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Athletics: Nagoya Women's Marathon

Japan's Sayaka Sato poses after finishing second at the Nagoya Women's Marathon in 2 hours, 20 minutes and 59 seconds in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 9, 2025.

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Folk customs of Duanwu Festival in 60 seconds

STORY: Folk customs of Duanwu Festival in 60 seconds SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:59 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of folk customs of Duanwu Festival STORYLINE: The Duanwu Festival has arrived. Tying five-color silk string Wearing scented sachets Hanging mugwort leaves and calamus Fish-shaped lantern parade Releasing floating lanterns Dragon lantern dance Dragon boat racing Sprinkling Xionghuang powder Expelling five poisonous pests Eating Zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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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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Ironman Asian Cup in Taizhou

TAIZHOU, CHINA - MAY 11, 2024 - Roksana Slupek of Poland wins the women's Elite triathlon in a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes and 14 seconds at the Asian Cup in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, China, May 11, 2024.

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Ironman Asian Cup in Taizhou

TAIZHOU, CHINA - MAY 11, 2024 - Roksana Slupek of Poland wins the women's Elite triathlon in a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes and 14 seconds at the Asian Cup in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, China, May 11, 2024.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda poses after breaking Japan's 19-year-old national record at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, by finishing in 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda poses after breaking Japan's 19-year-old national record at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, by finishing in 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda crosses the finish line in second place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, clocking 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds to break Japan's 19-year-old national record.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda finishes in second place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, clocking 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds to break Japan's 19-year-old national record.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda crosses the finish line in second place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, clocking 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds to break Japan's 19-year-old national record.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda crosses the finish line in second place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, clocking 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds to break Japan's 19-year-old national record.

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Half marathon held on China-Kazakhstan border

STORY: Half marathon held on China-Kazakhstan border DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:59 LOCATION: HORGOS, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the half marathon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ANUBAIKE KUWAN, Chinese runner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHU DANDAN, Chinese runner 4. various of the half marathon 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Kazakh): AMAN NURKALID, Kazakhstan runner STORYLINE: A cross-border half marathon was held Sunday at the China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center, which spans the border between China and Kazakhstan. About 1,000 runners from both countries participated in the race. Chinese runner Anubaike Kuwan claimed the men's title in 1 hour 9 minutes and 33 seconds while his compatriot Zhu Dandan won the women's race with a result of 1 hour 24 minutes and 19 seconds. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ANUBAIKE KUWAN, Chinese runner "During this race, I also had the chance to meet some foreign long-distance runners and exchange experiences with them. We agreed that we'll come

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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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Tesla China to start delivering two new models

STORY: Tesla China to start delivering two new models DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tesla vehicles STORYLINE: Tesla China will begin delivering the Model S Plaid and the Model X Plaid to customers on the Chinese mainland in the first half of 2023. The company has said the two new vehicle models debuted at the 5th China International Import Expo, which was held in November. Tesla China said the Model S Plaid has an endurance mileage of 637 km, and it can accelerate from zero to 100 km per hour in just 2.1 seconds, with a maximum speed of 322 km per hour. Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory delivered over 650,000 vehicles in the first 11 months of 2022. In November alone, deliveries from the Shanghai plant totaled 100,291 vehicles, a record high. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE-NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL-PREPARATION

(221227) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Electricians assemble the pattern onto the crystal ball during the Crystal Times Square New Year's Ball assembly on the roof of One Times Square, New York, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2022. As part of the yearly tradition, replacement of some of the 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball started on Tuesday. The ball, 12 feet in diameter and 11,875 pounds in weight, will begin its descent at 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, starting the countdown of the final seconds of the year and celebrating the beginning of a new year, at the climax of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration dating back to as early as 1904. Artists from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will kick off the countdown celebration on the eve of 2023 in Times Square in New York City, said a release from one of the organizations on Dec. 27. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE-NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL-PREPARATION

