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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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Wust wins gold in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHIMOND, Canada - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands skates to gold in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 21, 2010. Wust finished with the winning time of 1 minute, 56. 89 seconds, claiming her second Olympic gold medal since the Turin Olympics.

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Wust wins gold in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHIMOND, Canada - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 21, 2010. Wust won the gold with a time of 1 minute, 56. 89 seconds, claiming her second gold medal since the Turin Olympics.

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Holland's Wust wins gold in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHIMOND, Canada - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands skates to gold in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Wust finished with the winning time of 1 minute, 56. 89 seconds, claiming her second Olympic gold medal since the Turin Olympics.

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Holland's Wust wins gold in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHIMOND, Canada - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands celebrates after her race in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Wust won the gold with a time of 1 minute, 56. 89 seconds, claiming her second gold medal since the Turin Olympics.

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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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(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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Yamamoto wins 3rd title in women's world c'ships

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Japanese defending champion Seiko Yamamoto shows off her gold medal after claiming her third straight title in the women's wrestling world championships at the Palace of Sport in Sofia on Nov. 24, 2001. Yamamoto defeated Liubov Volosova of Russia 4-1 with a three-point takedown 14 seconds into overtime in the 56-kilogram championship. ''I hope I can savor this sensation again in Athens,'' the 21-year-old Nihon University student said after her victory.

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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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Yamamoto wins 3rd title in women's world c'ships

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Japanese defending champion Seiko Yamamoto shows off her gold medal after claiming her third straight title in the women's wrestling world championships at the Palace of Sport in Sofia on Nov. 24, 2001. Yamamoto defeated Liubov Volosova of Russia 4-1 with a three-point takedown 14 seconds into overtime in the 56-kilogram championship. ''I hope I can savor this sensation again in Athens,'' the 21-year-old Nihon University student said after her victory.

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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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Wust wins gold in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHIMOND, Canada - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands skates to gold in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 21, 2010. Wust finished with the winning time of 1 minute, 56. 89 seconds, claiming her second Olympic gold medal since the Turin Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Wust wins gold in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHIMOND, Canada - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 21, 2010. Wust won the gold with a time of 1 minute, 56. 89 seconds, claiming her second gold medal since the Turin Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Holland's Wust wins gold in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHIMOND, Canada - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands skates to gold in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Wust finished with the winning time of 1 minute, 56. 89 seconds, claiming her second Olympic gold medal since the Turin Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Holland's Wust wins gold in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHIMOND, Canada - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands celebrates after her race in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Wust won the gold with a time of 1 minute, 56. 89 seconds, claiming her second gold medal since the Turin Olympics. (Kyodo)

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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)