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Paris Plages city beach event held on banks of Seine, Bassin de la Villette

STORY: Paris Plages city beach event held on banks of Seine, Bassin de la Villette DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:07 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of map of activities 2. various of swimming pool 3. various of local residents 4. various of children swimming 5. various of people boating on the river 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): Local resident 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): Local resident 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): Local resident 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): Local resident STORYLINE: The Paris Plages city beach event is held in Paris from July 9 to Aug. 21 this year, offering events and activities on the banks of the Seine and the Bassin de la Villette. "During this period, Parisians and visitors will be able to enjoy a rich and varied program: petanque, construction games, first aid training, Tai Chi, free swimming in the Bassin de la Villette and in five Parisian sports centers, and many other surprises for young and old people," said the Parisian municipality. SOUNDBITE 1 (French):

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Etching at the Holocaust Memorial in Toronto, Canada depicting the children who survived the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) (Credit:Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

Japan wins women's speed skating team pursuit silver medal

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L to R) Japan's Masako Hozumi, Maki Tabata, Miho Takagi and Nao Kodaira skate around the rink holding the Japanese flag after winning the silver medal in the women's speed skating team pursuit final in the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The Japanese team lost to Germany by the narrowest of margin. Takagi did not take part in the event. (Kyodo)

Asada now happy with silver medal, success of 3 triple axels

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L) Japan's figure skaters Mao Asada, Miki Ando and Akiko Suzuki attend a press conference at the Media Centre in Vancouver on Feb. 26, 2010, a day after the women's free skate in the figure skating event. Asada won the silver medal, while Ando and Suzuki placed fifth and eighth, respectively. (Kyodo)

Germany's Riesch wins women's slalom in Alpine skiing

WHISTLER, Canada - Maria Riesch of Germany skis to victory and the gold medal in the women's slalom in the Alpine skiing event at the Vancouver Olympics at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 26, 2010. (Kyodo)

Medal-winning figure skaters at Vancouver Games

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From R) Mao Asada of Japan, Kim Yu Na of South Korea and Joannie Rochette of Canada acknowledge the crowd after winning the silver, gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the Vancouver Olympic figure skating at Pacific Coliseum in the city Feb. 25, 2010. (Kyodo)

Slovenia's Maze takes silver in women's giant slalom

WHISTLER, Canada - Tina Maze of Slovenia completes her run in the women's giant slalom event at Whistler Olympic Park on Feb. 25, 2010. Maze collected another silver to add to her super-G medal with a time of 2 minutes, 27.15 seconds. (Kyodo)

Iran's 1st female Winter Olympian draws applause

WHISTLER, Canada - Marjan Kalhor, Iran's first female Winter Olympian, competes during the women's giant slalom at the Vancouver Games at Whistler Creekside on Feb. 24, 2010. Kalhor, 21, drew warm applause from a few thousand spectators after she successfully finished the race despite coming in last among the 68 competitors who ran in the event's first round. (Kyodo)

Women's 5,000m speed skating medalists

RICHIMOND, Canada - (From L to R) Stephanie Beckert of Germany, Martina Sablikova of Czech Republic, and Clara Hughes of Canada celebrate after winning silver, gold and bronze, respectively, in the women's 5,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Canada on Feb. 24, 2010. Sablikova claimed her second gold medal of the Games following victory in the 3,000 meters. (Kyodo)

Japan finishes 6th in Nordic combined team event

WHISTLER, Canada - Austria's Felix Gottwald skies ahead of Johnny Spillane of the United States during the 20-kilometer cross-country relay portion of the Nordic combined event at the Vancouver Games at Whistler Olympic Park in Canada on Feb. 23, 2010. Austria won the gold medal as the U.S took the silver. (Kyodo)

People offer prayers for dead Georgian luger

WHISTLER, Canada - A women and two children offer silent prayers at an altar set up next to the Medal Plaza in Wistler, north of Vancouver, in memory of Nodar Kumaritashvili, a 21-year-old luger from Georgia, who died after a crash during training just hours before the Vancouver Games. (Kyodo)

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