650多名外国人参加朝鲜2015马拉松赛

 

The Mangyongdae Prize Marathon was open to foreign tourists for the first time in April 2014. 

 

Runners set off from the starting line inside Kim Il Sung Stadium and passed city center landmarks¹ amid the cheers of Pyongyang citizens before returning to the stadium for the finish. 

 

It seems that the strained DPRK-U.S. relations have not prevented American runners to participate in the event.

 

"This is the first time I came to the DPRK. I was not trained before but I still finished the 10-kilometer mini marathon amid the cheers of the passionate² Pyongyang citizens," said Shanghai resident Deng Lei, one of the 150 Chinese who took part in the race.

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