Kim Il Sung Square was crowed with government employees.

After Ju Yong Gil, chairman of the Central Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea, made a speech, the officials began running, divided into two groups.

Officials of the State Planning Commission, the Ministry of Electric Power Industry, the Ministry of Coal Industry, the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, the Ministry of Chemical Industry, the Ministry of Machine-building Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Light Industry ran through the streets, with zeal to fulfill their responsibilities and duties as the leading personnel of the revolution.

In the wake of group running, there were demonstrations of the Taekwon-Do exercise for health and mass rhythmic exercise.

Meanwhile, diverse sports events such as basketball, volleyball and table-tennis were held at industrial establishments in Pyongyang, including Kim Jong Suk Pyongyang Textile Mill, the Pyongyang Thermal Power Complex and the Pyongyang Trolley Bus Factory.

Mass sports activities including group running of officials, working people and youth and schoolchildren took place in every province, city and county to mark the day.