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Hot dog eating contest

Miki Sudo competes en route to winning the women's division of Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest by eating a record 51 hot dogs in 10 minutes in New York on July 4, 2024.

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Mexico: 2024 Total Solar Eclipse 2

Mexico was the first to witness this year's total solar eclipse on April 8. The astronomical phenomenon started at 9:51 a.m. on the west coast of Mexico, and about an hour and 16 minutes later, the totality was seen and lasted for around 4 minutes.

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Mexico: 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

Mexico was the first to witness this year's total solar eclipse on April 8. The astronomical phenomenon started at 9:51 in the morning on the west coast of Mexico, and about an hour and 16 minutes later, the totality was seen and lasted for around 4 minutes.

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Robot, drone safeguard power supply amid heavy snow in C China

STORY: Robot, drone safeguard power supply amid heavy snow in C China SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 21 & 22, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of staff arranging the drone's operation 2. various of drone placing the robot on the line 3. various of the robot deicing the power line STORYLINE: Heavy snow swept through most parts of central China's Hunan Province on Monday. To ensure power supply amid extreme weather, a drone and a smart deicing robot were adopted in the maintenance work. The drone, acting as a transporter, accurately placed the robot on the power line. It then took only about 5 minutes for the robot to remove the ice on a section of power line that is over 200 meters long. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changsha, China. (XHTV)

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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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Int'l marathon held at Cambodia's Angkor Wat

STORY: Int'l marathon held at Cambodia's Angkor Wat DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: SIEM REAP, Cambodia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2023 Khmer Empire Marathon 2. various of awarding ceremony STORYLINE: The 2023 Khmer Empire Marathon took place at the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap on Sunday, attracting more than 2,000 local and overseas runners. Tourism Minister Thong Khon, also president of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), said the annual event was designed to attract more tourists to the Angkor park during the rainy season. "Most of the overseas participants were Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese," he told reporters, adding that there were four categories: full marathon (42km), half marathon (21km), and a 10km race, as well as a 3km fun run. Held in front of Angkor Wat, a key ancient temple in the Angkor Archeological Park, the men's full marathon was won by Vietnam's Long Nguyen Van, who finished in two hours, 51 minutes and 13 seconds, whil

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Greece provides aid to quake-stricken Türkiye, Syria

STORY: Greece provides aid to quake-stricken Türkiye, Syria DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid 2. various of the arrival of humanitarian aid 3. various of trucks en route to Türkiye 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): ANTONIOS AVGERINOS, President of the Hellenic Red Cross 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): KONSTANTINOS LAMPSIS, Member of the humanitarian aid mission of the Hellenic Red Cross 6. various of Athens residents bring humanitarian aid for Türkiye residents to entrance of the Athens City Hall 7. various of preparation minutes before the trucks' leaving 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): KATERINA GAGAKI, Vice mayor for social solidarity and civil society of Athens 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek): ANDREAS KATSANIOTIS, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister 10. various of trucks en route to Türkiye 11. various of firefighters from the Special Units for Disasters of the Fire Service (EMAK) during rescue operation in Türkiye STORYLINE: The Greek state

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University anchor Takashi Saito crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012. Toyo 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 third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds.

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University's Ryuji Kashiwabara is tossed into the air by teammates in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012, after the university won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Toyo won the annual race -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds. (Pool photo)

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Toyota wins 2nd corporate ekiden title

MAEBASHI, Japan - Tsubasa Hayakawa of Toyota Motor Corp. crosses the finish line of the annual corporate ekiden race in Gunma Prefecture on Jan. 1, 2015. Toyota completed the seven-leg, 100-kilometer road relay in 4 hours, 51 minutes, 41 seconds for its second crown in the competition.

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Nagoya Women's Marathon

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Berhane Dibaba of Ethiopia who finished second in a time of 2 hours, 23 minutes and 51 seconds, in the Nagoya Women's Marathon at Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on March 10, 2013.

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Ndereba of Kenya finishes 3rd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya crosses the finish line, placing third with 2:29:13 in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo. Ndereba followed Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18 and Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds.

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Japan's Shimahara finishes 2nd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara crosses the finish line, placing second in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo, following Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18. Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba placed third in 2:29:13.

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Nakamura wins Nagoya marathon

NAGOYA, Japan - Yurika Nakamura smiles after winning the Nagoya International Women's Marathon on March 9. Nakamura won the third and final domestic qualifier for Beijing on her full marathon debut in 2 hours, 25 minutes 51 seconds.

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Nakamura wins Nagoya marathon

NAGOYA, Japan - Yurika Nakamura runs cross the finish line to win the Nagoya Women's International Marathon on March 9. Nakamura won the third and final domestic qualifier for Beijing on her full marathon debut in 2 hours, 25 minutes 51 seconds, giving a selection headache to Japanese athletics officials scheduled to pick the Olympic squad on Monday.

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(1)Total lunar eclipse observed in western Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A total eclipse of the moon was observed in western Japan for the first time in four years on May 5. The photo was taken in Hiroshima every ten minutes from 3:51 a.m. Seen at the bottom is Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture.

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Former record holder Fujita pulls out of Fukuoka marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese record holder Atsushi Fujita (in file photo) has pulled out of this December's Fukuoka International marathon after failing to regain full fitness following a niggling thigh injury, Fujitsu team officials said on Oct. 3. Fujita, who set a national record of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 51 seconds at the 2000 Fukuoka race, has been unable to practice sufficiently due to a left thigh injury sustained during training in July.

