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Rwandan Epic cycling race kicks off with impressive start

STORY: Rwandan Epic cycling race kicks off with impressive start SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 1, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:43 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the race 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SIMON DE SCHUTTER, Organizer of Rwandan Epic 2023 STORYLINE: German cyclists Daniel Gathof and Bart Classens of the Shift Up For Rwanda 1 team got off to an impressive start at the 2023 Rwandan Epic-mountain bike race, as they forged an incredible partnership and successfully won the Duo Men Kigali-Kigali prologue of the race that kicked off in the capital of Kigali on Tuesday. The duo won the 9 km race with 27 minutes and 11 seconds, followed by the Kenyan duo Joseph Bobby and Ndung'u Wa Keiya of Team 48, who used 29 minutes and 2 seconds. In the Duo Women category, Rwandan cyclists Diane Ingabire and Valentine Nzayisenga of Team Rwanda won the race on 51 minutes and 55 seconds. In the Duo Mixed category, Belgian cyclists Melanie Bourgeoui and William Rauw of Team Les Baroudeurs won

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan, Aug. 26 Kyodo - A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

A light rail transit train carrying children runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

A ceremony commemorating the start of a light rail transit service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station in Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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HK headwear manufacturer pursues shared prosperity in Bangladesh

STORY: HK headwear manufacturer pursues shared prosperity in Bangladesh DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hat factory 2. various of Bangladesh 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PAULINE NGAN PO-LING, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Mainland Headwear Holding Limited 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PAULINE NGAN PO-LING, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Mainland Headwear Holding Limited 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PAULINE NGAN PO-LING, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Mainland Headwear Holding Limited 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): PAULINE NGAN PO-LING, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Mainland Headwear Holding Limited STORYLINE: At a factory about 45 minutes of drive away from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, tens of thousands of workers are busy on the production line, producing over 200,000 hats a day for export to destinations around the globe. Founded by Hong Kong entrepreneur Pauline Ngan Po-Ling, the factory is n

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Chinese women's field hockey team beats New Zealand 5-2

STORY: Chinese women's field hockey team beats New Zealand 5-2 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the match STORYLINE: Chinese women's field hockey team beat its New Zealand counterpart 5-2 in the Women Hockey World Pro League 2022-23 match held on Sunday in Wellington, New Zealand. China had a brilliant start to the game, spending the opening five minutes in and around the Black Sticks' circle. They earned an early penalty corner as well, but the ball wasn't stopped cleanly at the top of the circle and the opportunity was missed. Gu Bingfeng's low shot opened the scoring for China in the ninth minute, as her low shot hit the post defender's foot and led to a penalty stroke. A penalty corner by Gu at the beginning of the second quarter forced a fantastic save by Brooke Roberts, diving low to her right as China searched for a second goal to increase their cushion. New Zealand's first score came in the 20th minute, when Olivia Merry

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Spirig wins gold in women's triathlon

LONDON, Britain - Switzerland's Nicola Spirig (R) and Sweden's Lisa Norden cross the finish line with a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, 48 seconds in the women's triathlon at Hyde Park at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 4, 2012. The photo finish showed Spirig winning by a margin of less than 15 centimeters.

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Beijing-Shanghai bullet train service

BEIJING, China - The first high-speed train departs Beijing for Shanghai on June 30, 2011. The 1,318-kilometer-railway that opened the same day connects the two major Chinese cities in four hours and 48 minutes at the fastest.

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Norway's Svendsen wins gold in men's 20 km biathlon

WHISTLER, Canada - Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen skies to victory and the gold medal in the men's 20-kilometer individual biathlon final at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, north of Vancouver on Feb. 18, 2010. Svendsen finished with a time of 48 minutes 22.5 seconds.

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Russia claims 2nd straight win at Yokohama Int'l Ekiden

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Olesya Syreva of Russia crosses the finish line to claim a Russian victory for the second year in a row at the Yokohama International Women's Ekiden in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Feb. 25. The Russians covered the 42.195-kilometer course in 2 hours, 14 minutes, 48 seconds over six legs, finishing 1:56 ahead of the United States.

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Hara wins Osaka Women's International Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Yumiko Hara waves at an awards ceremony at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 28 after winning the Osaka Women's International Marathon in a personal best time of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 48 seconds.

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Hara wins Osaka Women's International Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Yumiko Hara crosses the finishing line at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 28 to win the Osaka Women's International Marathon in a personal best time of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 48 seconds.

