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China: 25-Story Hotel Toppled in Controlled Blast in Chongqing

On May 25, 2025, a video captured the controlled demolition of the 25-story Huatiel Hotel at Caiyuanba Railway Station in Chongqing, China. Using precision explosives installed on the lower floors, the structure collapsed backward within seconds, sending up a massive cloud of dust while neighboring buildings remained completely intact.

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China: New Bridge Stands Firm While Old Ganjiang River Bridge Blown Up

On May 25, 2025, a video captured the successful controlled demolition of the old Ganjiang River Bridge in Jiangxi, China. The aging structure collapsed within seconds after a series of timed explosions, while a newly built bridge standing just meters away remained completely steady and unaffected.

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Indonesia: Mount Dukono Erupts, Ash Cloud Reaches 600 Meters

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted on Tuesday morning, March 25, sending a 600-meter ash column northeast and east. The eruption lasted for 46 seconds.

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Justine Mettraux poses with British skipper Pip Hare, French skipper Nicolas Lunven, Catherine Chabaud (French skipper, member of the EU parliament, and first woman ever to finish an around-the-world solo race), and Isabelle Autissier, (French navigator, first woman to have completed a solo round the world race in 1991) during her arrival in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025, in the Vendee Globe 2024 race. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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China: Approaching Downburst Caught On Film During Storm In Kaihua

A woman captured the moment a downburst hit Kaihua in Quzhou, Zhejiang on March 25. This footage shows a white mist initially shrouding the area. After a few seconds, rain swiftly moved towards the filmer.

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China: Mysterious Lights In Sky Stun Citizens In Xi’An

At midnight on March 25, a mysterious light formation was seen over Xi’an, Shaanxi in northwest China. This footage shows the strange light dots in a seemingly organized pattern appearing in the sky and disappearing in seconds. Some citizens speculated it was caused by spot lighting or geomagnetic storm.

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Athletics: Osaka Marathon

Marathon debutant Kiyoto Hirabayashi hits the tape to win the Osaka Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 18 seconds on Feb. 25, 2024, in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Athletics: Osaka Marathon

Marathon debutant Kiyoto Hirabayashi hits the tape to win the Osaka Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 18 seconds on Feb. 25, 2024, in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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16th Tour of Rwanda int'l cycling competition kicks off

STORY: 16th Tour of Rwanda int'l cycling competition kicks off SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the game 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Kinyarwanda): ERIC MUHOZA, Rider from Team Rwanda 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MERHAWI KUDUS, Eritrean rider STORYLINE: The 16th edition of the Tour of Rwanda international cycling competition commenced on Sunday in Rwanda's capital Kigali, with a Belgian team rider clinching the inaugural yellow jersey. The event was officially started by Rwanda's Minister of Sports Aurore Mimosa, who flagged off the first stage, a team time trial that spanned an 18-km-long circuit around Kigali. Belgian team Soudal Quick-Step triumphed in the first stage, completing the team time trial in 20 minutes and 32 seconds. Jonathan Vervenne, from the winning team, earned the first yellow jersey. A total of 94 riders from 19 teams across the world are taking part in the annual race. The race to run until February 25

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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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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Sept. 25, 2022 shows Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya celebrates after the Berlin Marathon 2022 in Berlin, Germany. On September 25, Kenya's two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge clocked two hours, one minute and nine seconds to win the 2022 Berlin Marathon, beating his own world record set in 2018 by 30 seconds. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2022

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Sept. 25, 2022 shows Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya celebrates after the Berlin Marathon 2022 in Berlin, Germany. 38-year-old Kipchoge claimed the 48th Berlin Marathon title with a new world record of two hours, one minute and nine seconds, breaking his own record from 2018 by 30 seconds. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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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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Kenya's Kibet wins gold in men's marathon at world championships

OSAKA, Japan - Kenya's Luke Kibet crosses the finish line to win the men's marathon in the opening event at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka on Aug. 25. Kibet clocked a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 59 seconds to win his first major title in the hot and humid conditions in Osaka. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Kenya's Kibet wins gold in men's marathon at world championships

OSAKA, Japan - Kenya's Luke Kibet holds up his country's national flag after winning the men's marathon in the opening event at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka on Aug. 25. Kibet clocked a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 59 seconds to win his first major title in the hot and humid conditions in Osaka.

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Kenya's Kibet wins gold in men's marathon at world championships

OSAKA, Japan - Kenya's Luke Kibet crosses the finish line to win the men's marathon in the opening event at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka on Aug. 25. Kibet clocked a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 59 seconds to win his first major title in the hot and humid conditions in Osaka. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Prototype electric plane makes trial ground run in Japan

OITA, Japan - A prototype small electric airplane goes through a trial run on the ground in Bungoono, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 15, 2014. The propeller-driven plane ran about 300 meters in 25 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 80 km per hour.