(221227) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jeff Straus (L), president of Countdown Entertainment, poses for a picture with Li Li, executive vice president of the Sino-American Friendship Association, during the Crystal Times Square New Year's Ball assembly on the roof of One Times Square, New York, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2022. As part of the yearly tradition, replacement of some of the 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball started on Tuesday. The ball, 12 feet in diameter and 11,875 pounds in weight, will begin its descent at 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, starting the countdown of the final seconds of the year and celebrating the beginning of a new year, at the climax of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration dating back to as early as 1904. Artists from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will kick off the countdown celebration on the eve of 2023 in Times Square in New York City, said a release from one of the organizations on Dec. 27. (Photo by Ziyu J

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U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE-NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL-PREPARATION

(221227) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An electrician works on a crystal pattern during the Crystal Times Square New Year's Ball assembly on the roof of One Times Square, New York, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2022. As part of the yearly tradition, replacement of some of the 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball started on Tuesday. The ball, 12 feet in diameter and 11,875 pounds in weight, will begin its descent at 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, starting the countdown of the final seconds of the year and celebrating the beginning of a new year, at the climax of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration dating back to as early as 1904. Artists from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will kick off the countdown celebration on the eve of 2023 in Times Square in New York City, said a release from one of the organizations on Dec. 27. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE-NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL-PREPARATION

(221227) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Electricians assemble a crystal pattern during the Crystal Times Square New Year's Ball assembly on the roof of One Times Square, New York, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2022. As part of the yearly tradition, replacement of some of the 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball started on Tuesday. The ball, 12 feet in diameter and 11,875 pounds in weight, will begin its descent at 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, starting the countdown of the final seconds of the year and celebrating the beginning of a new year, at the climax of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration dating back to as early as 1904. Artists from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will kick off the countdown celebration on the eve of 2023 in Times Square in New York City, said a release from one of the organizations on Dec. 27. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE-NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL-PREPARATION

(221227) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A piece of crystal is put into a larger pattern during the Crystal Times Square New Year's Ball assembly on the roof of One Times Square, New York, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2022. As part of the yearly tradition, replacement of some of the 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball started on Tuesday. The ball, 12 feet in diameter and 11,875 pounds in weight, will begin its descent at 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, starting the countdown of the final seconds of the year and celebrating the beginning of a new year, at the climax of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration dating back to as early as 1904. Artists from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will kick off the countdown celebration on the eve of 2023 in Times Square in New York City, said a release from one of the organizations on Dec. 27. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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Kenya's Kibet wins gold in men's marathon at world championships

OSAKA, Japan - Kenya's Luke Kibet crosses the finish line to win the men's marathon in the opening event at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka on Aug. 25. Kibet clocked a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 59 seconds to win his first major title in the hot and humid conditions in Osaka. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Kenya's Kibet wins gold in men's marathon at world championships

OSAKA, Japan - Kenya's Luke Kibet holds up his country's national flag after winning the men's marathon in the opening event at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka on Aug. 25. Kibet clocked a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 59 seconds to win his first major title in the hot and humid conditions in Osaka.

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Kenya's Kibet wins gold in men's marathon at world championships

OSAKA, Japan - Kenya's Luke Kibet crosses the finish line to win the men's marathon in the opening event at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka on Aug. 25. Kibet clocked a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 59 seconds to win his first major title in the hot and humid conditions in Osaka. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Kirdyapkin wins men's 50km walk

LONDON, Britain - Russia's Sergey Kirdyapkin wins the men's 50-kilometer walk at the 2012 London Olympics on The Mall in London on Aug. 11, 2012, with a time of 3 hours, 35 minutes and 59 seconds.

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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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Marathon debutant Adachi wins Beppu-Oita race

OITA, Japan - Little-known local runner Tomoya Adachi emerges as the surprise winner at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon with a come-from-behind victory in his marathon debut on Feb. 3. He crossed the finish line at Oita municipal athletics stadium in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 59 seconds.

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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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New Zealand team wins 2003 Osaka Cup yacht race

OSAKA, Japan - New Zealand's Brian Petersen (L) and John Bankart shake hands on their yacht Marverick II at a yacht harbor at Osaka-Kita port on April 15 after winning the 2003 Osaka Cup, the world's longest race for double-handed yachts. They left Melbourne on March 15 and sailed some 5,500 nautical miles (10,190 kilometers) to Osaka with the time of 29 days, 16 hours, 57 minutes and 59 seconds.

