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Kenya's Chepngetich wins women's 10,000 meters at 13th African Games

STORY: Kenya's Chepngetich wins women's 10,000 meters at 13th African Games SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the women's 10,000m, 4x100m relay final 2. various of the medals awarded 3. SOUNDBITE (English): JANETH CHEPNGETICH, Kenyan athlete STORYLINE: Janeth Chepngetich of Kenya claimed the women's 10,000m title at the ongoing 13th African Games on Thursday evening. Chepngetich, standing in for her senior compatriots who missed the continental games due to their preparation for the Paris Olympic Games, won the race in 33 minutes and 37 seconds at the University of Ghana Stadium in Accra, Ghana. Chepngetich, 24, proved her indomitability when Wede Kefale of Ethiopia overtook her briefly with 150 meters left. The young Kenyan recovered strongly, overtaking the Ethiopian again and leaving her behind until the finish line. Wede Kefale took the silver with 33:38.37, and her compatriot Tekan Amare got the bronze in

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U.S.-NEW YORK-HOT DOG EATING CONTEST

(230704) -- NEW YORK, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Contestants compete during a hot dog eating contest at Coney Island, New York City, the United States, on July 4, 2023. Named the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, the annual event has occurred each July 4 on Coney Island since 1916, according to archives. Joey Chestnut, 39, won the first place for the 16th time by eating 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Miki Sudo, 37, won the women's championship for the ninth time on Tuesday morning by consuming 39.5 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-HOT DOG EATING CONTEST

(230704) -- NEW YORK, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Contestants compete during a hot dog eating contest at Coney Island, New York City, the United States, on July 4, 2023. Named the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, the annual event has occurred each July 4 on Coney Island since 1916, according to archives. Joey Chestnut, 39, won the first place for the 16th time by eating 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Miki Sudo, 37, won the women's championship for the ninth time on Tuesday morning by consuming 39.5 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-HOT DOG EATING CONTEST

(230704) -- NEW YORK, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Miki Sudo (2nd R, Front) wins the women's championship of a hot dog eating contest at Coney Island, New York City, the United States, on July 4, 2023. Named the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, the annual event has occurred each July 4 on Coney Island since 1916, according to archives. Joey Chestnut, 39, won the first place for the 16th time by eating 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Miki Sudo, 37, won the women's championship for the ninth time on Tuesday morning by consuming 39.5 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-HOT DOG EATING CONTEST

(230704) -- NEW YORK, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Contestants compete during a hot dog eating contest at Coney Island, New York City, the United States, on July 4, 2023. Named the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, the annual event has occurred each July 4 on Coney Island since 1916, according to archives. Joey Chestnut, 39, won the first place for the 16th time by eating 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Miki Sudo, 37, won the women's championship for the ninth time on Tuesday morning by consuming 39.5 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-HOT DOG EATING CONTEST

(230704) -- NEW YORK, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Miki Sudo competes during a hot dog eating contest at Coney Island, New York City, the United States, on July 4, 2023. Named the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, the annual event has occurred each July 4 on Coney Island since 1916, according to archives. Joey Chestnut, 39, won the first place for the 16th time by eating 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Miki Sudo, 37, won the women's championship for the ninth time on Tuesday morning by consuming 39.5 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-HOT DOG EATING CONTEST

(230704) -- NEW YORK, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Contestants compete during a hot dog eating contest at Coney Island, New York City, the United States, on July 4, 2023. Named the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, the annual event has occurred each July 4 on Coney Island since 1916, according to archives. Joey Chestnut, 39, won the first place for the 16th time by eating 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Miki Sudo, 37, won the women's championship for the ninth time on Tuesday morning by consuming 39.5 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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Stunning "bridge ballet": girders rotate into designed position in China's Guangxi

