I REPRESENTED INDIA IN NORTH KOREA’S BIGGEST MARATHON
Today we are travelling to North Korea This international marathon is taking place in a country which is usually crowded with people We are talking about North Korea In the last video you saw that we entered the world's most isolated country and capital city Pyongyang But do you know that North Korea has not yet opened for tourism? Because they still think that they will get covid from the outside world And we have come here not as a tourist but as a runner Here we have come to attend the biggest event in North Korea, which is Pyongyang Marathon You all know that North Korea is the most restricted country in the world Here you can't even go out of your hotel independently You will only be able to see what is shown to you And this marathon is a very exclusive opportunity to roam freely on the streets of North Korea And to be able to interact with their people This country is inviting foreigners to its country after 5 years The more excited we are to see them, the more they are to see us And you will get a glimpse of that in this video This is our hotel, but do you know what is the biggest problem? We are staying on the 29th floor And this is one of the best hotels you can see in Pyongyang Now we are going down from the lift and we are on the 29th floor And the biggest problem of this lift is that even though it is the best hotel here The lift is so slow here It's okay now, but normally it takes so much time to go down This is the lobby of our hotel As usual, like every hotel, you will get to see the picture of Marshal Kim Jong Un in our hotel Today is our first day on the streets of Pyongyang And you can see that the weather is very foggy today Today I am very excited because of the marathon And because I am getting to see North Korea for the first time That too after 5 years And we all know how I was able to come on this trip Because of my visa rejections Personally, I was also feeling a little proud Because there are only two of us from India who are participating in this event Which is the biggest event in this country Now we have come to the driver's seat And you will get a very good view of the city from here It's early morning now All the local DPRK people have left Today is Sunday here So I don't know what's going on here today Today is a holiday But all the people here are leaving You are getting to see All the DPRK people can see I am feeling so excited This is my uncle who is watching the event All the DPRK people can see Look how many people are coming here It's crazy Yesterday I came here to show you the atmosphere of the stadium Yesterday it was very clear Today it's all foggy And here in Pyongyang, because this is a common location I will tell you about Pyongyang in the next video When we will explore it properly Today is the last day of our marathon But if I tell you about the population of Pyongyang The population of this city is around 3.5 million And the overall population of the country is around 23 million Out of 3.5 million, more than 100,000 people are coming to the stadium to cheer us I am not a professional runner I can say that I am a casual runner I like to run I have never run a marathon in my life I am running a marathon in my life And where is that? In the capital of DPRK The time is 7.45 am Our marathon will start around 8.30 In Pyongyang, the time is GMT plus 8.30
It means we are 3 hours ahead of India It's 8 o'clock here It's 5 o'clock in the morning in India You can see all the people of the local capital They are entering the stadium If you notice one thing All the local people of Pyongyang No one here is wearing western clothes They have different kinds of clothes Korean style You can see people wearing it You can't wear jeans here If you wear jeans, you will be punished And if you look here, no one is wearing it I am literally not seeing anyone wearing jeans This is my brother who is wearing it Look at their clothes How good are their Korean style clothes If I tell you about our Pyongyang race When you travel to DPRK You can't go anywhere independently But this race will start in your stadium And we are going to run as much as we can in the capital So this is an opportunity where we can roam around the city independently And if possible Because we will get to see the local people everywhere So if possible We can also interact with the local people There will be no restrictions here Officials are standing here You can see the people here Along with this You will also get to see a lot of normal civilian clothes Which I understand Because I have seen the same people 3-4 times They are watching us What are we doing? How are you doing? Where are you? There are a lot of people like this here Who are unofficially checking us What are we doing here? Of course We are observing from the airport We are experiencing from Beijing How to see people What an amazing atmosphere You can see You can literally see behind People of different nationalities People of different nationalities are behind us We are talking to our travelers everywhere Where are you coming from? We are saying that we have come from India I am telling the truth It feels like the Olympics I think there are 40-50 countries in our group People who are participating in this event People have come from all over the world Except the US SK Which is our south country Except the Malaysians There are 3 countries Except them People from all over the world have come People from Africa People from Latin America People from North America People from Middle East People from Australia Look at this They have bought a jacket separately They were buying it in the hotel It was sold out by the time we went People have bought it It feels like the Olympics It feels like you are an athlete We are entering the biggest stadium in the world You can see All the amateur athletes There is no professional here We are about to enter I can see the view from here I am telling you It is mind-blowing What is this? We are entering the stadium Look at this I am getting goosebumps I am getting goosebumps What is this? You can see What a great atmosphere I am getting goosebumps Right now we are in 31st Pyongyang International Marathon Right now I am in the biggest stadium in the world In the world's most secretive country In the capital Pyongyang We are running the marathon here What is happening? You got it man I was not surprised I was surprised What is this? Right now we are in the Pyongyang Marathon You can see the audience behind me They are cheering for us It is a surreal experience It feels like I am dreaming These people are so synchronized There is no bad kid here Who is doing something against the rules They are sitting as per the rules What an atmosphere You can see the posters of the leaders You can see the photos I have shown you this before You can see this in every stadium This is Kim Il Sung Stadium The biggest stadium in the world You can see the atmosphere It is unreal The opening ceremony is happening I am getting excited I am not able to express my feelings I am telling you It feels like I am dreaming What an atmosphere I am standing in Pyongyang The biggest stadium in the world Kim Il Sung Stadium The flag is being hoisted here Look at the crowd I am amazed to see the crowd There is no movement These are the professional people You can see the people of DPRK They are all professionals These are all runners of DPRK You can see Crazy wow Look at this, they are running 42.195 km You can see This is of 91 km This is of half marathon You can see DPRK people You can see our people This is half