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Fujita hits tape at Fukuoka marathon with national record

FUKUOKA, Japan - Atsushi Fujita hits the tape at Heiwadai stadium in Fukuoka on Dec. 3 to win the Fukuoka International Marathon in a national record time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 51 seconds. The previous best time for a Japanese marathoner was 2:06:57 set by Takayuki Inubushi in Berlin in September 1999.

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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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Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway project promotes Chinese, Indonesian synergy

STORY: Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway project promotes Chinese, Indonesian synergy DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Indonesian): KOMANG ARITIN, Jakarta resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALLAN TANDIONO, Director of project management STORYLINE: With the connectivity between China and ASEAN further enhanced, high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative has witnessed landmark achievements. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, which links China's Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy, will start operation in June 2023. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, the railway built with Chinese technology will cut the journey between Jakarta and Bandung, capital of West Java province, from more than three hours to around 40 minutes. It is expected to boost economic growth and regional connectivity to achieve common development and prosper

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GLOBALink | Firefighter jumps into cold water to save boy in NW China's Xinjiang

STORY: Firefighter jumps into cold water to save boy in NW China's Xinjiang DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:51 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue work 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Firefighter STORYLINE: A firefighter jumped into cold water to save a 5-year-old boy from drowning in Aketao County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Firefighter "Take the ladder. Take the ladder. Stop him. Move, move, move. Be quick." "Where's your mom?" The boy accidentally slipped into the water while playing with his 8-year-old brother. The rescue took less than 2 minutes, and the boy was sent home later. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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Kenya dominates Israel's Tel Aviv Marathon

STORY: Kenya dominates Israel's Tel Aviv Marathon DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Tel Aviv CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1.various of the marathon STORYLINE: Kenya's Vincent Kipsang Rono won the men's race of Israel's annual Tel Aviv Marathon on Friday at two hours, 12 minutes and 55 seconds. His compatriots Alfred Kipkemboi Koech, who clocked 2:15:38, and John Langat (2:17:50), finished in second and third place, respectively. Israel's Mintamir Bikaya won the women's marathon at 2:53:02, ahead of 2020's winner, Elena Tolstykh of Russia at 2:56:04 and Israel's Anna Prais in 3:15:59. The first-place runners Rono and Bikaya won a prize of 7,500 U.S. dollars each. Malade Bukayaw of Israel won the men's half marathon race at 1:03:11, while Ethiopia's Buzunesh Getachew Gudeta finished first in the women's event with 1:09:51. About 40,000 runners participated in the event, which also included half marathon, 10 km and 5 km runs. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from

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Nakamura wins Nagoya marathon

NAGOYA, Japan - Yurika Nakamura smiles after winning the Nagoya International Women's Marathon on March 9. Nakamura won the third and final domestic qualifier for Beijing on her full marathon debut in 2 hours, 25 minutes 51 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Nakamura wins Nagoya marathon

NAGOYA, Japan - Yurika Nakamura runs cross the finish line to win the Nagoya Women's International Marathon on March 9. Nakamura won the third and final domestic qualifier for Beijing on her full marathon debut in 2 hours, 25 minutes 51 seconds, giving a selection headache to Japanese athletics officials scheduled to pick the Olympic squad on Monday. (Kyodo)

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Former record holder Fujita pulls out of Fukuoka marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese record holder Atsushi Fujita (in file photo) has pulled out of this December's Fukuoka International marathon after failing to regain full fitness following a niggling thigh injury, Fujitsu team officials said on Oct. 3. Fujita, who set a national record of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 51 seconds at the 2000 Fukuoka race, has been unable to practice sufficiently due to a left thigh injury sustained during training in July. (Kyodo)

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The 18th Tokyo Olympic Games: General Dressage, Dressage Competition

The 18th Tokyo Olympics General Dressage Dressage competition. The actual footage is 33 minutes and 51 seconds long. shooting date unknown, release date: December 31, 1964.

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University anchor Takashi Saito crosses the finishing line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012. Toyo 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 third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University's Ryuji Kashiwabara is tossed into the air by teammates in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012, after the university won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Toyo won the annual race -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Ndereba of Kenya finishes 3rd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya crosses the finish line, placing third with 2:29:13 in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo. Ndereba followed Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18 and Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Shimahara finishes 2nd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara crosses the finish line, placing second in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo, following Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18. Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba placed third in 2:29:13. (Kyodo)

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(1)Total lunar eclipse observed in western Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A total eclipse of the moon was observed in western Japan for the first time in four years on May 5. The photo was taken in Hiroshima every ten minutes from 3:51 a.m. Seen at the bottom is Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Fujita hits tape at Fukuoka marathon with national record

FUKUOKA, Japan - Atsushi Fujita hits the tape at Heiwadai stadium in Fukuoka on Dec. 3 to win the Fukuoka International Marathon in a national record time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 51 seconds. The previous best time for a Japanese marathoner was 2:06:57 set by Takayuki Inubushi in Berlin in September 1999.

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Japan's Enoki wins Beppu-Oita marathon

OITA, Japan - Kazutaka Enoki overtakes Kenya's Samson Kandie with 4 kilometers left in the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 6 and holds on to win the rain-soaked race. Enoki dropped out of the lead pack near the 23-kilometer mark of the fast-paced race but rallied to overcome the deficit and cross the line at Oita municipal stadium in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 51 seconds.