# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Da_SEiJETzz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68089481-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-19T21:01:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

Described as the "World's Coolest Marathon," the marathon set in the Geographic North Pole has been completed by twenty-two runners from seven countries, with Denmark's Rikke Dam and Shengxian Wang of China taking the win for the women's and men's titles.⁣
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Twenty-two runners from seven countries reached the Pole on July 16 aboard the French polar vessel 'Le Commandant Charcot' after departing Longyearbyen, Norway.⁣
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Wang won the men's race in 3:52:22, more than 75 minutes slower than his road marathon best of 2:34:00, reflecting the difficulty of running on uneven, snow-covered ice.⁣
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Dam took the women's title in 6:54:02. She and her husband also set a Guinness World Records mark for the fastest marathon by a married couple, with a combined time of 12:23:29, pending official confirmation.⁣
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Race organisers laid out a 1,055-metre loop on a stable ice floe, guarded by armed polar bear patrols, hours before the start. Runners completed 40 laps of the circuit, wearing life vests and thermal gear as a safety requirement.⁣
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The race began at 0600GMT in overcast, near-freezing conditions, with a wind chill of -5°C. ⁣
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#marathon #northpole #northpolemarathon #arctic #running

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