Pyongyang hosted hundreds of foreign runners this weekend as the city held its first international marathon since the Covid pandemic prompted North Korea to seal its borders six years ago.

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 hosted the first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years on Sunday, welcoming international runners to the isolated autocratic nation that closed its borders to all outsiders in ...

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 on Sunday 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 pandemic.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...