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Athletics: Japanese race walker Kawano sets 35-km world record

Masatora Kawano poses after winning the men's 35-kilometer race walk in a world record of 2 hours, 21 minutes, 47 seconds at the Japanese national championships in Takahata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Athletics: Japanese race walker Kawano sets 35-km world record

Masatora Kawano wins the men's 35-kilometer race walk in a world record of 2 hours, 21 minutes, 47 seconds at the Japanese national championships in Takahata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Athletics: Japanese race walker Kawano sets 35-km world record

Masatora Kawano wins the men's 35-kilometer race walk in a world record of 2 hours, 21 minutes, 47 seconds at the Japanese national championships in Takahata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Odysseus Sends His First Images Of The Southern Moon

Odysseus captured this image approximately 35 seconds after pitching over during its approach to the landing site. The camera is on the starboard aft-side of the lander in this phase. Before its power was depleted, Odysseus completed a fitting farewell transmission. Received today, this image from February 22nd showcases the lunar vista with the crescent Earth in the backdrop, a subtle reminder of humanity’s presence in the universe. Photo by Intuitive Machines via ABACAPRESS.COM

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Both men's and women's marathon world records were shattered in 2023. On October 8, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum became the first man to run a marathon in under 2:01:00, setting a new world record of two hours and 35 seconds to win the Chicago Marathon, while Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia lowered the women's record with her 2:11:53 run to victory in the Berlin Marathon on September 24. This file photo taken on Oct. 8, 2023 shows Kelvin Kiptum (L) competing during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago, the United States. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Both men's and women's marathon world records were shattered in 2023. On October 8, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum became the first man to run a marathon in under 2:01:00, setting a new world record of two hours and 35 seconds to win the Chicago Marathon, while Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia lowered the women's record with her 2:11:53 run to victory in the Berlin Marathon on September 24. This file photo taken on Sept. 24, 2023 shows Tigist Assefa celebrating after winning the women's race of the Berlin Marathon 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Both men's and women's marathon world records were shattered in 2023. On October 8, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum became the first man to run a marathon in under 2:01:00, setting a new world record of two hours and 35 seconds to win the Chicago Marathon, while Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia lowered the women's record with her 2:11:53 run to victory in the Berlin Marathon on September 24. This file photo taken on Oct. 8, 2023 shows Kelvin Kiptum competing during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago, the United States. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kelvin Kiptum (L) competes during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kelvin Kiptum (L) competes during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Runners compete during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Runners compete during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Runners compete during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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Lithuania's Sorokin breaks own world record for 100km ultramarathon

STORY: Lithuania's Sorokin breaks own world record for 100km ultramarathon DATELINE: May 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Vilnius CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of runners during the event 2. various of the audience watching and cheering 3. various of Aleksandr Sorokin 4. SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian): ALEKSANDR SOROKIN, Lithuanian runner STORYLINE: Lithuanian runner Aleksandr Sorokin broke his own world record in the 100km Ultramarathon Championship held in Vilnius on Sunday. Sorokin finished first in six hours, five minutes and 35 seconds, six seconds faster than the previous record made by himself. Sorokin said that he had a stomach ache during his run, but did his utmost during the last hour to break the record. SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian): ALEKSANDR SOROKIN, Lithuanian runner "The support from all of you helped a lot. I wouldn't say it was the hardest competition. I had some problems with my stomach in the middle of the run, but I felt better afterward. I was running, and in the middle of the run, I

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Kenyan man wins 2014 Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Wilson Chebet of Kenya breaks the tape in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 35 seconds to win the men's section in the Honolulu Marathon in Hawaii on Dec. 14, 2014.

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Glass-walled public loo in Oita

OITA, Japan - Photo shows a public lavatory with a large glass window built in a shopping street in Oita, southwestern Japan, in March 2014. The glass window turns opaque when a person enters and becomes clear when the installed motion sensor does not detect any motion in the room for 35 seconds. There has already been an incident in which the glass turned clear while someone using the room did not move for over 35 seconds.

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Kirdyapkin wins men's 50km walk

LONDON, Britain - Russia's Sergey Kirdyapkin wins the men's 50-kilometer walk at the 2012 London Olympics on The Mall in London on Aug. 11, 2012, with a time of 3 hours, 35 minutes and 59 seconds.

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Ethiopia's Mekkonnen wins Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Hailu Mekonnen of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the Tokyo Marathon at Tokyo Big Sight on Feb. 27, 2011. Mekonnen won his first marathon, finishing in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 35 seconds.

