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China: 4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Lu County, Sichuan

On October 12, 2025, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck Lu County, Sichuan, causing buildings to shake violently. Emergency teams were quickly dispatched, while the quake’s effects lasted several seconds.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Calgary

Italy's Davide Ghiotto competes en route to winning gold in the men's 10,000 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Calgary, Canada, on Jan. 25, 2025. He clocked 12 minutes, 25.69 seconds, a new world record.

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-CYCLING ROAD-MEN'S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL

(240727) -- PARIS, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Remco Evenepoel (L) of Belgium greets the spectators during an award ceremony of the cycling road men's individual time trial of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 27, 2024. Evenepoel finished the 32.4-kilometer course in 36 minutes and 12 seconds and won the gold medal. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yibo)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-CYCLING ROAD-MEN'S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL

(240727) -- PARIS, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Remco Evenepoel of Belgium crosses the finishing line in the cycling road men's individual time trial of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 27, 2024. Evenepoel finished the 32.4-kilometer course in 36 minutes and 12 seconds and won the gold medal. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yibo)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-CYCLING ROAD-MEN'S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL

(240727) -- PARIS, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Remco Evenepoel (C) and Wout Van Aert (R) of Belgium, along with Filippo Ganna of Italy, display their medals during an award ceremony of the cycling road men's individual time trial of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 27, 2024. Evenepoel finished the 32.4-kilometer course in 36 minutes and 12 seconds and won the gold medal. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yibo)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-CYCLING ROAD-MEN'S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL

(240727) -- PARIS, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wout Van Aert (L) of Belgium celebrates with a family member after an award ceremony of the cycling road men's individual time trial of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 27, 2024. Evenepoel finished the 32.4-kilometer course in 36 minutes and 12 seconds and won the gold medal. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yibo)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-CYCLING ROAD-MEN'S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL

(240727) -- PARIS, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Remco Evenepoel of Belgium crosses the finishing line in the cycling road men's individual time trial of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 27, 2024. Evenepoel finished the 32.4-kilometer course in 36 minutes and 12 seconds and won the gold medal. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yibo)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-CYCLING ROAD-MEN'S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL

(240727) -- PARIS, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Remco Evenepoel (C) and Wout Van Aert (R) of Belgium, along with Filippo Ganna of Italy, display their medals during an award ceremony of the cycling road men's individual time trial of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 27, 2024. Evenepoel finished the 32.4-kilometer course in 36 minutes and 12 seconds and won the gold medal. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yibo)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-CYCLING ROAD-MEN'S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL

(240727) -- PARIS, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Remco Evenepoel (L) and Wout Van Aert of Belgium display their medals after an award ceremony of the cycling road men's individual time trial of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 27, 2024. Evenepoel finished the 32.4-kilometer course in 36 minutes and 12 seconds and won the gold medal. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yibo)

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12-year-old Chinese boy finishes 100m in 11.63s

STORY: 12-year-old Chinese boy finishes 100m in 11.63s SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:16 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 100m race STORYLINE: A 12-year-old Chinese boy won the 100m race at the Guangdong primary school track and field championships, clocking in at an impressive 11.63 seconds, a remarkable speed for his age. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenzhen, China. (XHTV)

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Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon

STORY: Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2024 Xiamen Marathon STORYLINE: Ethiopian Asefa Boki Kebebe claimed the men's title, while his compatriot Bekelech Gudeta Borecha took the women's gold in the 2024 Xiamen Marathon on Sunday morning. Kebebe clocked a time of two hours, six minutes and 46 seconds to cross the finishing line first. Felix Kiptoo Kirwa from Kenya and Othmane El Goumri from Morocco took the silver and bronze medals in 2:06:52 and 2:07:18 respectively. The women's title went to Borecha who clocked 2:22:54, while Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi from Morocco finished second in 2:24:12. Zhang Deshun, from China, took the bronze in 2:26:53. As one of China's top marathons, the 2024 Xiamen Marathon has attracted 30,000 contestants. The Xiamen Marathon gained the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label in 2021, becoming the second Chinese marathon race to w

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Int'l marathon held at Cambodia's Angkor Wat

STORY: Int'l marathon held at Cambodia's Angkor Wat DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: SIEM REAP, Cambodia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2023 Khmer Empire Marathon 2. various of awarding ceremony STORYLINE: The 2023 Khmer Empire Marathon took place at the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap on Sunday, attracting more than 2,000 local and overseas runners. Tourism Minister Thong Khon, also president of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), said the annual event was designed to attract more tourists to the Angkor park during the rainy season. "Most of the overseas participants were Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese," he told reporters, adding that there were four categories: full marathon (42km), half marathon (21km), and a 10km race, as well as a 3km fun run. Held in front of Angkor Wat, a key ancient temple in the Angkor Archeological Park, the men's full marathon was won by Vietnam's Long Nguyen Van, who finished in two hours, 51 minutes and 13 seconds, whil

