2024-04-07 13:57:00
28,000 people participate in Daegu Marathon, ‘largest in history’
About 160 athletes from around the world, including Kenya and Ethiopia, participated.
The winning prize is up to $160,000… 4 times higher than last year
“A competition comparable to the seven major marathons, including Boston and London.”
[앵커]
Today (7th), a holiday, the ‘Daegu Marathon’ was held in Daegu, with 28,000 participants, including athletes and hobbyists.
Starting this year, we raised the prize money to the world’s highest level, and we are dreaming of a competition comparable to the Boston Marathon in the United States.
Reporter Kim Geun-woo reports.
[기자]
Early in the morning, tens of thousands of people gathered in front of Daegu Stadium wearing track and field uniforms.
Warm up with some light stretching and tighten your shoe laces.
These are the participants of the Daegu Marathon that received the World Association of Athletics Federations’ Gold Label’ certification.
A total of 28,000 people participated in this tournament, which was held on the largest scale ever.
[김수진·김세연 / 경북 김천시 : 설레요, 지금 긴장해서 발가락에 힘이 들어갔대요. 안 다치고 그냥 재밌게 뛰었으면 좋겠습니다.]
As soon as the starting signal is given, elite athletes from around the world, including Kenya and Ethiopia, start sprinting.
The participants might not hide their excitement at the thought of running with athletes they had only seen on TV.
[임준렬·박광준 / 경북 김천시 : 세계적인 선수들도 아까 등장하는 걸 봤는데, 마음이 많이 설레고요. 어쨌든 무사하게, 안전하게 완주를 목표로 열심히 뛰어보겠습니다.]
Starting from this competition, if you win first place, you will receive up to 160,000 dollars, or regarding 200 million won, depending on your record.
To increase the prestige of the event, the prize money was raised four times compared to last year, which is more than that of the Boston Marathon in the United States.
The goal in the future is to grow this event into an event comparable to the world’s top seven marathons.
[김선조 / 대구시 행정부시장 : 상금도 더 높이고, 홍보도 하고, 대회 준비도 좀 더 완벽하게 해서 세계인들이 다 뛰고 싶어하는 그런 마라톤 대회로 만들어나가겠습니다.]
After a nail-biting battle, Kenya’s Stephen Kiprop won with a time of 2 hours, 7 minutes and 3 seconds.
Lee Dong-jin in the domestic men’s division and Jeong Da-eun in the women’s division crossed the finish line in first place.
This is YTN Kim Geun-woo.
Photographer: Jeon Jeon-ho
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