650多名外国人参加朝鲜2015马拉松赛
Over 650 runners from more than 30 countries and regions participated in this year's marathon in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday.
来自30多个国家和地区的650多名奔跑者参加了朝鲜上周日举行的本年度马拉松赛。
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 landmarks 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 passionate Pyongyang citizens," said Shanghai resident Deng Lei, one of the 150 Chinese who took part in the race.