North Korea held its first Pyongyang International Marathon in ... held to celebrate the birth of its founding leader Kim Il Sung in 1912. AFP photos showed foreign runners crossing the starting ...

The Pyongyang International Marathon was one of the events held in honor of the birthday of the grandfather of Kim Jung Un, Kim Il Sung, North Korea’s founder, which falls on April 15.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Kim Il Sung University of Politics, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on February 24, 2025 [Korean Central News Agency(KCNA) via Reuters] Published On 28 Apr ...