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GLOBALink | Beijing-Wuhan high-speed rail starts operation at 350 km/h

STORY: Beijing-Wuhan high-speed rail starts operation at 350 km/h DATELINE: June 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: WUHAN CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rail STORYLINE: The high-speed railway between Beijing and Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, started normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h on Monday. According to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., with train speed raised from 310 km/h to 350 km/h, the overall transportation capacity of the section is expected to increase by 7 percent, and the shortest trip between Beijing and Wuhan has been reduced to three hours and 48 minutes. As a part of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, the Beijing-Wuhan section is closely connected with multiple high-speed railways in the country. Its speed acceleration will help improve the efficiency of high-speed rail networks and better serve economic and social development along the lines. At present, China boasts nearly 3,200 km of high-speed rails with an operating speed

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-TRAIN SPEED-RAISE (CN)

(220620) -- WUHAN, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a high-speed train running on the Beijing-Wuhan section of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 20, 2022. A high-speed rail linking Beijing with Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, starts normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h on Monday, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. With train speed raised from 310 km/h to 350 km/h, the overall transportation capacity of the section is expected to increase by 7 percent, and the shortest trip between Beijing and Wuhan has been reduced to three hours and 48 minutes, according to the company. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-TRAIN SPEED-RAISE (CN)

(220620) -- WUHAN, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a high-speed train running on the Beijing-Wuhan section of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 20, 2022. A high-speed rail linking Beijing with Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, starts normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h on Monday, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. With train speed raised from 310 km/h to 350 km/h, the overall transportation capacity of the section is expected to increase by 7 percent, and the shortest trip between Beijing and Wuhan has been reduced to three hours and 48 minutes, according to the company. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-TRAIN SPEED-RAISE (CN)

(220620) -- WUHAN, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A high-speed train runs on the Beijing-Wuhan section of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 20, 2022. A high-speed rail linking Beijing with Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, starts normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h on Monday, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. With train speed raised from 310 km/h to 350 km/h, the overall transportation capacity of the section is expected to increase by 7 percent, and the shortest trip between Beijing and Wuhan has been reduced to three hours and 48 minutes, according to the company. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-TRAIN SPEED-RAISE (CN)

(220620) -- WUHAN, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a high-speed train running on the Beijing-Wuhan section of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 20, 2022. A high-speed rail linking Beijing with Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, starts normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h on Monday, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. With train speed raised from 310 km/h to 350 km/h, the overall transportation capacity of the section is expected to increase by 7 percent, and the shortest trip between Beijing and Wuhan has been reduced to three hours and 48 minutes, according to the company. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-TRAIN SPEED-RAISE (CN)

(220620) -- WUHAN, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a high-speed train running on the Beijing-Wuhan section of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 20, 2022. A high-speed rail linking Beijing with Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, starts normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h on Monday, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. With train speed raised from 310 km/h to 350 km/h, the overall transportation capacity of the section is expected to increase by 7 percent, and the shortest trip between Beijing and Wuhan has been reduced to three hours and 48 minutes, according to the company. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-TRAIN SPEED-RAISE (CN)

(220620) -- WUHAN, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a high-speed train running on the Beijing-Wuhan section of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 20, 2022. A high-speed rail linking Beijing with Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, starts normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h on Monday, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. With train speed raised from 310 km/h to 350 km/h, the overall transportation capacity of the section is expected to increase by 7 percent, and the shortest trip between Beijing and Wuhan has been reduced to three hours and 48 minutes, according to the company. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-TRAIN SPEED-RAISE (CN)

(220620) -- WUHAN, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a high-speed train running on the Beijing-Wuhan section of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 20, 2022. A high-speed rail linking Beijing with Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, starts normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h on Monday, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. With train speed raised from 310 km/h to 350 km/h, the overall transportation capacity of the section is expected to increase by 7 percent, and the shortest trip between Beijing and Wuhan has been reduced to three hours and 48 minutes, according to the company. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-TRAIN SPEED-RAISE (CN)

(220620) -- WUHAN, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a high-speed train running on the Beijing-Wuhan section of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 20, 2022. A high-speed rail linking Beijing with Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, starts normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h on Monday, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. With train speed raised from 310 km/h to 350 km/h, the overall transportation capacity of the section is expected to increase by 7 percent, and the shortest trip between Beijing and Wuhan has been reduced to three hours and 48 minutes, according to the company. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-TRAIN SPEED-RAISE (CN)

(220620) -- WUHAN, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a high-speed train running on the Beijing-Wuhan section of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 20, 2022. A high-speed rail linking Beijing with Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, starts normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h on Monday, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. With train speed raised from 310 km/h to 350 km/h, the overall transportation capacity of the section is expected to increase by 7 percent, and the shortest trip between Beijing and Wuhan has been reduced to three hours and 48 minutes, according to the company. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-TRAIN SPEED-RAISE (CN)

(220620) -- WUHAN, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A high-speed train departs from Wuhan Railway Station on the Beijing-Wuhan section of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 20, 2022. A high-speed rail linking Beijing with Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, starts normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h on Monday, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. With train speed raised from 310 km/h to 350 km/h, the overall transportation capacity of the section is expected to increase by 7 percent, and the shortest trip between Beijing and Wuhan has been reduced to three hours and 48 minutes, according to the company. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-TRAIN SPEED-RAISE (CN)

