The so-called '100m run on cows' was recently held in Pyongyang, the Chosun Sinbo reported, a racetrack with bulls instead of horses and farmers instead of professional jockeys.
In this unique competition held at the Mirim Equestrian Club in Pyongyang to commemorate the March 8 International Women's Day (Women's Day) on March 8th, about 10 agricultural workers from all over North Korea rode their own cattle and ran 100m in the ranking method. competed.
The Chosun Shinbo reported, "Even though I've seen a lot of people running like horse racing, it was the first time I'd seen them running on a cow, so there was a lot of interest and attention from the audience."
He also described, "The image of the owners competing on the backs of cows to get ahead of them, and urging them competitively, spread a sea of laughter in the hall from beginning to end."
The first place in the match was won by Ri Myeong-cheol (45) farmer, who has been in charge of cattle management for 10 years at the Chilgol Namsae (vegetables) farm in Mangyongdae District, Pyongyang.
He was the first to cross the finish line riding an 8-year-old cow he had raised himself, and he said, "As an ordinary farmer, I can feel the extraordinary joy and pride of being a socialist agricultural worker when I see myself on such a meaningful stage." It will be a joy," he said.
(Photo=Pyongyang Chosun Shinbo, Yonhap News)