North Korea hosts first worldwide marathon since Covid pandemic | News | EUROtoday

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Hundreds of runners participated in North Korea’s first worldwide marathon because the coronavirus pandemic started.

Before Sunday’s (6 April) race, the final Pyongyang International Marathon was in 2019.

North Koreans gained each the lads’s race and ladies’s race.

A journey firm that brings foreigners to North Korea, Koryo Tours, stated they’d introduced in at the least 200 individuals for the marathon who’re classed as amateurs with critical working expertise.

Tourism and overseas enterprise stay severely restricted by authorities in North Korea.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/north-korea-marathon-pyongyang-covid-b2728602.html