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Athletics: Osako sets new Japan record at Valencia Marathon

Suguru Osako meets the press after setting a new Japanese record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 55 seconds at the Valencia Marathon in Valencia, Spain, on Dec. 7, 2025. He finished fourth.

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Athletics: Osako sets new Japan record at Valencia Marathon

Suguru Osako meets the press after setting a new Japanese record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 55 seconds at the Valencia Marathon in Valencia, Spain, on Dec. 7, 2025. He finished fourth.

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Athletics: Osako sets new Japan record at Valencia Marathon

Suguru Osako meets the press after setting a new Japanese record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 55 seconds at the Valencia Marathon in Valencia, Spain, on Dec. 7, 2025. He finished fourth.

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Ethiopia's Sutume Kebede wins the Tokyo Marathon in front of JR Tokyo Station on March 3, 2024, in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 55 seconds.

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Ethiopia's Sutume Kebede wins the Tokyo Marathon in front of JR Tokyo Station on March 3, 2024, in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 55 seconds. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Ethiopia's Sutume Kebede wins the Tokyo Marathon in front of JR Tokyo Station on March 3, 2024, in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 55 seconds. (Pool photo)

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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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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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A look at Shenzhou-16 astronauts' return in 60 seconds

STORY: A look at Shenzhou-16 astronauts' return in 60 seconds DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: INNER MONGOLIA, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shenzhou-16 return capsule STORYLINE: Three Chinese astronauts on board the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship returned to Earth safely on Tuesday. Take a look at their return in 60 seconds. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Inner Mongolia, China. (XHTV)

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Balchin, Mason win at Auckland Marathon

STORY: Balchin, Mason win at Auckland Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:55 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 Auckland Marathon STORYLINE: Daniel Balchin and Alice Mason won the men's and women's titles apiece at the Auckland Marathon on Sunday. Home runner Balchin from Otago won the men's title with a time of two hours 23 minutes and nine seconds. Auckland-based British runner Luke Cotter finished second, with Australian Robert Collins rounding out the podium in third. Mason from Wellington added the 2023 Auckland Marathon title to the one she last won in 2020, taking the tape in a time of two hours 44 minutes and 20 seconds. Auckland athlete Amelia Lythe finished as runner-up and Whangarei's Mallory Wordell at third. Mason welcomed her son into the world last year and has since been juggling marathon training around life as a mum, making her win at Auckland even more special. Over 14,000 athletes hit the picturesque racecourse of the Auckla

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Kenya wins double golds in Jerusalem Marathon

STORY: Kenya wins double golds in Jerusalem Marathon DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of runners and spectators STORYLINE: Kenya's Noah Kiprotich won the men's title of the 12th annual Jerusalem Marathon on Friday in two hours, 18 minutes and 13 seconds. Chakib Lachgar of Spain came second at 2:25:45, while Israel's Melkam Jamber took the bronze at 2:28:30. Kenya also grabbed the gold in the women's race as Margaret Njuguna crossed the finish line first in a time of 2:52:44, ahead of Russia's Elena Tolstykh (2:55:31) and Israel's Noah Berkman (2:59:12). The two Kenyan gold medalists Kiprotich and Njuguna won a prize of 3,750 U.S. dollars each. About 18,000 runners from 72 countries and regions competed in the event, which also included half marathon, 10km and 5km runs, as well as a 1.7km families' run and 800m communities' run. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)

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Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Russia's Albina Mayorova crosses the finish line to win the Yokohama Women's Marathon in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2013. Mayorova finished in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 55 seconds.

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Norway wins Olympics women's 4x5km relay cross country

WHISTLER, Canada - Members of Norway's women's 4x5-kilometer relay classic/free cross country skiing team -- (from L to R) Vibeke W. Skofterud, Kristin Stoermer Steira, Marit Bjoergen and Therese Johaug -- celebrate their victory in the event at the Vancouver Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 25, 2010. Norway won the gold with a time of 55 minutes, 19.5 seconds.

