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(230611) -- HANGZHOU, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a marathon competition in Lucun Village of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 29, 2023. Since 2003, Zhejiang, located in the Yangtze River Delta, has implemented a rural green revival program to overhaul the living environment of villages, which was granted the UN Environment Program's (UNEP) Champions of the Earth award in September 2018. For twenty years, the program has created thousands of beautiful villages, and fundamentally changed the face of the province's countryside. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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7,000 runners compete in Dead Sea Marathon

STORY: 7,000 runners compete in Dead Sea Marathon DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): NICK KOLYOHIN, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIR WANGER, Mayor of Tamar Regional Council 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OPHIR KINDLER, Manager of Dead Sea Marathon STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): NICK KOLYOHIN, Xinhua reporter "Here behind me is the lowest point on (the land on) the Earth, minus 430 meters. And here is happening for the fourth time a marathon of the Dead Sea. About 7,000 participants from around the world will run this marathon from five kilometers to the full marathon and even one competition will be for 50 kilometers. And the track of this marathon is really unique, just for two days every year, this track is open for people that are participants of this marathon, but usually people can't get access to that, and the track is going in the middle of the Dead Sea. From the one side you have the Jordanian border and from the other

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Comedian Hazama named tourism envoy of Kochi Pref.

KOCHI, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama shows his new business card at a Kochi prefectural government office on May 27, 2011, as he was named as the prefecture's special tourism envoy the same day. Hazama, a native of the prefecture, completed the run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon'' around the world earlier in the year.

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Comedian Hazama receives award for marathon journey

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (R) receives an inspiration award from Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto (L) at a prefectural office building in Osaka on April 5, 2011 after he completed a run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon'' around the world.

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Comedian completes global run-and-sail journey

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (R) completes his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon'' around the world as he arrived at a music hall in Osaka Castle Park in western Japan on Jan. 21, 2011, breaking the finishing tape two years and one month after he embarked on the journey.

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Comedian completes global run-and-sail journey

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama acknowledges his fans after completing his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon'' around the world as he arrived at a music hall in Osaka Castle Park in western Japan on Jan. 21, 2011, breaking the finishing tape two years and one month after he embarked on the journey.

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama resumes running on Jan. 4, 2011, after arriving in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on the final leg of his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama plans to complete his round-the-world odyssey on Jan. 21 in Osaka, where he started on Dec. 17, 2008.

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (R) shakes hands with well-wishers after setting foot in Japan at Fukuoka Marina in southwestern Japan on Jan. 4, 2011, about two years after leaving Osaka, western Japan, for his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama plans to complete his round-the-world odyssey in Osaka on Jan. 21.

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (R), with his wife Mitsuyo, celebrates his return to Japan at Fukuoka Marina in southwestern Japan on Jan. 4, 2011, two years after setting sail on the Pacific for his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama will complete the globetrotting journey in Osaka on Jan. 21.

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama responds to cheers from supporters as he arrives at Fukuoka Marina in southwestern Japan on Jan. 4, 2011, two years after setting sail on the Pacific for his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama will complete the globetrotting journey in Osaka on Jan. 21.

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Comedian completes Eurasia leg of global marathon

QINGDAO, China - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama arrives at a port in Qingdao in Shandong Province, eastern China, on Dec. 27, 2010, completing the Eurasia leg of his run-and-sail ''Earth marathon.'' He is aiming to complete his round the world trip in Osaka on Jan. 21, 2011.

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Comedian Hazama ready to restart global run-and-sail trip

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama poses for photos in front of San Francisco International Airport on June 16, 2010, before leaving for Turkmenistan to restart his run-and-sail Earth Marathon. Hazama, 60, who suspended his marathon due to treatment for prostate cancer in San Francisco, will arrive in the central Asian country and decide on the details of his running schedule in accordance with his physical condition.

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Hazama has cancer but continues run-and-sail trip around globe

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (file photo), now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, has prostate cancer, organizers for the trip said on Jan. 14. But the 60-year-old comedian will continue his Earth Marathon, covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea, while undergoing treatment.

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Comedian Hazama enters Asia on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (C), now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, poses with some Japanese people living in Turkey after entering the Asian part of Istanbul from the European side by crossing the Bosphorus Bridge on Dec. 14, 2009. The 60-year-old comedian left Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, for his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea.

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Comedian Hazama enters Asia on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama, now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, celebrates after entering the Asian part of Istanbul from the European side by crossing the Bosphorus Bridge on Dec. 14, 2009. The 60-year-old comedian left Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, for his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea.

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Comedian Hazama resumes Earth Marathon, sets sail from N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama speaks to reporters on a yacht in New York on July 14 before resuming his run-and-sail trip around the world. Hazama arrived in New York on July 8 after spending four months running across the United States.

