Runners win titles in polar marathon on drifting North‑Pole ice

Twenty-three athletes from seven nations ran a 1,055‑metre loop on drifting sea ice at the geographic North Pole; Denmark’s Rikke Dam won the women’s title in 6 :54 :02 and China’s Wang Shengxian took the men’s race in 3 :52 :22. The course vanished hours later as the ice melted.