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Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Russia's Albina Mayorova crosses the finish line to win the Yokohama Women's Marathon in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2013. Mayorova finished in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 55 seconds.

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Volkswagen begins selling Beetle convertible in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on March 25, 2013, shows the Beetle Cabriolet. Volkswagen Group Japan K.K. launched the Beetle convertible with a folding roof that can be raised or lowered in around 10 seconds in Japan the same day.

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Beetle Cabriolet

TOKYO, Japan - Volkswagen Group Japan K.K. President Shigeru Shoji stands beside The Beetle Cabriolet, a convertible-type Beetle car whose folding roof can be raised or lowered in about 10 seconds, in Tokyo on March 25, 2013. The Japanese marketing arm of the German automaker launched the car the same day.

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Lashmanova sets world record in women's race walk

LONDON, Britain - Russia's Elena Lashmanova finishes the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2012 London Olympics on The Mall on Aug. 11, 2012. Lashmanova won the gold with a world record time of 1 hour, 25 minutes, 2 seconds.

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Lashmanova sets world record in women's race walk

LONDON, Britain - Russia's Elena Lashmanova competes in the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the 2012 London Olympics on The Mall on Aug. 11, 2012. Lashmanova won the gold with a world record time of 1 hour, 25 minutes, 2 seconds.

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Orfevre wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Triple Crown champion Orfevre (9) gallops to victory in the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 25, 2011, followed by Eishin Flash and To the Glory (7), who took second and third, respectively. First choice Orfevre crossed the line in 2 minutes, 36.0 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his fourth Grade 1 title.

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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.

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Germany's Rebensburg wins women's alpine skiing giant slalom

WHISTLER, Canada - Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany celebrates after winning the women's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 25, 2010. Rebensburg won the gold with a total time of 2 minutes, 27.11 seconds.

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Japan finishes in 9th in women's 4x5km cross country relay

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Michiko Kashiwabara sits on the snow after crossing the finish line in the women's 4x5-kilometer relay classic/free cross country event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 25, 2010. Japan came in ninth with a time of 57 minutes, 40.4 seconds.

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Norway wins Olympics women's 4x5km relay cross country

WHISTLER, Canada - Members of Norway's women's 4x5-kilometer relay classic/free cross country skiing team -- (from L to R) Vibeke W. Skofterud, Kristin Stoermer Steira, Marit Bjoergen and Therese Johaug -- celebrate their victory in the event at the Vancouver Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 25, 2010. Norway won the gold with a time of 55 minutes, 19.5 seconds.

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Germany's Rebensburg wins women's alpine skiing giant slalom

WHISTLER, Canada - Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany clears a gate during the second run of the women's alpine skiing giant slalom event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 25, 2010. Rebensburg won the gold with a total time of 2 minutes, 27.11 seconds.

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Ethiopia's Gobena wins Osaka marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Ethiopia's Amane Gobena crosses the finish line to win the Osaka International Women's Marathon at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 31, 2010. Gobena clocked 2 hours, 25 minutes, 14 seconds.

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Ethiopia's Gobena wins Osaka marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Ethiopia's Amane Gobena celebrates after winning the Osaka International Women's Marathon at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 31, 2010. Gobena clocked 2 hours, 25 minutes, 14 seconds.

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Kodaira gets treble at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Nao Kodaira defends her 1,500-meter crown in a meet record time to complete a treble on the final day of the speed skating single-distance national championships at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Oct. 25, 2009. Kodaira, who claimed the 500 and the 1,000 titles in the first two days of the three-day meet, clocked 1 minute, 59.34 seconds to beat Maki Tabata by 0.30. Masako Hozumi came in third with 2:00.06.

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Kodaira gets treble at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Nao Kodaira defends her 1,500-meter crown in a meet record time to complete a treble on the final day of the speed skating single-distance national championships at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Oct. 25, 2009. Kodaira, who claimed the 500 and the 1,000 titles in the first two days of the three-day meet, clocked 1 minute, 59.34 seconds to beat Maki Tabata by 0.30. Masako Hozumi came in third with 2:00.06.

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Ozaki still taking in marathon silver medal win at worlds

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Yoshimi Ozaki shows her silver medal in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships at a Berlin airport on Aug. 24. Ozaki claimed Japan's first medal of the championships on Aug. 23 with a time of 2 hours, 25 minutes, 25 seconds.