ILEA000004063: Thai, Japanese ready to rumble for world boxing belt

2024 Tarawera Ultramarathon held in New Zealand

STORY: 2024 Tarawera Ultramarathon held in New Zealand SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:08 LOCATION: ROTORUA, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2024 Tarawera Ultramarathon STORYLINE: Thousands of runners around the world hit the picturesque mountain trails around Rotorua on Saturday and Sunday in the 2024 Tarawera Ultramarathon(TUM), the largest trail running event in New Zealand. Adrian MacDonald from the United States won the men's 100 Miler (165km) with a time of 15:00:57, while Konoka Azumi from Japan was crowned the women's champion in 18:24:53. The Wellington-based athlete Daniel Jones won the TUM102 title in 7:46:42. New Zealand female runner Ruth Croft won her maiden Tarawera Ultramarathon title with a time of 9:14:14. Englishman Ronnie Sparke, making his Tarawera debut, claimed victory in 3:30:48 in the 50km and Rotorua-raised Caitlin Fielder took out her third Tarawera title, securing victory in 4:01:41. In the 21km, the men's race was won

Chinese player Wei Yi wins 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament

STORY: Chinese player Wei Yi wins 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the final round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands STORYLINE: Chinese grandmaster Wei Yi claimed the Tata Steel Chess Tournament title for the first time in the Netherlands on Sunday, beating Gukesh Dommaraju from India in a sensational tiebreak decider. It was the 86th edition of the prestigious chess tournament held at Wijk aan Zee, a village on the Dutch west coast. In the final, the 24-year-old grandmaster Wei, 16th in the FIDE world ranking, defeated Gukesh with a draw with the black pieces and a victory with white. In the 13th and final regular round of the tournament earlier on Sunday, Wei beat Vidit Santosh Gujrathi from India, defending champion Anish Giri from the Netherlands defeated compatriot Max Warmerdam, Nodirbek Abdusattorov from

Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off in Netherlands

STORY: Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off in Netherlands SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: WIJK AAN ZEE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINICK BURGER, Junior player 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAMUEL LOPES, Junior player 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Visitor 5. various of the venue STORYLINE: The 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament began on Saturday in Wijk aan Zee, a coastal town in the North Holland Province of the Netherlands. Chinese player Ding Liren, who won his first world title in April 2023, drew with Vidit Santosh Gujrathi from India in the first round. Women's world champion Ju Wenjun, also from China, and junior world champion Marc'Andria Maurizzi of France are also present. Dutch player Anish Giri is defending his title. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINICK BURGER, Junior player "I'm just expecting to play some nice games and also look at some nice games and ha

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-WORLD NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 17, 2023 shows high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) trains of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia. As a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative and cooperation between China and Indonesia, the new 142.3-km railway line shortens train trip between Jakarta and Bandung from more than three hours to about 40 minutes. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

Reigning Snooker World Champion Luca Brecel visits Hong Kong

STORY: Reigning Snooker World Champion Luca Brecel visits Hong Kong DATELINE: July 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Hong Kong, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Luca Brecel's tour 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LUCA BRECEL, Reigning Snooker World Champion STORYLINE: The reigning Snooker World Champion Luca Brecel visited Hong Kong and held a meet and greet on Friday. Brecel played in exhibition matches with Hong Kong Snooker players at a local Snooker club. When asked to give advice to young players, he said it's important to enjoy the game and stay focused. SOUNDBITE (English): LUCA BRECEL, Reigning Snooker World Champion "Just try to enjoy the game. If you don't enjoy the game, then it's gonna be difficult. But if you love the game, then you have a good chance of making it if you really dedicate yourself and don't let yourself be distracted from other things." On May 1, 2023, Belgium's Luca Brecel claimed the Snooker World Championship title after defeating four-time champion Mark Selby in th

Anish Giri wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

STORY: Anish Giri wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: WIJK AAN ZEE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 STORYLINE: Dutch chess player Anish Giri won the prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023, which concluded in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, on Sunday. In the 13th and final round of the 85th edition of the tournament at the Dutch west coast, the runner-up in 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021 won playing with white against Romanian Richard Rapport. Giri finished first with 8.5 points. Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan and Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen ended joint second with 8 points and China's Ding Liren had to settle for 11th place with 5.5 points. Giri took over the title from Carlsen, who had won eight times in Wijk aan Zee. Twenty-eight-year-old grandmaster Giri had a strong tournament, remained unbeaten and beat both world No. 1, Carlsen, and world No. 2, Ding Liren. Xi

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students from the China-Laos Friendship Nongping Primary School are seen on the Lane Xang EMU train in Laos, Dec. 1, 2022. The China-Laos Railway connects Kunming in China's Yunnan Province with the Laotian capital Vientiane. The 1,035-km railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, started operation on Dec. 3, 2021. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

China wins Men's World Team Chess Championship

STORY: China wins Men's World Team Chess Championship DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:38 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Men's World Team Chess Championship 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WEN YANG, Captain of the Chinese chess team 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LU SHANGLEI, Chinese player STORYLINE: China won the 2022 Men's World Team Chess Championship after beating the reigning Chess Olympiad champion Uzbekistan in the final Friday in Jerusalem. China won twice 2.5-1.5 in the double-header final match to win the title for the third time, after taking the gold in 2015 and 2017. China won the first match thanks to a win by Bai Jinshi over Shamsiddin Vokhidov, with tied games in the other three boards. In the second match, Li Di overcame Ortik Nigmatov, while the other three games of the match again ended in a draw. China's Lu Shanglei and Xu Xiangyu contributed two draws each, against Nodirbek Yakubboev and Javokhir Sindarov respectively. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WEN YANG, Capta

Tanzanian boys dream to break boxing ceiling

STORY: Tanzanian boys dream to break boxing ceiling DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:06 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dar es Salaam 2. various of young boxers training 3. various of people watching boys training 4. SOUNDBITE (Kiswahili): BAKARI MAGONA, Boxing coach STORYLINE: Tanzanian boy Mahadi Bakari Mohamed has been training hard to fulfill his determination and ambition of becoming a boxing world champion in the future. Mohamed, 13, is trained by his father, 37-year-old Bakari Magona, a professional boxer. He has already won five out of six amateur boxing bouts in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. Twelve-year-old Omary Mohamed Mndenge, a Standard Six pupil at Muhimbili Primary School, also wants to become a world champion in boxing. Both boys train on Saturdays and Sundays for a total of five hours, three hours in the morning and two hours in the evening. SOUNDBITE (Kiswahili): BAKARI MAGONA, Boxing coach "There were many young boys with boxing talents

Champion boxers, supporters file pleas for death-row convict

TOKYO, Japan - Former world junior middleweight champion Koichi Wajima (L) and former world junior flyweight champion Katsuo Tokashiki (2nd from L), campaign with other supporters for a retrial at the Supreme Court of Iwao Hakamada, a former pro boxer on death row, arguing he was wrongly convicted of killing a family of four in 1966. (Kyodo)

Thai, Japanese ready to rumble for world boxing belt

BANGKOK, Thailand - World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight champion Medngoen Toyotathailand (R) and Japanese challenger Masaki Kawabata (L) pose for pictures after weighing in in Bangkok on Feb. 24 on the eve of their world title bout.

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