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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, reacts after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, reacts after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, reacts after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, reacts after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, reacts after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, reacts after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, reacts after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, reacts after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, poses after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, poses after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, is pictured after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu (far L), a student at Seiryo High School, wins the men's 100 meters final at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting en route to winning the event in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, celebrates during the victory ceremony after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu bows after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, smiles after winning the men's 100 meters at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu (L), a student at Seiryo High School, runs in the men's 100 meters final at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting en route to winning the event in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, runs in the men's 100 meters final at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting en route to winning the event in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, runs in the men's 100 meters final at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting en route to winning the event in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu (C), a student at Seiryo High School, runs in the men's 100 meters final at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting en route to winning the event in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu (C), a student at Seiryo High School, runs in the men's 100 meters final at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting en route to winning the event in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu (C), a student at Seiryo High School, runs in the men's 100 meters final at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting en route to winning the event in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu (C), a student at Seiryo High School, runs in the men's 100 meters final at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting en route to winning the event in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu (far L), a student at Seiryo High School, runs in the men's 100 meters preliminary round at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. He later won the 100 meters gold in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds. (For editorial use only)

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Athletics: Shimizu sets U-18 world record

Sorato Shimizu, a student at Seiryo High School, runs in the men's 100 meters final at Japan's inter high school athletic meeting en route to winning the event in an under-18 world record of 10.00 seconds at Hotstaff Field Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 26, 2025. (For editorial use only)

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Vibrant Plateau: Young Tibetan man's love for downhill mountain biking

STORY: Vibrant Plateau: Young Tibetan man's love for downhill mountain biking SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footages DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:07:07 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Referee "30 seconds to go! Listen to the countdown and go!" "Five, four, three, two, one." Having been passionate about cycling for nearly a decade, Tenzin Jigme will finally compete on a national-level stage. Tenzin Jigme is busy packing up his bike for an entirely new challenge. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TENZIN JIGME "I am prepping stuff for tomorrow. And the bike also needs to be ready for tomorrow's flight." As it's his first time leaving Xizang for a competition, Jigme seems a bit out of his element. Thankfully, help from his friends has given him much peace of mind. SOUNDBITE 3 (Tibetan): TENZIN JIGME "All done, right?" SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHOU GEJIA, Jigme's friend "Aren't you going to take the pedals?" SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ZHOU GEJIA, Jigme's friend "I heard

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Tadej Pogacar takes Giro d'Italia race by largest margin in 59 years

STORY: Tadej Pogacar takes Giro d'Italia race by largest margin in 59 years SHOOTING TIME: May 26, 2024 DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 107th Giro d'Italia bicycle classic 2. various of award ceremony STORYLINE: Slovenian Tadej Pogacar on Sunday won the 107th Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy) bicycle classic with the largest margin of victory the race had seen in nearly six decades. Pogacar, riding for the UAE Emirates team, also won six of 21 stages in the race, the most for a single ride in more than 50 years. The race, which finished in Rome, began on May 4 near Turin, in northern Italy. Pogacar's overall time was 79 hours 14 minutes and 3 seconds over 3,400 kilometers (around 2,100 miles) in 21 separate stages. Colombian cyclist Daniel Martinez was a distant second in the race, finishing 9 minutes and 56 seconds behind Pogacar. Welsh rider Geraint Thomas was third, a further 28 seconds behind Martinez. A Slovenian rider had never capt

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Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

American speed skater Jordan Stolz acknowledges the crowd after clocking a world record time of 1 minute, 5.37 seconds in the men's 1,000 meters at a World Cup meet in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 26, 2024.

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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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A look at Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch in 90 seconds

STORY: A look at Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch in 90 seconds DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU LIPENG, Director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center STORYLINE: A see-off ceremony was held for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-17 crewed space mission. The Shenzhou-17 crew, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, has the youngest lineup since the construction of China's Tiangong space station started. The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The three astronauts aboard will stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU LIPENG, Director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center "I now declare the launch mission of the Shenzho

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Thousands participate in 8th Millennium Half Marathon in Ghana

STORY: Thousands participate in 8th Millennium Half Marathon in Ghana DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the competition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER MWANIKIL, Athlete 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CATHY MORTON, Organizer of the event STORYLINE: Scores of international athletes joined local counterparts to compete in the 8th Millennium Half Marathon Saturday in Ghana's capital Accra. The half marathon, which attracted both the young and the old, started at 7 a.m. local time near the country's Independence Square. With a time of 62 minutes and 27 seconds, 26-year-old Peter Mwanikil from Kenya won the men's half marathon, while his compatriot, 27-year-old Lilian Lelei, also finished first over the same distance in the female category, with a time of one hour and 11 minutes. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER MWANIKIL, Athlete "It's only because we had good training, and we are determined, and we are concentrating on good training every time. The tric

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Half marathon held on China-Kazakhstan border

