North Korea's Pyongyang marathon may be among the most complicated to enter...
- North Korea’s Pyongyang marathon may be among the most complicated to enter but an easing of tensions on the Korean peninsula has made it a stage to highlight the power of sport amid growing interest for the race.
Among those running were two Olympians — retired Swiss freestyle skier Mirjam Jaeger and British snowboarder Aimee Fuller — who are part of a documentary produced by the Olympic Channel on the Pyongyang marathon and the pair’s experience of the local sports culture. “It felt as if we were on a world stage competition. That was completely surreal. It was like the Olympics in an Olympic stadium.”
Politics, however, is never too far away from the Pyongyang marathon, with visitors promised a tour of the capital’s landmarks “including a visit to the famous Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum and captured spy ship USS Pueblo.”.
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