Pyongyang Marathon
Pyongyang International Marathon, previously known as Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon, is an annual marathon race contested each April in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.
| Pyongyang Marathon | |
|---|---|
Participants in the 2012 Pyongyang Marathon running past the Arch of Triumph | |
| Date | April |
| Location | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 1981 |
| Course records | Men's: 2:10:50 (1996) Kim Jung-won Women's: 2:26:02 (2007) Jong Yong-ok |
| Official site | Pyongyang Marathon |
| Pyongyang Marathon | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 만경대상국제마라손경기대회 |
| Hancha | 萬景臺賞國際마라손競技大會 |
| Revised Romanization | Man-gyeongdaesang-gukje-marason-gyeonggidaehoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Man'gyŏngdaesang-gukche-marason-gyŏnggidaehoe |
The marathon was held for the first time in 1981 for men, and the women's event was initiated in 1984. The 2009 race was the 22nd event. The competition was opened for international runners again in 2000. The race starts and finishes at the Rungnado May Day Stadium or Kim Il Sung Stadium and runs along the Taedong River. At the 2010 edition of the race, Ukrainian Ivan Babaryka became the first European runner to win in Pyongyang in 24 years. The race in 2012 was held as part of celebrations for the 100 years since Kim Il Sung's birth and featured one of the race's closest ever finishes: Oleksandr Matviychuk and Pak Song-chol were given identical times (2:12:54 hours), with the Ukrainian guest taking the title.