"YTN Seoul Tour Marathon" with 5,000 marathoners.

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Today, the Seoul Tour Marathon is underway, where you can enjoy running against the backdrop of beautiful autumn scenery in the cool autumn weather.

For the holiday, 5,000 citizens who participated in the marathon ran a passionate race.

Anchor Cho Ye-jin is at the venue of the competition. Anchor Cho Yejin!

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Yes, we are at the YTN Seoul Tour Marathon.

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Please tell us the atmosphere!

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Yes, the YTN Seoul Tour Marathon took place today with 5,000 citizens participating from around 8:30 a.m.

Now, the passionate race is slowly entering the final stage and is about to end the grand finale.

Today, the weekend, temperatures across the country, including Seoul, are cool.

As the autumn spirit became clear, a race full of passion was held in the weather perfect for exercising outdoors.

The 5,000 citizens who participated in the race seemed to be enjoying the marathon, challenging their limits.

I met a participant who came in first on the 5km course, and I'll listen to the story for myself.

[KIM YOUNG JUN / Gunpo City, Gyeonggi Province (No. 1 male participant in the 5km course): It's my first time participating in the YTN marathon, and I'm so happy that I won. I'm so proud and happy that my efforts have paid off. Yesterday, I trained while running Anyangcheon Stream, and I practiced with the idea of running alone and winning first place. I think the biggest secret is practicing every day.]

This marathon was a 10km and 5km course,
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YTN, the "2024 Seoul Tour Marathon" starts at the Peace Plaza and consists of a course to look around Seoul's representative autumn attractions, Sky Park and Noeul Park.

Participants enjoyed the marathon while enjoying the deepening autumnal atmosphere along the two parks full of silver grass and pink muhly.

Let's hear Mayor Oh Se-hoon's explanation about the purpose of the YTN Seoul Tour Marathon, which connects Seoul's attractions and attractions.

[Sehun Oh / Mayor of Seoul: I think YTN prepared this contest with the intention of giving foreigners a chance to experience it while going around the famous spots in downtown Seoul. I'm looking forward to picking good places to boast of Seoul in the future and running there.]

Citizens of various ages, from the elderly to children, participated in this competition to make people realize that "age is just a number,"
Before the start of the
game, he was warming up his rigid body and fighting the tension for a while, and after the start signal, he seemed to take a confident step as if he had done so.

The scene of thousands of participants entering the race was truly spectacular.

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Even after this competition, where the snow was pleasant while enjoying the deepening autumn atmosphere, there is still an order to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Seoul?

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Yes, it is.

It's a fun time to be compensated for the hardships of completing the race.All participants of the

Marathon will be given various souvenirs such as admission tickets to the Namsan Seoul Tower Observatory and commemorative T-shirts.

This morning, you can enjoy the marathon, and at night, you can climb to the Namsan Tower Observatory and enjoy the night view of Seoul.

After completion, participants who pass the finish line will be given a completion medal and a snack.

The 10km event ceremony will be held shortly from 10:30 a.m. today.

A generous prize will also be offered through a prize lottery.We wish all the participants who completed the

marathon a happy time as it is known to be effective in improving depression by releasing beta endorphins.

I would like to applaud the athletes for their passion until the end.

So far, I'm YTN Cho Ye-jin at the YTN Seoul Tour Marathon.