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North Korea holds first Pyongyang Marathon since pandemic
A participant crosses the line in the 31st Pyongyang International Marathon at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang [Kim Won Jin/AFP]
People walk along the racetrack, some wearing tracksuits. They take photos and smile as the crowd on the stands watches on.
The last edition of the Pyongyang Marathon was held in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw North Korea seal its borders. [Kim Won Jin/AFP]
Athletes in red and blue run along the road with Pyongyang's white stone Arch of Triumph behind them.
Athletes from China, Romania and other countries participated in the 2025 event, according to the state's official KCNA news agency. [Kim Won Jin/AFP]
Spectators hold up hundreds of gold cones in the stands.
Spectators cheer during the 31st Pyongyang International Marathon at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang. [Kim Won Jin/AFP]
A man runs holding a North Korean flag. He is in focus and the crowd in the stands is blurred behind him.
Travellers arrived in Pyongyang on Friday and Saturday, with runners from overseas practising at a hotel in Pyongyang for the race, said Simon Cockerell, general manager at Beijing-based Koryo Tours. [Kim Won Jin/AFP]
Runners holding mobile phones, dressed in blue, run through the track.
The marathon follows a course through central Pyongyang, passing the city's landmarks, before heading to the countryside and then returning to a stadium, which hosts a crowd of 50,000, according to Koryo Tours. [Kim Won Jin/AFP]
Women in beautiful, ceremonial dresses stand on the track as a man raises a flag and an audience watch on from the stands. Audience members are dressed in suits.
The Pyongyang International Marathon is one of several events celebrating the April 15 birthday of Kim Il Sung, North Korea's founder and the grandfather of current leader Kim Jong Un. [Kim Won Jin/AFP]
Runners wear blue and white. There is a motorcycle riding on the side of the road next to them.
Participants run through Pyongyang on April 6, 2025. [Kim Won Jin/AFP]
People on the track are taking pictures.
At the stadium, a huge crowd - some wearing masks - greeted the runners. Foreign participants took pictures of the spectators with mobile phones. [Kim Won Jin/AFP]
An athlete runs onto the track with the crowd in the background in the stands.
The isolated state sealed its borders in 2020 at the start of the pandemic but has been slowly lifting restrictions since 2023. [Kim Won Jin/AFP]
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