(220620) -- WUHAN, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a high-speed train running on the Beijing-Wuhan section of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 20, 2022. A high-speed rail linking Beijing with Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, starts normal operation at a speed of 350 km/h on Monday, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. With train speed raised from 310 km/h to 350 km/h, the overall transportation capacity of the section is expected to increase by 7 percent, and the shortest trip between Beijing and Wuhan has been reduced to three hours and 48 minutes, according to the company. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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Beijing-Wuhan high-speed rail to reach 350 km/h in June

STORY: Beijing-Wuhan high-speed rail to reach 350 km/h in June DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing-Wuhan high-speed rail STORYLINE: The high-speed rail linking Beijing, capital of China with Wuhan, the provincial capital of central China's Hubei passed a trial test with an operation speed of 350 km/h on Friday. Starting from June 20, the operation speed of the railway section between Beijing and Wuhan will be gearing up to 350 km/h. After the speed-up, the minimum transportation time from Beijing to Wuhan will be reduced to 3 hours and 48 minutes. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wuhan, China. (XHTV)

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Man's 30,000 yuan blown away before getting them all retrieved

STORY: Man's 30,000 yuan blown away before getting them all retrieved DATELINE: April 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: DONGYING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of banknotes being blown away 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG JIANDONG, Resident in Dongying 3. various of staff in the bank, security guards, and shop owners nearby soon rushing to help 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG JIANDONG, Resident in Dongying STORYLINE: A man in Dongying, China was on his way to deposit cash, when the banknotes dropped to the ground. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG JIANDONG, Resident in Dongying "I had a total of 32,400 yuan (5093 USD). (As the banknotes were blown away by wind,) I rushed out of my car to pick up the money. Some of the banknotes were blown to 70 to 80 meters away." Staff in the bank, security guards, and shop owners nearby soon rushed to help. All the cash was retrieved in about 8 minutes. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG JIANDONG, Resident in Dongying "I didn't expect to get all my money back, becau

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Hara wins Osaka Women's International Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Yumiko Hara waves at an awards ceremony at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 28 after winning the Osaka Women's International Marathon in a personal best time of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 48 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Hara wins Osaka Women's International Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Yumiko Hara crosses the finishing line at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 28 to win the Osaka Women's International Marathon in a personal best time of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 48 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Russia claims 2nd straight win at Yokohama Int'l Ekiden

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Olesya Syreva of Russia crosses the finish line to claim a Russian victory for the second year in a row at the Yokohama International Women's Ekiden in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Feb. 25. The Russians covered the 42.195-kilometer course in 2 hours, 14 minutes, 48 seconds over six legs, finishing 1:56 ahead of the United States. (Kyodo)

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Norway's Svendsen wins gold in men's 20 km biathlon

WHISTLER, Canada - Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen skies to victory and the gold medal in the men's 20-kilometer individual biathlon final at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, north of Vancouver on Feb. 18, 2010. Svendsen finished with a time of 48 minutes 22.5 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Beijing-Shanghai bullet train service

BEIJING, China - The first high-speed train departs Beijing for Shanghai on June 30, 2011. The 1,318-kilometer-railway that opened the same day connects the two major Chinese cities in four hours and 48 minutes at the fastest. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Marathon

Birhanu Legese of Ethiopia crosses the finishing line on March 3, 2019, to win the annual Tokyo Marathon. He finished in 2 hours, 4 minutes and 48 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Birhanu Legese of Ethiopia crosses the finishing line on March 3, 2019, to win the annual Tokyo Marathon. He finished in 2 hours, 4 minutes and 48 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Birhanu Legese of Ethiopia crosses the finishing line on March 3, 2019, to win the annual Tokyo Marathon. He finished in 2 hours, 4 minutes and 48 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Birhanu Legese of Ethiopia crosses the finishing line on March 3, 2019, to win the annual Tokyo Marathon. He finished in 2 hours, 4 minutes and 48 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Murasawa, Maeda win Hokkaido Marathon

Akinobu Murasawa crosses the finish line in Sapporo on Aug. 27, 2017, winning the men's race of the Hokkaido Marathon in 2 hours, 14 minutes and 48 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Murasawa, Maeda win Hokkaido Marathon

Honami Maeda crosses the finish line in Sapporo on Aug. 27, 2017, winning the women's race of the Hokkaido Marathon in 2 hours, 28 minutes and 48 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Antarctic

The sun never sets in the Antarctic between late November and late January as the area has the midnight sun phenomenon in summer months. Photo conflates 14 shots of the sun taken every 10 minutes from 10:48 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2016, from the deck of Japan's icebreaker Shirase. The sun moved from the right to the left as if it was rolling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamada wins 1st national nordic combined title

SAPPORO, Japan - Kazuyoshi Yamada (wearing No. 11) completes a come-from-behind victory by winning the cross-country leg Feb. 25 to capture his first title at the nordic combined skiing national championships in Sapporo. Yamada finished the 15-km race in 48 minutes, 41.6 seconds, with Makoto Masaki (No. 3) taking the runner-up spot a further 37.3 seconds back.