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Tanzania's Mrashani wins Tokyo Int'l Women's Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Banuelia Mrashani of Tanzania approaches the finishing line at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 17 to win the Tokyo International Women's Marathon. Behind her is Japan's Rie Matsuoka. Mrashani won the race with 2 hours, 24 minutes, 59 seconds.

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Ethiopian runners dominate Belgrade Marathon

STORY: Ethiopian runners dominate Belgrade Marathon DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the marathon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): MULGETA BIRHANU FEYISSA, Winner of half-marathon men's competition in the 35th Belgrade Marathon 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): BOJAN, Participant of the 35th Belgrade Marathon 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Serbian): MIODRAG VELJKOVIC, Participant of the 35th Belgrade Marathon 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Serbian): DARKO HABUS, Director of the 35th Belgrade Marathon STORYLINE: Ethiopian runners claimed a clean sweep in both men's and women's competitions in the 42-km race at the 35th Belgrade Marathon on Sunday. Mulgeta Birhanu Feyissa won the men's competition by finishing the 42.195-kilometer course in two hours, 12 minutes and 59 seconds, ahead of compatriots Mesfin Teshome Bekele (2:13:39) and Tsegaye Debele Belda (2:16:36). SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): MULGETA BIRHANU FEYISSA, Winner of half-marathon men's competition in the 35th Belgrade Maratho

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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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Kenya's Kibet wins gold in men's marathon at world championships

OSAKA, Japan - Kenya's Luke Kibet crosses the finish line to win the men's marathon in the opening event at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka on Aug. 25. Kibet clocked a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 59 seconds to win his first major title in the hot and humid conditions in Osaka. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Kenya's Kibet wins gold in men's marathon at world championships

OSAKA, Japan - Kenya's Luke Kibet crosses the finish line to win the men's marathon in the opening event at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka on Aug. 25. Kibet clocked a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 59 seconds to win his first major title in the hot and humid conditions in Osaka. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Kenya's Kibet wins gold in men's marathon at world championships

OSAKA, Japan - Kenya's Luke Kibet holds up his country's national flag after winning the men's marathon in the opening event at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka on Aug. 25. Kibet clocked a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 59 seconds to win his first major title in the hot and humid conditions in Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Marathon debutant Adachi wins Beppu-Oita race

OITA, Japan - Little-known local runner Tomoya Adachi emerges as the surprise winner at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon with a come-from-behind victory in his marathon debut on Feb. 3. He crossed the finish line at Oita municipal athletics stadium in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 59 seconds. (Kyodo)

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New Zealand team wins 2003 Osaka Cup yacht race

OSAKA, Japan - New Zealand's Brian Petersen (L) and John Bankart shake hands on their yacht Marverick II at a yacht harbor at Osaka-Kita port on April 15 after winning the 2003 Osaka Cup, the world's longest race for double-handed yachts. They left Melbourne on March 15 and sailed some 5,500 nautical miles (10,190 kilometers) to Osaka with the time of 29 days, 16 hours, 57 minutes and 59 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Ten Seconds To Hell film (1959)

Jack Palance & Jeff Chandler Characters: Eric Koertner & Karl Wirtz Film: Ten Seconds To Hell (1959) Director: Robert Aldrich 01 June 1959 Date: 01-Jun-59

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Ten Seconds To Hell film (1959)

Jack Palance Characters: Eric Koertner Film: Ten Seconds To Hell (1959) Director: Robert Aldrich 01 June 1959 Date: 01-Jun-59

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Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon

Naoya Sakuda of Japan finishes the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in fourth place, posting Japan's best result of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 59 seconds on March 8, 2020, in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon

Naoya Sakuda of Japan finishes the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in fourth place, posting Japan's best result of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 59 seconds on March 8, 2020, in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon

Naoya Sakuda of Japan finishes the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in fourth place, posting Japan's best result of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 59 seconds on March 8, 2020, in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon

Naoya Sakuda of Japan finishes the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in fourth place, posting Japan's best result of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 59 seconds on March 8, 2020, in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanzania's Mrashani wins Tokyo Int'l Women's Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Banuelia Mrashani of Tanzania approaches the finishing line at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 17 to win the Tokyo International Women's Marathon. Behind her is Japan's Rie Matsuoka. Mrashani won the race with 2 hours, 24 minutes, 59 seconds. (Kyodo)