Participants head for Pyongyang to join 1st int'l marathon in 6 yrs

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Participants head for Pyongyang to join 1st int'l marathon in 6 yrs

Amateur runners from various countries depart Beijing for Pyongyang to attend an upcoming international marathon event to be held in the North Korean capital for the first time in about six years.

Runners fly to North Korea for first post-Covid Pyongyang Marathon

Foreign amateur runners on Thursday flew out of Beijing for North Korea to race in the first Pyongyang Marathon in six years, an official travel agent said.

Foreign runners, including several Poles, will take part in a marathon organized in the North Korean capital. It will be the first such event since 2019, when the country was closed to foreign tourists due to the coronavirus epidemic.