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Tadej Pogacar takes Giro d'Italia race by largest margin in 59 years

STORY: Tadej Pogacar takes Giro d'Italia race by largest margin in 59 years SHOOTING TIME: May 26, 2024 DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 107th Giro d'Italia bicycle classic 2. various of award ceremony STORYLINE: Slovenian Tadej Pogacar on Sunday won the 107th Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy) bicycle classic with the largest margin of victory the race had seen in nearly six decades. Pogacar, riding for the UAE Emirates team, also won six of 21 stages in the race, the most for a single ride in more than 50 years. The race, which finished in Rome, began on May 4 near Turin, in northern Italy. Pogacar's overall time was 79 hours 14 minutes and 3 seconds over 3,400 kilometers (around 2,100 miles) in 21 separate stages. Colombian cyclist Daniel Martinez was a distant second in the race, finishing 9 minutes and 56 seconds behind Pogacar. Welsh rider Geraint Thomas was third, a further 28 seconds behind Martinez. A Slovenian rider had never capt

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Southern Chinese city bordering Vietnam connected to rail network

STORY: Southern Chinese city bordering Vietnam connected to rail network SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the new rail network STORYLINE: Dongxing, a city on the China-Vietnam border in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was linked to China's national railway network on Wednesday with the opening of a new rail line. The new railway, linking Dongxing to Fangchenggang, stretches 47 km long and has a designed speed of 200 km per hour. According to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd, it is a dual-purpose line that handles both passenger and freight transportation. The new railway, which began construction in March 2019, will reduce travel time between the two cities to 19 minutes. As Dongxing's first railway, located on the China-Vietnam border, the new service is expected to boost tourism, trade activities, personnel and economic exchanges between China and Southeast Asian countries

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Giant panda "destroys" boat within minutes in China's Hainan

STORY: Giant panda destroys boat within minutes in China's Hainan DATELINE: March 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a panda plays with its green boat STORYLINE: Panda Shunshun pulls the toy boat out of the pool. It pulled the boat aside and climbed up to bite it. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Haikou, China. (XHTV)

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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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Prokopcuka wins Osaka Int'l Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Elena Prokopcuka of Latvia smiles after winning her first Osaka International Women's Marathon title on Jan. 30. Prokopcuka hit the tape at Nagai stadium in Osaka in 2 hours, 22 minutes, 56 seconds, followed by JJapan's Mari Ozaki who clocked a time of 2:23:59.

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Shinkansen service extended to Aomori Pref.+

TOKYO, Japan - The bullet train Hayate leaves JR Tokyo Station for Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, at 6:56 a.m. on Dec. 1. The Tohoku Shinkansen line was extended from the previous northernmost terminus in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, to Hachinohe. Passengers can now reach Hachinohe from Tokyo in two hours and 56 minutes.

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(1)Takaoka 3rd in Chicago marathon with national record

CHICAGO, United States - Daniel Njenga of Kenya (L) and Toshinari Takaoka cross the finish line in the Chicago marathon on Oct. 13. They clocked the identical time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 16 seconds, but Njenga was declared the second-place finisher. Takaoka, running in only the second marathon of his career, shattered the Japanese national record set by Atsushi Fujita at the Fukuoka international marathon in 2000. American world record holder Khalid Khannouchi won the men's race in 2:05:56.

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Total lunar eclipse seen in Japan

SAYO, Japan - Photo, taken at 10:56 p.m. on July 16 in the town of Sayo, Hyogo Prefecture, shows a total eclipse of the moon. It was the 20th century's longest lunar eclipse, lasting 107 minutes from 10:02 p.m.

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S. Korea's high-speed train makes test run

SEOUL, South Korea - This photo is of South Korea's first high-speed train which made a test run on a 34-km section of track between Chonan and Taejon at 200 kph. South Korean President Kim Dae Jung rode on the trial run. When completed in 2004, the train will run from Seoul to Pusan in one hour and 56 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 kph.

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Test run for S. Korea's bullet train conducted

SEOUL, South Korea - President Kim Dae Jung (4th from L) joins other dignitaries in a ceremony held in Chonan, South Chungchong Province, on Dec. 16 to mark the start of a test run for South Korea's first bullet train. Later Kim took a trial ride in the rail car that ran a 34-km Chonan-Taejon section at 200 kph. When completed in 2004, the train will run the 412 km from Seoul to Pusan in one hour and 56 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 kph.

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S. Korea's new bullet train unveiled

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's bullet train is unveiled Nov. 26 on 34 kilometers of trial railway in the central part of the country before test runs start in early December. The bullet train, backed by French technology, is expected to link Seoul with Pusan in one hour and 56 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 km per hour. The first stage of operations will begin in 2004.

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Hanevold hungry for Olympic gold medal

Norway's Halvard Hanevold powers his way to a surprise win in the men's 20-kilometer biathlon Feb. 11 at the Nagano Winter Olympics. The 28-year-old edged out Italy's Pier Alberto Carrara to take the gold medal in a time of 56 minutes, 16.4 seconds.

