Fun run event held in Sydney

STORY: Fun run event held in Sydney DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 City2Surf fun run 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GABRIEL, Participant, Sydney resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CAROLINA, Participant, Sydney resident STORYLINE: The City2Surf fun run event kicked off Sunday in Australia's Sydney. Over 80,000 participants registered for this year's event, with a four-month-old baby as the youngest while the most senior runner reached the age of 91 years old. Moving eastward from Hyde Park in Sydney's central business area, participants got dressed up as they wished, enjoyed band performances alongside the 14-kilometer course, and touched the finishing line at Bondi Beach. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GABRIEL, Participant, Sydney resident "It's a beautiful event. The whole city embraces it and everyone. It is just a sport bringing the kids, and the family around. It's a beautiful day." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CAROLINA, Parti

World's largest fun run returns to Sydney with passion and vitality

STORY: World's largest fun run returns to Sydney with passion and vitality DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:53 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the City2Surf STORYLINE: After two years of going virtual, the world's largest fun run, the City2Surf, returned to Australia's Sydney on Sunday. Since its inauguration in 1971, City2Surf has transformed from a humble, local road race to the world's largest fun run, attracting not only athletes but also ordinary people seeking for fun. Just as he did every year, 85-year-old Bruce Shying woke up in the early hours of the morning before he, his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren all piled onto the train for the city. "I get to Sutherland railway station at around six o'clock in the morning. By the time you get to Town Hall the train is packed with people all going to run," he told Xinhua. He described the Sunday morning, as trains fill up at each stop and the carriage fills with the smell of liniment, t

(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-FUN RUN

(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-FUN RUN

(220814) -- SYDNEY, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take part in City2Surf in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 14, 2022. After two years of going virtual, the world's largest fun run, the City2Surf, returned to Australia's Sydney on Sunday. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-FUN RUN

(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-FUN RUN

(220814) -- SYDNEY, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take part in City2Surf in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 14, 2022. After two years of going virtual, the world's largest fun run, the City2Surf, returned to Australia's Sydney on Sunday. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-FUN RUN

(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-FUN RUN

(220814) -- SYDNEY, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take part in City2Surf in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 14, 2022. After two years of going virtual, the world's largest fun run, the City2Surf, returned to Australia's Sydney on Sunday. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-FUN RUN

(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-FUN RUN

(220814) -- SYDNEY, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take part in City2Surf in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 14, 2022. After two years of going virtual, the world's largest fun run, the City2Surf, returned to Australia's Sydney on Sunday. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-FUN RUN

(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-FUN RUN

(220814) -- SYDNEY, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take part in City2Surf in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 14, 2022. After two years of going virtual, the world's largest fun run, the City2Surf, returned to Australia's Sydney on Sunday. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-FUN RUN

(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-FUN RUN

(220814) -- SYDNEY, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take a selfie in City2Surf in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 14, 2022. After two years of going virtual, the world's largest fun run, the City2Surf, returned to Australia's Sydney on Sunday. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)