(6 Apr 2025)
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Pyongyang, North Korea – 6 April 2025
1. Runners starting off in Kim Il Sung Stadium during the 31st Pyongyang International Marathon
2. Runners, including other nationalities, in street just after leaving stadium
3. Various of professional runners going across Chongryu Bridge over the Taedong River in central Pyongyang
4. Various of professional runners going accross Okryu Bridge over Taedong River in central Pyongyang
5. Crowds waving to runners
6. Various of runners going through Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang
7. Crowds waving
8. Various of runners going through central Pyongyang towards the Grand Theatre
9. Winner of men’s marathon Pak Gum Dong, crossing finishing line in Kim Il Sung Stadium
10. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Pak Gum Dong, winner of men’s marathon in 2 hours 12 minutes and 11 seconds:
"When I felt it was hard, I thought the people of Korea are watching me, and because of that, I could get out of the difficult crisis easily."
11. Winner of women’s marathon Jon Su Gyong crossing finishing line at Kim Il Sung Stadium, in 2 hours 25 minutes and 50 seconds
STORYLINE:
North Korea’s international marathon is back for the first time since Covid.
The last one was in 2019.
Hundreds of runners took part in the 31st Pyongyang International Marathon on Sunday.
The winners of the men’s race and the women’s race were both North Koreans.
Pak Gum Dong came in first in the men’s marathon, hitting the finishing line after two hours, 12 minutes and 11 seconds.
Jon Su Gyong was the winner of the women’s marathon, clocking 2 hours and 25 minutes and 50 seconds.
A travel company with decades of experience bringing foreigners to North Korea, Koryo Tours, said they had brought in at least two hundred people, who are classed as amateurs with serious running experience.
North Korean authorities continue to severely restrict tourism and foreign businesses to their country.
The official North Korean state news agency KCNA said that “athletes from China, Romania, Morocco, and Ethiopia” flew in to take part.
The Pyongyang marathon starts at Kim Il Sung Stadium in downtown Pyongyang, and runs a loop through the city.
In 2014, organisers allowed amateur runners from abroad to take part for the first time, and over the years it became a big business for tour companies.
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