Screenshot (taken on Dec. 23, 2022) of the SK Inovation website for the Wonsan-Kalma International Marathon, tentatively scheduled for Oct. 2023
A giant unfinished North Korean beach resort is set to host international tourists for a marathon next October, a Japanese organizer claims on a website promoting the event, despite the country’s ongoing border closures.
While plans for a “Wonsan-Kalma International Marathon” appear to have been in the works for years, the supposed upcoming event is not set in stone and likely depends on Pyongyang’s COVID-19 policies.
A giant unfinished North Korean beach resort is set to host international tourists for a marathon next October, a Japanese organizer claims on a website promoting the event, despite the country’s ongoing border closures.
While plans for a “Wonsan-Kalma International Marathon” appear to have been in the works for years, the supposed upcoming event is not set in stone and likely depends on Pyongyang’s COVID-19 policies.
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Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Twitter.