STORY: Stunning "bridge ballet": girders rotate into designed position in China's Guangxi DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bridge STORYLINE: Two swivel girders of a bridge under construction on the Nanning-Yulin railway were successfully rotated to their targeted position in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Tuesday. The two girders, with a total length of 176 meters and a combined weight of 8,000 tonnes, synchronously rotated 90 degrees within 90 minutes. The railway, linking Guangxi's capital of Nanning and the city of Yulin, has a designed speed of 350 km per hour. 　　 Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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Kenya's Ndereba wins women's marathon at world athletics

OSAKA, Japan - The three medalists of the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships -- (From L to R) silver medalist Zhou Chunxiu of China, gold medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya and bronze medalist Reiko Tosa -- pose during a medal ceremony at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Ndereba won the race in a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds.

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Kenyan Catherine Ndereba crosses the finish line at Nagai Stadium in 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds to win the gold medal in the women's marathon at the athletics world championships on Sept. 2.

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Hiroshi Neko competes in Asian Games marathon

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese-born comedian Hiroshi Neko, who became a naturalized Cambodian citizen in 2011, enters the stadium in the men's marathon at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 3, 2014. Neko, 37, whose real name is Kuniaki Takizaki, finished 14th, last among the runners who crossed the finish line, in 2 hours, 34 minutes, 16 seconds.

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Hiroshi Neko competes in Asian Games marathon

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese-born comedian Hiroshi Neko, who became a naturalized Cambodian citizen in 2011, crosses the finish line in the men's marathon at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 3, 2014. Neko, 37, whose real name is Kuniaki Takizaki, finished 14th, last among the runners who completed the full distance, in 2 hours, 34 minutes, 16 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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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.

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Kawauchi 3rd at Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Kawauchi of Japan finishes in third place in the men's race at the Tokyo Marathon at Tokyo Big Sight on Feb. 27, 2011. Kawauchi, the highest Japanese finisher, had a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds.

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Kawauchi 3rd at Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Kawauchi of Japan finishes in third place in the men's race at the Tokyo Marathon at Tokyo Big Sight on Feb. 27, 2011. Kawauchi, the highest Japanese finisher, had a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds.

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Olympics: Alex Schwazer of Italy wins men's 50-kilometer walk

BEIJING, China - Alex Schwazer of Italy celebrates at Beijing's National Stadium on Aug. 22 after winning the men's 50-kilometer walk at the Beijing Olympics in 3 hours, 37 minutes, 9 seconds.

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Olympic champion Noguchi wins Tokyo race

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi waves to the audiences after winning the Tokyo International Women's Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes, 37 seconds on Nov. 18. The victory in a qualifying race for Japanese marathon runners for next year's Beijing Olympic Games boosted Noguchi's chances of making consecutive Olympic appearances for the defense of the title she won in Athens in 2004.

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Olympic champion Noguchi wins Tokyo race

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi crosses the finish line with a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes, 37 seconds to win the Tokyo International Women's Marathon on Nov. 18.

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Baldini gives Italy 2nd gold at swimming world c'ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - Luca Baldini of Italy celebrates after winning the men's 5-kilometer open water final on July 16 and giving Italy its second gold medal on the opening day of action at the ninth swimming world championships in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. Baldini eased past the finish line at Momochihama Beach in the city with a time of 55 minutes, 37 seconds.

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Greece's Pitsolis wins 39th Athens Authentic Marathon

STORY: Greece's Pitsolis wins 39th Athens Authentic Marathon DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 39th edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon STORYLINE: Greece's Charalampos Pitsolis won the 39th edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon on Sunday. The 29-year-old runner crossed the finish line at the Panathenaic Stadium in the center of Athens in two hours, 23 minutes and 43 seconds. Greece's Konstantinos Gkelaouzos, last year's winner, followed second, clocking 2:24:45, and Konstantinos Stamoulis ranked third in 2:25:37. Greek runner Vasiliki Konstantinopoulou was the first in the women's category, clocking 2:46:01. The classic course from Marathon city to Athens follows in the footsteps of Pheidippides who inspired the race. According to legend, the ancient soldier first ran the route from the battlefield of Marathon beach to Athens in 490 BC to inform Athenians of the victory against Persian forces. Kenya's Felix Kipchirchir Kandi