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Russia wins Yokohama women's ekiden, Japan 3rd

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Russian anchor Alena Samokhvalova cuts the tape as her team wins the Yokohama International Women's Ekiden on Feb. 26. The Russians covered the 42.195-kilometer course across Yokohama in 2 hours, 13 minutes, 55 seconds over six legs, finishing 2:53 ahead of runner-up China. Japan came in third in 2:17:28.

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

PARIS, France, Aug. 31 Kyodo - Catherine Ndereba of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon in the world track and field championships at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 31. Ndereba set a meet record of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 55 seconds.

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Lornah Kiplagat wins Osaka International Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Jan. 27 - Lornah Kiplagat of Kenya breaks the tape Jan. 27 at Nagai Stadium in Osakato to win the Osaka International Women's Marathon with 2 hours, 23 minutes, 55 seconds.

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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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Russia pillages more Olympic gold

Russia's golden girls of the Olympic women's 4x5-kilometer cross country skiing wave to fans at the medal ceremony on Feb. 16. The Russian team finished with a time of 55 minutes, 13.5 seconds, edging Norway into second place. Italy took the bronze medal.

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Reiter leads first leg of Alpine combined

Austrian slalom specialist Mario Reiter takes the lead after the first run of the Nagano Olympic men's Alpine combined event Feb. 10. Reiter clocked 47.37 seconds over the 55-gate Happo-one course in Hakuba, followed by Lasse Kjus of Norway in 48.09.

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A look at China's Tianzhou-5 mission in 60 seconds

STORY: A look at China's Tianzhou-5 mission in 60 seconds DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DENG HONGQIN, Director of Xichang Satellite Launch Center STORYLINE: China launched the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5 on Saturday morning to deliver supplies for the space station, the construction of which is expected to be completed this year. The Long March-7 Y6 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-5, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DENG HONGQIN, Director of Xichang Satellite Launch Center "I now declare the launch a complete success." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wenchang, 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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Lornah Kiplagat wins Osaka International Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Jan. 27 - Lornah Kiplagat of Kenya breaks the tape Jan. 27 at Nagai Stadium in Osakato to win the Osaka International Women's Marathon with 2 hours, 23 minutes, 55 seconds.

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Russia wins Yokohama women's ekiden, Japan 3rd

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Russian anchor Alena Samokhvalova cuts the tape as her team wins the Yokohama International Women's Ekiden on Feb. 26. The Russians covered the 42.195-kilometer course across Yokohama in 2 hours, 13 minutes, 55 seconds over six legs, finishing 2:53 ahead of runner-up China. Japan came in third in 2:17:28. (Kyodo)

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Tanii wins bronze in men's 50-kilometer walk

Japan's Takayuki Tanii poses for a photo with his bronze medal during the awards ceremony for the men's 50-kilometer race walk on the eighth day of the 15th world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 29, 2015. Tanii, champion of the 2014 Asian Games champion, finished in 3 hours, 42 minutes, 55 seconds to book his spot in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanii wins bronze in men's 50-kilometer walk

Japan's Takayuki Tanii pumps his fist while crossing the finish line as he captured the men's 50-kilometer race walk bronze medal on the eighth day of the 15th world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 29, 2015. Tanii, champion of the 2014 Asian Games, finished in 3 hours, 42 minutes, 55 seconds to book his spot in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Norway wins Olympics women's 4x5km relay cross country

WHISTLER, Canada - Members of Norway's women's 4x5-kilometer relay classic/free cross country skiing team -- (from L to R) Vibeke W. Skofterud, Kristin Stoermer Steira, Marit Bjoergen and Therese Johaug -- celebrate their victory in the event at the Vancouver Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 25, 2010. Norway won the gold with a time of 55 minutes, 19.5 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)

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

PARIS, France, Aug. 31 Kyodo - Catherine Ndereba of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon in the world track and field championships at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Aug. 31. Ndereba set a meet record of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 55 seconds. (Kyodo)

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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.