marathon This is 10 km This is 5 km This is our category Our marathon has started You can see We have left the stadium We will go inside the city Our marathon has started Bye-bye Bye-bye India from India India Jai Ho You can see all the people of DPRK Have come here On our route And this is the last chance Bye-bye From India I am feeling like a celebrity And this is the road of Pyongyang This is the last moment Where I can walk independently You can see I can walk independently But still I feel like freedom And this is the last tour of North Korea Where travelers get this chance I have to close the camera Otherwise I won't be able to complete Hi, so he is from Georgia He is a big YouTuber from Georgia His population is very less Half of his population is subscribers He is also here I am already tired How is the experience bro? You are tired now? It's not even 1 km now You can see The capital of DPRK The capital of DPR Korea It's unfiltered life You can see normal people They are working They are working They are clean And here Some officials They are standing People are carrying bags Bye-bye You can see Everyone is cheering This is unfiltered life Which is A once in a lifetime moment You can't explain You will never come here again You can see They ride a cycle here I am also seeing electric bikes Which they bring from China Last time when tourists came In 2019 They didn't see all this They are seeing all this now The people who are coming for the second time So they are telling me And the development has increased a lot For example, the big buildings Were not as much as we are seeing today On the way Half of the journey is completed You can see People are standing and cheering You can see happiness in their faces You can see happiness in their faces Because This is also new for them As much as it is new for us They are laughing a lot They are happy After 5 years They are seeing this after 5 years I don't know if I will be able to experience this again It is so close We used to hear DPRK has similar hairstyles The way it looks Is similar What we heard about it Is exactly right There are 3-4 hairstyles Can I take one? Okay I am getting water I was thirsty So I thought of buying But Anas said we can't buy And he didn't tell us So whatever is not told It is better not to do anything against it But the rest There are so many good people here So sweet They look so happy In their faces There is so little information about them How many people come here To travel You hardly get a chance to travel To interact with people To shake hands And you can see Everyone is cheering And we normally What do we think They are so sweet Our people are normal Like us They are so curious As much as I am I am curious That this guy is like us Where did they get the exposure? They didn't get it He is also like us The Kim Il Sung stadium We are finally inside After Finishing the race And now I am entering the stadium Re-enter The Pyongyang International Marathon Let's go Thank you I can't believe it Thank you Thank you The last lap The last lap Of the ground We were told You can't walk in this You have to run It was fun The whole stadium Is singing The whole stadium Is singing The whole stadium Is singing What an atmosphere I have never seen I have never seen Oh my god Oh my god Their synchronization I can't say anything about it I don't know about the country Their discipline Their discipline They were singing They were singing I don't know They are practicing They are practicing They are practicing The ending The ending The song The song The song Finally The ceremony is over The ceremony is over The ceremony is over The ceremony is over The winners The winners We got the medal We got the medal We didn't win This is the stadium This is the stadium Marthon Marathon Marathon Marathon Marathon Marathon You saw him You saw him You saw him You saw him You saw him You saw him You saw him You saw him Guys, it's evening time in Pyongyang Guys, it's evening time in Pyongyang They have separated us into two groups One group for coffee and one group for beer One group for coffee and one group for beer So Anand and I are in the coffee area And they've brought us here One of the best coffee shops in Pyongyang and one of the best alcohol or beer bar and one of the best alcohol or beer bar where you can try the local DPRK beer and where you can try the local DPRK beer And another surprising thing We are in DPRK right now And here I can see Toyota's car Volkswagen's car Audi's car That is also Toyota's car Which is a big car Which is a big surprise Because there was a guy with us Who I spoke to when we were entering And he said that when he came in 2018 He is coming for the second time He said that he didn't see anything He saw a Chinese car, Russian car Which is coming from a long time These international brands This is a new thing Which we are observing this time Look at this In Pyongyang The place of rich people is The same as we see all over the world This is a top class cafe Look Anas The place of rich people is the same as we see all over the world Look at this In Pyongyang Look at the rooftop This is Pyongyang city Look at this There is a bottle of alcohol You can see the view of the river Look at the menu Espresso is 6 dollars Everything is written in dollars So they knew that we are coming here They arranged a special menu for us It is written here It is written in Korean and English Cafe Mocha is 8 dollars Look at this Our coffee is here in Pyongyang The coffee is good Look at this The best thing is that I am drinking such a fancy coffee Look at this The cup is also good I am paying around 7 dollars for this 7 dollars How much is it? Around 500 rupees In DPRK The process that I am doing It is a little more expensive than the European standard In Europe You can get coffee for 4-5 euros Here I am paying 7 dollars For a cup of coffee Imagine how many people Will be able to afford it in this country So here We are in our hotel Look at this We got to see some pictures Now I have to stand like this To make a video Because the security guard is telling me How to make a video Because I have to make sure that I don't cut the photo I am going to tell you This photo is from 1989 This is his brother The old president I can't even show my hand Anas stopped me from making a video Because I showed my finger by mistake And the security guard Was holding my camera He started stopping me And Anas told me to stop Stop the video So you can't do this Before this, there was a similar incident in the hotel And we didn't want to take any risk It's true that we don't want to take any chances here Why should I do it? The rules that we follow We have come here for 4-5 days I don't want to get involved in this I want to tell you Look at their clothes Their leaders are wearing In today's time People are wearing the same clothes The same loose pants That we used to wear in the 70s and 80s There are no jeans or western clothes And this is the thing That makes it so unique As a traveler Who travels a lot The old fashion That was missing It used to look new But after that Everything is the same But here It feels like The country is still stuck Of course, the city is very modern I showed you If I compare Big roads, big buildings But if you look at people's clothes It feels like you have come here With a time machine And personally If I am taking a picture I have to make sure That I don't cut the statue And post it I can't show it anywhere If I cut it and take it It's a big offense in this country And I can be punished for that You
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