Nederland, the Netherlands, Nijmegen, 19-7-2016 Op de Wedren startten om 4 uur de eerste lopers van de 100e 4 daagse. Via de Waalbrug ging het naar de Betuwe en via de Oosterhoutsedijk in een langgerekt lint weer terug. The International Four Day Marches Nijmegen, or Vierdaagse, is the largest marching event in the world. It is organised every year in Nijmegen in mid-July as a means of promoting sport and exercise. Participants walk 30, 40 or 50 kilometers daily, and, on completion, receive a royally approved medal, Vierdaagsekruis. The participants are mostly civilians, but there are also a few thousand military participants. The vierdaagse, Dutch for Four day Event, is an annual walk that has taken place since 1909, being based at Nijmegen since 1916. Foto: Flip Franssen
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