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New Zealand's 31st Auckland Marathon attracts over 14,000 runners

STORY: New Zealand's 31st Auckland Marathon attracts over 14,000 runners DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:26 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Auckland Marathon STORYLINE: Over 14,000 athletes hit the race course of the Auckland Marathon in the rain on Sunday as the event celebrated its 31st anniversary. Home runner Daniel Jones from Wellington created history with a first-ever three-peat victory with a time of two hours 21 minutes and 56 seconds, while Hannah Oldroyd from Christchurch became a two-time winner as the iconic event returned for the first time without COVID-19 restrictions. Jones relished the conditions this morning, with rain proving no barrier to the 32-year-old as he made it three in a row, including the delayed 2021 event that was hosted in January this year. It was far from easy though, with Jones running side by side with British Luke Cotter and Daniel Balchin from Alexandra for most of the journey, only breaking clear in the final few kilo

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South Africa's iconic marathon event resumes after two-year break

STORY: South Africa's iconic marathon event resumes after two-year break DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: CAPE TOWN, South Africa CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: various of the MarathonSOUNDBITE 1 (English): GERDA STEYN, Women's championSOUNDBITE 2: EDNDALE BELACHEW, Men's championvarious of atheletes getting medals STORYLINE: The Two Oceans Marathon took place on the weekend in South Africa's Cape Town after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. South Africa's Gerda Steyn won the women's race for the third consecutive time in Sunday's 56-km ultra marathon, in three hours 29 minutes and 42 seconds, while Ethiopia's Edndale Belachew became the new men's champion in three hours nine minutes and five seconds. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GERDA STEYN, Women's champion "The race strategy was quite different from what I anticipated. I didn't think that there would be such a big group at the later stages of the race, especially off the half-way mark, let alone being dropped at one stage, while

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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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Prokopcuka wins Osaka Int'l Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Elena Prokopcuka of Latvia smiles after winning her first Osaka International Women's Marathon title on Jan. 30. Prokopcuka hit the tape at Nagai stadium in Osaka in 2 hours, 22 minutes, 56 seconds, followed by JJapan's Mari Ozaki who clocked a time of 2:23:59. (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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Total lunar eclipse seen in Japan

SAYO, Japan - Photo, taken at 10:56 p.m. on July 16 in the town of Sayo, Hyogo Prefecture, shows a total eclipse of the moon. It was the 20th century's longest lunar eclipse, lasting 107 minutes from 10:02 p.m.

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Shinkansen service extended to Aomori Pref.+

TOKYO, Japan - The bullet train Hayate leaves JR Tokyo Station for Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, at 6:56 a.m. on Dec. 1. The Tohoku Shinkansen line was extended from the previous northernmost terminus in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, to Hachinohe. Passengers can now reach Hachinohe from Tokyo in two hours and 56 minutes. (Kyodo)

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Ethiopia's Lilesa wins Tokyo Marathon

Ethiopia's Feyisa Lilesa crosses the finish line at Tokyo Big Site in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Feb. 28, 2016, to win the 10th Tokyo Marathon in two hours, six minutes and 56 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukuoka International Marathon

Japan's Satoru Sasaki finishes third at the Fukuoka International Marathon in southwestern Japan on Dec. 6, 2015. The 30-year-old finished the highest among Japanese after logging a personal record of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 56 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki (L) of Japan runs on his way to winning the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds in Otsu, Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki (L) of Japan runs on his way to winning the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds in Otsu, Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki (L) of Japan runs on his way to winning the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds in Otsu, Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki (75) of Japan runs on his way to winning the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds in Otsu, Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki (75) of Japan runs on his way to winning the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds in Otsu, Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki crosses the finish line to win the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021, setting a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki poses for a photo after setting a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021.

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki crosses the finish line to win the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021, setting a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki poses for a photo after setting a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021.

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki crosses the finish line to win the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, central Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021, setting a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds.

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki reacts after setting a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, central Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021.

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki crosses the finish line to win the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, central Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021, setting a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds.

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki crosses the finish line to win the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021, setting a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds.

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki reacts after setting a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, central Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021.

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Athletics: Suzuki sets Japanese marathon record

Kengo Suzuki reacts after setting a national record of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021.

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(1)Takaoka 3rd in Chicago marathon with national record

CHICAGO, United States - Daniel Njenga of Kenya (L) and Toshinari Takaoka cross the finish line in the Chicago marathon on Oct. 13. They clocked the identical time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 16 seconds, but Njenga was declared the second-place finisher. Takaoka, running in only the second marathon of his career, shattered the Japanese national record set by Atsushi Fujita at the Fukuoka international marathon in 2000. American world record holder Khalid Khannouchi won the men's race in 2:05:56. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea's high-speed train makes test run

SEOUL, South Korea - This photo is of South Korea's first high-speed train which made a test run on a 34-km section of track between Chonan and Taejon at 200 kph. South Korean President Kim Dae Jung rode on the trial run. When completed in 2004, the train will run from Seoul to Pusan in one hour and 56 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 kph.

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Test run for S. Korea's bullet train conducted

SEOUL, South Korea - President Kim Dae Jung (4th from L) joins other dignitaries in a ceremony held in Chonan, South Chungchong Province, on Dec. 16 to mark the start of a test run for South Korea's first bullet train. Later Kim took a trial ride in the rail car that ran a 34-km Chonan-Taejon section at 200 kph. When completed in 2004, the train will run the 412 km from Seoul to Pusan in one hour and 56 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 kph.

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S. Korea's new bullet train unveiled

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's bullet train is unveiled Nov. 26 on 34 kilometers of trial railway in the central part of the country before test runs start in early December. The bullet train, backed by French technology, is expected to link Seoul with Pusan in one hour and 56 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 km per hour. The first stage of operations will begin in 2004.

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(1) South Korea's first high-speed train

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's bullet train is unveiled Nov. 26 1999. on 34 kilometers of trial railway in the central part of the country before test runs start in early December. The bullet train, backed by French technology, is expected to link Seoul with Pusan in one hour and 56 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 km per hour. The first stage of operations will begin in 2004. (Kyodo)