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers celebrate the success of an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu (R), a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), and ASIPP director Song Yuntao celebrate after the experiment succeeded at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu (1st R), a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), communicates with colleagues at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) after a successful experiment in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu (1st L), a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), communicates with colleagues during the experiment at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers celebrate the success of an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers await the results for an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu, a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), texts friends to celebrate the success of an experiment at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers pose for a group photo after the success of an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu, a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), checks experimental data after the experiment succeeded at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Li Kedong, a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) before (above) and after (below) the success of an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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Kenya wins double golds in Jerusalem Marathon

STORY: Kenya wins double golds in Jerusalem Marathon DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of runners and spectators STORYLINE: Kenya's Noah Kiprotich won the men's title of the 12th annual Jerusalem Marathon on Friday in two hours, 18 minutes and 13 seconds. Chakib Lachgar of Spain came second at 2:25:45, while Israel's Melkam Jamber took the bronze at 2:28:30. Kenya also grabbed the gold in the women's race as Margaret Njuguna crossed the finish line first in a time of 2:52:44, ahead of Russia's Elena Tolstykh (2:55:31) and Israel's Noah Berkman (2:59:12). The two Kenyan gold medalists Kiprotich and Njuguna won a prize of 3,750 U.S. dollars each. About 18,000 runners from 72 countries and regions competed in the event, which also included half marathon, 10km and 5km runs, as well as a 1.7km families' run and 800m communities' run. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE-NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL-PREPARATION

(221227) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Electricians assemble the pattern onto the crystal ball during the Crystal Times Square New Year's Ball assembly on the roof of One Times Square, New York, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2022. As part of the yearly tradition, replacement of some of the 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball started on Tuesday. The ball, 12 feet in diameter and 11,875 pounds in weight, will begin its descent at 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, starting the countdown of the final seconds of the year and celebrating the beginning of a new year, at the climax of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration dating back to as early as 1904. Artists from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will kick off the countdown celebration on the eve of 2023 in Times Square in New York City, said a release from one of the organizations on Dec. 27. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE-NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL-PREPARATION

(221227) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jeff Straus (L), president of Countdown Entertainment, poses for a picture with Li Li, executive vice president of the Sino-American Friendship Association, during the Crystal Times Square New Year's Ball assembly on the roof of One Times Square, New York, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2022. As part of the yearly tradition, replacement of some of the 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball started on Tuesday. The ball, 12 feet in diameter and 11,875 pounds in weight, will begin its descent at 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, starting the countdown of the final seconds of the year and celebrating the beginning of a new year, at the climax of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration dating back to as early as 1904. Artists from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will kick off the countdown celebration on the eve of 2023 in Times Square in New York City, said a release from one of the organizations on Dec. 27. (Photo by Ziyu J

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U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE-NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL-PREPARATION

(221227) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An electrician works on a crystal pattern during the Crystal Times Square New Year's Ball assembly on the roof of One Times Square, New York, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2022. As part of the yearly tradition, replacement of some of the 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball started on Tuesday. The ball, 12 feet in diameter and 11,875 pounds in weight, will begin its descent at 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, starting the countdown of the final seconds of the year and celebrating the beginning of a new year, at the climax of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration dating back to as early as 1904. Artists from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will kick off the countdown celebration on the eve of 2023 in Times Square in New York City, said a release from one of the organizations on Dec. 27. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE-NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL-PREPARATION

(221227) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Electricians assemble a crystal pattern during the Crystal Times Square New Year's Ball assembly on the roof of One Times Square, New York, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2022. As part of the yearly tradition, replacement of some of the 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball started on Tuesday. The ball, 12 feet in diameter and 11,875 pounds in weight, will begin its descent at 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, starting the countdown of the final seconds of the year and celebrating the beginning of a new year, at the climax of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration dating back to as early as 1904. Artists from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will kick off the countdown celebration on the eve of 2023 in Times Square in New York City, said a release from one of the organizations on Dec. 27. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE-NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL-PREPARATION

(221227) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A piece of crystal is put into a larger pattern during the Crystal Times Square New Year's Ball assembly on the roof of One Times Square, New York, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2022. As part of the yearly tradition, replacement of some of the 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball started on Tuesday. The ball, 12 feet in diameter and 11,875 pounds in weight, will begin its descent at 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, starting the countdown of the final seconds of the year and celebrating the beginning of a new year, at the climax of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration dating back to as early as 1904. Artists from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will kick off the countdown celebration on the eve of 2023 in Times Square in New York City, said a release from one of the organizations on Dec. 27. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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TOP 10 CHINESE ATHLETES OF 2022

(221225) -- BEIJING, Dec. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Feb. 12, 2022 shows Gao Tingyu of China celebrates after the speed skating men's 500m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China. Gao won the men's 500m speed skating gold medal with an Olympic record of 34.32 seconds at the Beijing Winter Olympics, becoming China's first ever male Olympic gold medalist in speed skating. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)

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Olympics: Medal ceremony for men's 100-meter butterfly

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 13 Kyodo - Joseph Schooling (C) of Singapore celebrates his gold medal as (from L) silver medalists Michael Phelps of the United States, Chad Guy Bertrand Le Clos of South Africa and Laszlo Cseh of Hungary applaud during the medal ceremony for the men's 100-meter butterfly at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 12, 2016. Schooling won the final in 50.39 seconds, 0.75 ahead of the three other swimmers.

