八点最热报 | 阔别6年，朝鲜终于再次举办平壤国际马拉松赛。这个因为疫情而封锁多年的国家，终于再次迎来上百名的外国脸孔。最终，主场作战的朝鲜选手们，成功包揽全马与半马组别的所有奖牌。（主播：萧慧敏）
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00:04Because of the epidemic, North Korea, which blocked the border, has not yet opened to receive ordinary foreign tourists.
00:11But in the past few days, Pyongyang, the capital, has welcomed a large number of foreigners.
00:14This is because North Korea finally held the Pyongyang International Marathon again six years later.
00:20Marathons from China, Romania, Morocco, and Azerbaijan have all arrived in North Korea to participate in this marathon.
00:28However, compared with the last Pyongyang Marathon in 2019, the number of foreign participants has shrunk significantly.
00:35In 2019, there were more than 950 foreign participants, but this year, only about 180 foreigners participated.
00:43It is worth mentioning that this marathon is also one of the series activities held by Kim Jong-un's grandfather on April 15.
00:58A large number of marathons racers are working hard to move forward.
01:03Six years later, North Korea held the Pyongyang International Marathon again.
01:08This country, which has been blocked for many years due to the epidemic, has finally welcomed hundreds of foreign people again.
01:14Not only did the stadium fill up with tens of thousands of spectators,
01:18North Korean people also gathered on the street to wave to the racers and cheer for them.
01:24In the end, the North Korean racers successfully wrapped up all the medals on the whole horse and half-horse level.
01:31It was hard because I thought that the people of my country would do it for me when I was having a hard time.
01:35If I had a hard time, I could easily overcome it.
01:38This marathon has also been a long-standing event that has once again made Pyongyang shine in front of the public.
01:44The racers depart from the stadium, pass through the strictly controlled capital streets,
01:49pass through multiple landmarks, then extend to the outskirts, and finally return to the stadium.
01:54It can be said to be a very rare experience.