STORY: Half marathon held on China-Kazakhstan border DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:59 LOCATION: HORGOS, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the half marathon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ANUBAIKE KUWAN, Chinese runner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHU DANDAN, Chinese runner 4. various of the half marathon 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Kazakh): AMAN NURKALID, Kazakhstan runner STORYLINE: A cross-border half marathon was held Sunday at the China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center, which spans the border between China and Kazakhstan. About 1,000 runners from both countries participated in the race. Chinese runner Anubaike Kuwan claimed the men's title in 1 hour 9 minutes and 33 seconds while his compatriot Zhu Dandan won the women's race with a result of 1 hour 24 minutes and 19 seconds. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ANUBAIKE KUWAN, Chinese runner "During this race, I also had the chance to meet some foreign long-distance runners and exchange experiences with them. We agreed that we'll come

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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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Gay speeds to gold double with victory in 200 at worlds

OSAKA, Japan - American Tyson Gay surges past his rivals en route to a second gold medal with a victory in the men's 200 meters at the athletics world championships in Osaka on Aug. 30. Gay, who clocked 19.76 seconds in the 200, claimed the 100 title in 9.85 on Aug. 26.

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Gay draped in flag after claiming gold double with title in 200

OSAKA, Japan - American Tyson Gay drapes himself with the Stars and Stripes after snatching a second gold medal with a victory in the men's 200 meters at the athletics world championships in Osaka on Aug. 30. Gay, who clocked 19.76 seconds in the 200, won the 100 title in 9.85 on Aug. 26. (Pool photo)

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Gay poses after claiming gold double with title in 200

OSAKA, Japan - American Tyson Gay poses for photographers after winning a second gold medal with a victory in the men's 200 meters at the athletics world championships in Osaka on Aug. 30. Gay, who clocked 19.76 seconds in the 200, claimed the 100 title in 9.85 on Aug. 26.

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Gay triumphant after claiming gold double with title in 200

OSAKA, Japan - American Tyson Gay raises his finger triumphantly after winning a second gold medal with a victory in the men's 200 meters at the athletics world championships in Osaka on Aug. 30. Gay, who clocked 19.76 seconds in the 200, claimed the 100 title in 9.85 on Aug. 26.

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Athletics: Tyson Gay nabs gold in men's 100, drabs in flag

OSAKA, Japan - American Tyson Gay wraps himself in the American flag after claiming the gold in the men's 100 meters at the athletics world championships in Osaka on Aug. 26 with a time of 9.85 seconds. World record holder Asafa Powell finished third behind Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas, who timed 9.91 for silver. Powell, who holds the world mark of 9.77, finished in 9.96 (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Tyson Gay nabs gold in men's 100

OSAKA, Japan - American Tyson Gay claims the gold in the men's 100 meters at the athletics world championships in Osaka on Aug. 26 with a time of 9.85 seconds. World record holder Asafa Powell finished third behind Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas, who timed 9.91 for silver. Powell, who holds the world mark of 9.77, finished in 9.96 (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Tyson Gay nabs gold in men's 100, screams in victory

OSAKA, Japan - American Tyson Gay claims the gold in the men's 100 meters at the athletics world championships in Osaka on Aug. 26 with a time of 9.85 seconds. World record holder Asafa Powell finished third behind Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas, who timed 9.91 for silver. Powell, who holds the world mark of 9.77, finished in 9.96

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Tanaka wins Yokohama Women's Int'l Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Tomomi Tanaka crosses the tape at Yamashita Park in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, to win the Yokohama International Women's Marathon on Nov. 16, 2014. Tanaka won the race in 2 hours, 26 minutes, 57 seconds.

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Osaka Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Tetiana Gamera-Shmyrko of Ukraine celebrates at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 26, 2014, after winning the Osaka Women's Marathon for the second year in a row. She ran a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 37 seconds.

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Osaka Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Tetiana Gamera-Shmyrko of Ukraine crosses the finish line at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 26, 2014, winning the Osaka Women's Marathon for the second year in a row with a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 37 seconds.

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Kato wins men's 500 at world sprint c'ships

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist Joji Kato skates in a race at the World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 26, 2013. Kato won the first men's 500 meters race, setting a new national record with a time of 34.21 seconds.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga celebrates after crossing the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga celebrates after crossing the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nippon Sport Science wins Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Sport Science University anchor Yuichi Taninaga crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2013. Nippon Sport Science won the annual collegiate ekiden road relay -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the first time in 30 years in a time of 11 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds for its 10th overall title.

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Nasukawa finishes 2nd at Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Mizuho Nasukawa crosses the finish line, placing second in 2 hours, 26 minutes, 42 seconds in the Yokohama Women's Marathon in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 18, 2012, following Kenya's Lydia Cheromei.

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Nasukawa finishes 2nd at Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Mizuho Nasukawa crosses the finish line, placing second in 2 hours, 26 minutes, 42 seconds in the Yokohama Women's Marathon in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 18, 2012, following Kenya's Lydia Cheromei.

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Michael Kipyego crosses the finishing line at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital to win the Tokyo Marathon in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 37 seconds on Feb. 26, 2012.