The event was held on 'the Day of the Sun', the national holiday that marks the birthday of the country's founder Kim Il-sung ...

North Korea held its first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years since the pandemic with over 500 participants.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the completion ceremony for the third stage of Pyongyang’s Hwasong District ...

After a six-year hiatus, the Pyongyang International Marathon has returned to the streets of the North Korean capital, ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un turned out with his daughter at a ceremony to open a new district of apartment blocks in the ...

North Korea has hosted the first Pyongyang International Marathon since sealing its borders during the pandemic, but there ...

North Korea on Sunday held its first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years, hosting foreign runners in the reclusive ...

passing Pyongyang’s landmarks, heading out into the countryside just outside of the city centre, and coming back to the stadium with a crowd of 50,000 locals, according to Koryo Tours.

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.

The marathon is a return course running through central Pyongyang, passing major landmarks and heading out into the countryside before coming back through the city to a stadium filled with 50,000 ...