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

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

Nearly 200 international amateur runners entered under an exemption allowing them into a country that has been closed to most tourism since the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

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 ...

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

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.

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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 ...