The Ministry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry gives positive support to the marathon event.

Officials of the ministry have paid regular visits to lodging quarters of players to help them devote themselves to training without any inconvenience.

The Korea National Insurance Corporation is one of those national institutions active in backing sportspersons.

In February last, officials of the corporation made a call at the Table-Tennis Gymnasium in Chongchun Street to acquaint themselves with the training of players and provided them with new training instruments, while taking care of their life.

The General Bureau of Public Service is supporting the weightlifting event. Its officials take care of competent weightlifters each to look after their training and life as well as the life of their families.

The Pyongyang Poultry Farming Guidance Bureau, External Construction Guidance Bureau, Ministry of Oil Industry, Taesong Guidance Bureau and other ministries and national institutions have offered lots sports apparatuses and other necessities to sportspersons.