Asiad Express: Yemeni coach sees peace and friendship at Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Asiad Express: Yemeni coach sees peace and friendship at Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NAJI AL-ASHWAL, Coach of Yemeni Sanda team 3. photos of Al-Ashwal training in Shanghai 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NAJI AL-ASHWAL, Coach of Yemeni Sanda team 5. photos of Al-Ashwal training in Yemen 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NAJI AL-ASHWAL, Coach of Yemeni Sanda team 7. various of street views in Sanaa 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NAJI AL-ASHWAL, Coach of Yemeni Sanda team 9. photos of Yemni Wushu team competing in Hangzhou Asian Games STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent "All Wushu competitions of the Hangzhou Asian Games were finished on Thursday last week. China, the birthplace of Wushu, is not the only country stealing the spotlight. Many other nations have also wowed the crowd with their exceptional performances. Naji Al-Ashwal, a coa

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-VOLLEYBALL (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-VOLLEYBALL (CN)

(230924) -- SHAOXING, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ashwal Rai (L) of India competes during the Volleyball Men's Cross Match between Japan and India at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

(SP)CHINA-SHAOXING-ASIAN GAMES-VOLLEYBALL (CN)

(SP)CHINA-SHAOXING-ASIAN GAMES-VOLLEYBALL (CN)

(230922) -- SHAOXING, Sept. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ashwal Rai (top) of India spikes the ball during the Volleyball Men's Cross Match between India and Chinese Taipei at the 19th Asian Games in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

Yemeni wushu lovers strive for excellence despite protracted conflict

STORY: Yemeni wushu lovers strive for excellence despite protracted conflict DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of wushu enthusiasts training at a gym in Sanaa, Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAJI AL-ASHWAL, Wushu tutor 3. various of wushu enthusiasts training at a gym in Sanaa, Yemen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): THARWAT MAHEEUB AL-SNDI, Wushu athlete STORYLINE: Inside a gym converted from an old warehouse, about a dozen wushu lovers were training diligently despite the afternoon heat of Sanaa, Yemen's capital. These enthusiasts of Chinese martial arts, from schoolboys to young men in their 20s, did backflips, practiced wushu's complex choreographed routines, or engaged in free-style combat training. Naji al-Ashwal, the tutor, or shifu, of the wushu gym, said many of his students fell in love with the Chinese martial arts after watching Kung Fu movies. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAJI AL-ASHWAL, Wushu tutor "I have been loving to practice wushu since ch