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Japan's Shimahara wins Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the Honolulu Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 32 minutes, 36 seconds, on Dec. 14. Japan's Kaori Yoshida came in second in 2:34:35.

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Berger wins men's 15-km free at Nordic world

SAPPORO, Japan - Norway's Lars Berger wins the men's 15-kilometer cross country free event in the Nordic ski world championships in Sapporo on Feb. 28, clocking 35 minutes, 50.0 seconds in beating Leanid Karneyenka of Belarus by 35.8 seconds.

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Noguchi breezes to Nagoya women's marathon victory

NAGOYA, Japan - Mizuki Noguchi breaks the finishing tape at Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya on March 10 to win the Nagoya International Women's Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 25 minutes, 35 seconds.

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Takei wins Lake Biwa Mainichi marathon

OTSU, Japan - Ryuji Takei hits the finish line to win the Lake Biwa Mainichi marathon on March 3 to make his case for a berth on Japan's team for the Asian Games this fall. Takei, pacing himself with the foreign contingent of runners in the race, clocked a personal best time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 35 seconds for his first triumph in the 42.195-km race in Shiga Prefecture.

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Japanese top spins for record length of time

TAKAMATSU, Japan - The high-tech top designed and built by Inosuke Mori, a 69-year-old retired professor, breaks a world record Oct. 24, spinning nonstop for 1 hour, 21 minutes, 35 seconds. The time is 16 minutes, 7 seconds longer than the current record listed in the Guinness Book. The top, which weighs 13 kg and measures 90 cm high and 90 cm in diameter, is substantially smaller and lighter than the top that produced the previous record: 2 meters high and 360 kg in weight.

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Noguchi breezes to Nagoya women's marathon victory

NAGOYA, Japan - Mizuki Noguchi breaks the finishing tape at Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya on March 10 to win the Nagoya International Women's Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 25 minutes, 35 seconds.

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Japan's Shimahara wins Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the Honolulu Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 32 minutes, 36 seconds, on Dec. 14. Japan's Kaori Yoshida came in second in 2:34:35. (Kyodo)

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Mare Dibaba wins women's marathon at world championships

Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia (2nd from L), Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat of Kenya (R) and other runners compete in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2015. Dibaba won the event in two hours, 27 minutes and 35 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mare Dibaba wins women's marathon at world championships

Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2015. The 25-year-old Dibaba won the race in two hours, 27 minutes and 35 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mare Dibaba wins women's marathon at world championships

Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia acknowledge the crowd after winning the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2015. The 25-year-old Dibaba won the race in two hours, 27 minutes and 35 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mare Dibaba wins women's marathon at world championships

Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2015. The 25-year-old Dibaba won the race in two hours, 27 minutes and 35 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mare Dibaba wins women's marathon at world championships

Runners pass through Tianamen Square in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2015, during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships. Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia won the event in two hours, 27 minutes and 35 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Berger wins men's 15-km free at Nordic world

SAPPORO, Japan - Norway's Lars Berger wins the men's 15-kilometer cross country free event in the Nordic ski world championships in Sapporo on Feb. 28, clocking 35 minutes, 50.0 seconds in beating Leanid Karneyenka of Belarus by 35.8 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Takei wins Lake Biwa Mainichi marathon

OTSU, Japan - Ryuji Takei hits the finish line to win the Lake Biwa Mainichi marathon on March 3 to make his case for a berth on Japan's team for the Asian Games this fall. Takei, pacing himself with the foreign contingent of runners in the race, clocked a personal best time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 35 seconds for his first triumph in the 42.195-km race in Shiga Prefecture.

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Ethiopia's Mekkonnen wins Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Hailu Mekonnen of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the Tokyo Marathon at Tokyo Big Sight on Feb. 27, 2011. Mekonnen won his first marathon, finishing in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 35 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Morocco's Hicham Laqouahi wins Oita marathon

Morocco's Hicham Laqouahi wins the Beppu-Oita Marathon in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 35 seconds, in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese top spins for record length of time

TAKAMATSU, Japan - The high-tech top designed and built by Inosuke Mori, a 69-year-old retired professor, breaks a world record Oct. 24, spinning nonstop for 1 hour, 21 minutes, 35 seconds. The time is 16 minutes, 7 seconds longer than the current record listed in the Guinness Book. The top, which weighs 13 kg and measures 90 cm high and 90 cm in diameter, is substantially smaller and lighter than the top that produced the previous record: 2 meters high and 360 kg in weight.