North Korea has held Marathon Pyongyang International for the first time in six years, and welcomes about 200 foreign runners in the streets of the capital of the isolated country.
Marathon, which was launched in 1981, was held annually in April to celebrate the birth of its founding leader Kim Il Song.
On Sunday Marathon, the race held the last time in 2019, when 950 foreigners participated. North Korea concluded the same year, when it struck the Covid-19s.
North Korea has been slow to reopen since then, allowing Russian tourists only to enter its capital since last year.
The contestants were forced to enter the country as part of an organized tourist group, as was the case before the epidemic.
Koryo Tours, a travel agency based in Beijing, is listed as an exclusive partner on the event site, tours of the marathon race for six days in 2195 euros ($ 2,406) including flights to and to Beijing.
“The Pyongyang Marathon is a unique experience as it provides an opportunity to interact with the local population,” the agency wrote on its website.
On Sunday, the Marathon Road participated in all parts of the city, including the Kim Il Song Stadium, took the arc of the victory that was built to celebrate the role of Kim Il Song in resisting Japanese rule, and it was said in the future in a residential area of scientists and engineers.
The pictures appear on the Internet Stadium – where the contestants start and end their race – full of spectators, and many of them chant and wave golden flags.
“The eyes of our people have helped me to withstand difficulties whenever I feel tired,” Back Com Dong, North Korea's hostility, told Reuters.
There is no information available to the public about the results of race.
North Korea only had the restrictions of Covid-19 in mid-2023.
In February, some Western tourists allowed the Rasoun the remote city, however Those tours were suspended Just weeks later.
