North Korea held its first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years.
More than 500 participants, including more than 200 international runners from over 40 countries, participated in the April 6 race, the country’s first since the COVID-19 pandemic ended, according to CBS.
Runners from the United States, South Korea and Malaysia were reportedly not allowed to join in, due those countries’ tensions with North Korea, according to NK News.
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The Pyongyang International Marathon was one of the events held in honor of the birthday of the grandfather of Kim Jung Un, Kim Il Sung, North Korea’s founder, which falls on April 15.
Its opening ceremony was held at Kim Il Sung Stadium, where more than 50,000 people cheered the amateur runners on.
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