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China's Qingdao sees robust trade with BRICS countries

STORY: China's Qingdao sees robust trade with BRICS countries DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: QINGDAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Qingdao port STORYLINE: The eastern Chinese port of Qingdao has seen robust trade with BRICS countries in recent years. Every two minutes, one container ship traveling to or from BRICS countries would be loaded or unloaded at the port. Customs data show that in the first five months of this year, container traffic of 830,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) was registered on the shipping routes linking Qingdao with ports in other BRICS countries. This is an increase of 12 percent year on year, while the export volume increased by 26.1 percent. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Qingdao, China. (XHTV)

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Russian cosmonauts finish spacewalk after completing work in outer space

STORY: Russian cosmonauts finish spacewalk after completing work in outer space DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russian cosmonauts in the space STORYLINE: Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveyev completed their spacewalk after completing work in the outer space and have returned to the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said Tuesday. The astronauts opened the hatch of the Poisk module at 18:00 Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Tuesday, according to Roscosmos. They spent a total of six hours and 37 minutes in the outer space, and completed the first phase that aimed at preparing the European Robotic Arm remote manipulator system for operation on the Russian segment of the ISS. Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Korsakov, who was the third member of the expedition, controlled the manipulator from the internal control panel of the Nauka multi-purpose laboratory module, Rosco

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Athletics: Ndereba claims gold, Tosa bronze in marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Kenyan Catherine Ndereba crosses the finish line at Nagai Stadium in 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds to win the gold medal in the women's marathon at the athletics world championships on Sept. 2. (Kyodo)

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Kenya's Ndereba wins women's marathon at world athletics

OSAKA, Japan - The three medalists of the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships -- (From L to R) silver medalist Zhou Chunxiu of China, gold medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya and bronze medalist Reiko Tosa -- pose during a medal ceremony at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Ndereba won the race in a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Olympic champion Noguchi wins Tokyo race

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi crosses the finish line with a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes, 37 seconds to win the Tokyo International Women's Marathon on Nov. 18. (Kyodo)

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Olympic champion Noguchi wins Tokyo race

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi waves to the audiences after winning the Tokyo International Women's Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes, 37 seconds on Nov. 18. The victory in a qualifying race for Japanese marathon runners for next year's Beijing Olympic Games boosted Noguchi's chances of making consecutive Olympic appearances for the defense of the title she won in Athens in 2004. (Kyodo)

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JR East to bring forward last train departures

A JR train runs in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 20, 2020. East Japan Railway Co. plans to bring forward last train departure times on 17 lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area by a maximum of 37 minutes from the spring of 2021, due to the declining trend of late-night passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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JR East to bring forward last train departures

A JR train runs in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 20, 2020. East Japan Railway Co. plans to bring forward last train departure times on 17 lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area by a maximum of 37 minutes from the spring of 2021, due to the declining trend of late-night passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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JR East to bring forward last train departures

A JR train runs in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 20, 2020. East Japan Railway Co. plans to bring forward last train departure times on 17 lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area by a maximum of 37 minutes from the spring of 2021, due to the declining trend of late-night passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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JR East to bring forward last train departures

A JR train runs in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 20, 2020. East Japan Railway Co. plans to bring forward last train departure times on 17 lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area by a maximum of 37 minutes from the spring of 2021, due to the declining trend of late-night passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Kawauchi 3rd at Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Kawauchi of Japan finishes in third place in the men's race at the Tokyo Marathon at Tokyo Big Sight on Feb. 27, 2011. Kawauchi, the highest Japanese finisher, had a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Kawauchi 3rd at Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Kawauchi of Japan finishes in third place in the men's race at the Tokyo Marathon at Tokyo Big Sight on Feb. 27, 2011. Kawauchi, the highest Japanese finisher, had a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Hiroshi Neko competes in Asian Games marathon

