Bata Race

Around 8,000 students will leave Nijmegen at midnight to participate in the ‘Batavieren Race’ and run through Germany to the UT campus on Saturday 7 May. Come and cheer them on. The ‘Bata’ is the world’s biggest relay race and got listed in the Guinness World Record book. The 175 km long race involves 25 stages covering 3.3 to 11.2 km. This year, generated revenue benefits charity Right to Party. The race, in which many international teams participate, ends at 4.30pm, after which the Benelux’s biggest student party will begin. Visit batavierenrace.nl/English for further information.