Ball-catching project at Grand Ring of World Exposition

Ball-catching project at Grand Ring of World Exposition

About 400 people pose for a photo at the site of the upcoming 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 4, 2025, after participating in a ball-catching project in which they caught a ball while standing 5 meters apart from one another around the expo's iconic Grand Ring -- 2 kilometers in circumference -- recognized as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records.

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