SEOUL, April 6 (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday held its first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years, hosting foreign runners in the reclusive country that has largely closed its borders ...

North Korea said on Sunday that foreign elite runners arrived to take part in the first Pyongyang Marathon in six years. Athletes from China, Romania and other countries arrived in North Korea to ...

Another image showed elite North Korean and foreign runners competing on the streets of Pyongyang, with citizens lining the route appearing to cheer. Another photo shows North Korean spectators in ...

SEOUL – North Korea on April 6 is holding its first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years, hosting foreign runners in the reclusive country that had largely closed its borders during the ...

Seoul (AFP) – North Korea held its first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years on Sunday, with hundreds of runners taking to the streets of the capital and citizens cheering them on.

Amateur runners at an airport in Beijing on April 3, 2025, before departing for Pyongyang to attend an upcoming international marathon in North Korea. (Kyodo) BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Amateur runners ...

Pyongyang Marathon is one of several events celebrating the birthday of Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea and Kim Jong-un’s grandfather - Kim Won Jin/AFP North Korea held its first ...

North Korea said that foreign elite runners had arrived to take part in Sunday’s first Pyongyang Marathon for six years, but did not immediately confirm the race had taken place. The marathon ...

The Pyongyang International Marathon is one of the events celebrating the April 15 birthday of Kim Il Sung, North Korea's founder and grandfather of the current leader Kim Jong Un. NORTH KOREA ...