Pak Song-chol is a North Korean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. His personal best time is 2:12:41 hours in 2007, winning the Pyongyang Marathon. He has represented North Korea at the Summer Olympics on two occasions and the 2010 Asian Games. He won a silver medal at the 2009 East Asian Games, running in the half marathon.
Pak Song-chol in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Pyongyang International Marathon, previously known as Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon, is an annual marathon race contested each April in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.
Participants in the 2012 Pyongyang Marathon running past the Arch of Triumph