rotterdam Marathon|marathon]], which offers one of the fastest courses in the world. From 1985 until 1998, the [[Marathon world record progression|world record]] was set in Rotterdam, first by [[Carlos Lopes]] and later in 1988 by [[Belayneh Densamo]].

In 1998, the world record for women was set by [[Tegla Loroupe]], in a time of 2:20.47. Loroupe won the Rotterdam Marathon three consecutive times, from 1997 to 1999.

The track record for men is held by [[Bashir Abdi]], who ran a time of 2:03.36 in 2021. The female record was set in 2012 when [[Tiki Gelana]] finished the race in 2:18.58. Gelana went on to become the 2012 Olympic champion in London, a few months later.

The marathon starts and ends on the ''[[Coolsingel]]'' in the heart of Rotterdam. It attracts a total of 900,000 visitors.