Exercising their right to keep fit? North Korea holds first sports day of year

Video. Exercising their right to keep fit? North Korea holds first sports day of year

North Korea has held its first dedicated sports day of the year in Pyongyang.

North Korea has held its first dedicated sports day of the year in Pyongyang.

Officials were seen running and chanting the slogan ‘fatherland unification’ in footage provided by the country’s state news agency (KCNA).

The footage cannot be independently verified.

According to the South Korean Unification Ministry, North Korea has been marking every second Sunday of each month as a national sports day since 1992.