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Men's marathon at Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Hasan Mahboob (117) of Bahrain crosses the finish line, followed by Japan's Kohei Matsumura (257) and Yuki Kawauchi (256) in the men's marathon at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 3, 2014. Mahboob won in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 38 seconds.

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Men's marathon at Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Hasan Mahboob (117) of Bahrain and Kohei Matsumura (257) of Japan cross the finish line in the men's marathon at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 3, 2014. Mahboob won in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 38 seconds and Matsumura was runner-up, 1 second behind.

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Netherlands' Bergsma wins gold in men's 10,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands competes en route to victory in the Winter Olympics men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Bergsma won the gold medal with a new Olympic record time of 12 minutes, 44.45 seconds.

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Netherlands' Bergsma wins gold in men's 10,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands finishes his run in the Winter Olympics men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Bergsma won the gold medal with a new Olympic record time of 12 minutes, 44.45 seconds.

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Netherlands' Bergsma wins gold in men's 10,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands competes en route to victory in the men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Bergsma won the gold medal with a new Olympic record time of 12 minutes, 44.45 seconds.

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Netherlands' Bergsma wins gold in men's 10,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands celebrates after his run in the Winter Olympics men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Bergsma won the gold medal with a new Olympic record time of 12 minutes, 44.45 seconds.

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Netherlands' Bergsma wins gold in men's 10,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands competes en route to victory in the men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Bergsma won the gold medal with a new Olympic record time of 12 minutes, 44.45 seconds.

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Groothuis wins gold in men's 1000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands acknowledges the crowd after winning the Winter Olympics men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Alder Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014. Groothuis finished in first place with a time of 1 minute, 8.39 seconds.

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Groothuis wins gold in men's 1000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the Winter Olympics men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Alder Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014. Groothuis finished in first place with a time of 1 minute, 8.39 seconds.

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Groothuis wins gold in men's 1000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Stefan Groothuis (R) of the Netherlands competes in the Winter Olympics men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Alder Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014. Groothuis finished in first place with a time of 1 minute, 8.39 seconds.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Christine Ohuruogu of Britain (R) crosses the finish line in the women's 400 meters final at the world athletics championships in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 12, 2013. Ohuruogu won the gold medal with a time of 49.41 seconds. To the left is Botswana's Amantle Montsho, who won the silver medal.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica (R) runs in the women's 100 meters final at the world athletics championships in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 12, 2013. She won the gold medal with a time of 10.71 seconds. To the left is English Gardner of the United States, who finished 4th.

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Sendai half marathon

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows Japan's Mizuki Noguchi at the award ceremony for the Sendai International Half Marathon at Sendai City Athletic Stadium in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 12, 2013, after she won the women's race in a time of 1 hour, 10 minutes, 36 seconds. The Athens Olympics marathon gold medalist won her first official race in five years.

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Sendai half marathon

SENDAI, Japan - Athens Olympics marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi of Japan crosses the finish line at Sendai City Athletic Stadium in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, to win the women's race of the Sendai International Half Marathon in a time of 1 hour, 10 minutes, 36 seconds on May 12, 2013.

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Sendai half marathon

SENDAI, Japan - Kenya's Mekubo Mogusu breaks the finishing tape at Sendai City Athletic Stadium in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 12, 2013, winning the men's race of the Sendai International Half Marathon in 1 hour, 1 minute, 54 seconds.

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Yamamoto 40th in men's marathon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryo Yamamoto runs toward the finish line of the 2012 London Olympics men's marathon Aug. 12, 2012. Yamamoto finished 40th with a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes and 34 seconds. Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich won the gold medal with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 1 second. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Fujiwara 45th in men's marathon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Arata Fujiwara crosses the finish line in the 2012 London Olympics men's marathon, clocking 2 hours, 19 minutes and 11 seconds, for 45th place on Aug. 12, 2012. Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich won the gold medal with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 1 second. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Nakamoto 6th in men's marathon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kentaro Nakamoto crosses the finish line in the 2012 London Olympics men's marathon, clocking 2 hours, 11 minutes and 16 seconds, for 6th place on Aug. 12, 2012. Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich won the gold medal with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 1 second. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Tateishi wins 200m breaststroke at short-course c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Tateishi swims in the final of the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the national short-course championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2012. Tateishi won in 2 minutes, 3.82 seconds.