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese-born comedian Hiroshi Neko, who became a naturalized Cambodian citizen in 2011, crosses the finish line in the men's marathon at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 3, 2014. Neko, 37, whose real name is Kuniaki Takizaki, finished 14th, last among the runners who completed the full distance, in 2 hours, 34 minutes, 16 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Hiroshi Neko competes in Asian Games marathon

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese-born comedian Hiroshi Neko, who became a naturalized Cambodian citizen in 2011, enters the stadium in the men's marathon at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 3, 2014. Neko, 37, whose real name is Kuniaki Takizaki, finished 14th, last among the runners who crossed the finish line, in 2 hours, 34 minutes, 16 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Krystian Herba, AZ Tower building

Pole Krystian Herba, 37, climbed the 632 stairs in the highest 30-storey building in Czechia, the AZ Tower (111 metres) in Brno, on bicycle in eight minutes and 55 seconds, on April 27, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Krystian Herba, AZ Tower building

Pole Krystian Herba, 37, climbed the 632 stairs in the highest 30-storey building in Czechia, the AZ Tower (111 metres) in Brno, on bicycle in eight minutes and 55 seconds, on April 27, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Krystian Herba, AZ Tower building

Pole Krystian Herba, 37, poses with his team before he climbed the 632 stairs in the highest 30-storey building in Czechia, the AZ Tower (111 metres) in Brno, on bicycle in eight minutes and 55 seconds, on April 27, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Krystian Herba, AZ Tower building

Pole Krystian Herba, 37, climbed the 632 stairs in the highest 30-storey building in Czechia, the AZ Tower (111 metres) in Brno, on bicycle in eight minutes and 55 seconds, on April 27, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Krystian Herba, AZ Tower building

Pole Krystian Herba, 37, climbed the 632 stairs in the highest 30-storey building in Czechia, the AZ Tower (111 metres) in Brno, on bicycle in eight minutes and 55 seconds, on April 27, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Krystian Herba, AZ Tower building

Pole Krystian Herba, 37, climbed the 632 stairs in the highest 30-storey building in Czechia, the AZ Tower (111 metres) in Brno, on bicycle in eight minutes and 55 seconds, on April 27, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Krystian Herba, AZ Tower building

Pole Krystian Herba, 37, climbed the 632 stairs in the highest 30-storey building in Czechia, the AZ Tower (111 metres) in Brno, on bicycle in eight minutes and 55 seconds, on April 27, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Krystian Herba, AZ Tower building

Pole Krystian Herba, 37, climbed the 632 stairs in the highest 30-storey building in Czechia, the AZ Tower (111 metres) in Brno, on bicycle in eight minutes and 55 seconds, on April 27, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Krystian Herba, AZ Tower building

Pole Krystian Herba, 37, climbed the 632 stairs in the highest 30-storey building in Czechia, the AZ Tower (111 metres) in Brno, on bicycle in eight minutes and 55 seconds, on April 27, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Krystian Herba, AZ Tower building

Pole Krystian Herba, 37, climbed the 632 stairs in the highest 30-storey building in Czechia, the AZ Tower (111 metres) in Brno, on bicycle in eight minutes and 55 seconds, on April 27, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Krystian Herba, AZ Tower building

Pole Krystian Herba, 37, climbed the 632 stairs in the highest 30-storey building in Czechia, the AZ Tower (111 metres) in Brno, on bicycle in eight minutes and 55 seconds, on April 27, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Krystian Herba, AZ Tower building

Pole Krystian Herba, 37, climbed the 632 stairs in the highest 30-storey building in Czechia, the AZ Tower (111 metres) in Brno, on bicycle in eight minutes and 55 seconds, on April 27, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Krystian Herba, AZ Tower building

Pole Krystian Herba, 37, climbed the 632 stairs in the highest 30-storey building in Czechia, the AZ Tower (111 metres) in Brno, on bicycle in eight minutes and 55 seconds, on April 27, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)