More Than 1,600 Runners Take Part in Pyongyang Marathon

The unusual sight of hundreds of foreigners pounding the streets of Pyongyang greeted the locals on Sunday as North Korea's annual international marathon got underway. It's the third year running that foreign amateurs have been allowed to take part in the event. The decision to bring in amateurs has turned a rather low-key race into something of a carnival. IAAF rating But this year the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has not registered the...

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