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Japanese comedian arrives at N.Y. on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama, who is running and sailing around the world, arrives in New York's Manhattan on July 8, after finishing nearly half of his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea over a period of two and a half years.

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Japanese comedian sets out on around-the-world run-and-sail trek

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama exchanges high-fives with his fans at the Nanba Grand Kagetu theater in Osaka on Dec. 17 as he sets off on a trip around the world combining marathon running and yachting aiming to cover 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea over a period of about two-and-a-half years. Updates on the journey, which is scheduled to take the 59-year-old comedian to the Atlantic Ocean, Europe and Asia before he returns to Japan, will be posted regularly on the Internet, organizers of the ''Earth Marathon'' event said.

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Japanese comedian arrives at N.Y. on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama, who is running and sailing around the world, arrives in New York's Manhattan on July 8, after finishing nearly half of his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea over a period of two and a half years. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama resumes Earth Marathon, sets sail from N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama speaks to reporters on a yacht in New York on July 14 before resuming his run-and-sail trip around the world. Hazama arrived in New York on July 8 after spending four months running across the United States. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama ready to restart global run-and-sail trip

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama poses for photos in front of San Francisco International Airport on June 16, 2010, before leaving for Turkmenistan to restart his run-and-sail Earth Marathon. Hazama, 60, who suspended his marathon due to treatment for prostate cancer in San Francisco, will arrive in the central Asian country and decide on the details of his running schedule in accordance with his physical condition. (Kyodo)

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Japanese comedian sets out on around-the-world run-and-sail trek

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama exchanges high-fives with his fans at the Nanba Grand Kagetu theater in Osaka on Dec. 17 as he sets off on a trip around the world combining marathon running and yachting aiming to cover 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea over a period of about two-and-a-half years. Updates on the journey, which is scheduled to take the 59-year-old comedian to the Atlantic Ocean, Europe and Asia before he returns to Japan, will be posted regularly on the Internet, organizers of the ''Earth Marathon'' event said. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama enters Asia on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama, now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, celebrates after entering the Asian part of Istanbul from the European side by crossing the Bosphorus Bridge on Dec. 14, 2009. The 60-year-old comedian left Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, for his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama enters Asia on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (C), now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, poses with some Japanese people living in Turkey after entering the Asian part of Istanbul from the European side by crossing the Bosphorus Bridge on Dec. 14, 2009. The 60-year-old comedian left Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, for his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea. (Kyodo)

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Hazama has cancer but continues run-and-sail trip around globe

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (file photo), now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, has prostate cancer, organizers for the trip said on Jan. 14. But the 60-year-old comedian will continue his Earth Marathon, covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea, while undergoing treatment. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama named tourism envoy of Kochi Pref.

KOCHI, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama shows his new business card at a Kochi prefectural government office on May 27, 2011, as he was named as the prefecture's special tourism envoy the same day. Hazama, a native of the prefecture, completed the run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon'' around the world earlier in the year. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama receives award for marathon journey

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (R) receives an inspiration award from Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto (L) at a prefectural office building in Osaka on April 5, 2011 after he completed a run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon'' around the world. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (R) shakes hands with well-wishers after setting foot in Japan at Fukuoka Marina in southwestern Japan on Jan. 4, 2011, about two years after leaving Osaka, western Japan, for his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama plans to complete his round-the-world odyssey in Osaka on Jan. 21. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama resumes running on Jan. 4, 2011, after arriving in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on the final leg of his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama plans to complete his round-the-world odyssey on Jan. 21 in Osaka, where he started on Dec. 17, 2008. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (R), with his wife Mitsuyo, celebrates his return to Japan at Fukuoka Marina in southwestern Japan on Jan. 4, 2011, two years after setting sail on the Pacific for his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama will complete the globetrotting journey in Osaka on Jan. 21. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama responds to cheers from supporters as he arrives at Fukuoka Marina in southwestern Japan on Jan. 4, 2011, two years after setting sail on the Pacific for his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama will complete the globetrotting journey in Osaka on Jan. 21. (Kyodo)

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Comedian completes Eurasia leg of global marathon

QINGDAO, China - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama arrives at a port in Qingdao in Shandong Province, eastern China, on Dec. 27, 2010, completing the Eurasia leg of his run-and-sail ''Earth marathon.'' He is aiming to complete his round the world trip in Osaka on Jan. 21, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Comedian completes global run-and-sail journey

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama acknowledges his fans after completing his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon'' around the world as he arrived at a music hall in Osaka Castle Park in western Japan on Jan. 21, 2011, breaking the finishing tape two years and one month after he embarked on the journey. (Kyodo)

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Comedian completes global run-and-sail journey

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (R) completes his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon'' around the world as he arrived at a music hall in Osaka Castle Park in western Japan on Jan. 21, 2011, breaking the finishing tape two years and one month after he embarked on the journey. (Kyodo)