North Korea will welcome hundreds of international runners for the 2026 Pyongyang International Marathon on April 5, marking the second year in a row the secretive nation has opened its borders Runners set off from Kim Il Sung Stadium at the start of the 2025 Pyongyang International Marathon (Image: KCNA)

North Korea is set to open its highly secured doors to welcome hundreds of international runners in its extremely secretive and guarded territory. Amid the 2026 Pyongyang International Marathon, this will mark the second consecutive year the reclusive nation has allowed foreign visitors for the event despite ongoing strict tourism bans.

Koryo Tours, an independent travel agency focused on trips to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) , announced that the highly ant

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