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China's Xu Tongtong eyes breakthrough in freediving career

STORY: China's Xu Tongtong eyes breakthrough in freediving career DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:07:11 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xu Tongtong's 100m diving 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU TONGTONG, Chinese freediver 3. various of Xu Tongtong's diving training 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU TONGTONG, Chinese freediver 5. various of diving training 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): XU TONGTONG, Chinese freediver 7. various of freediving training base 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LU QING, Owner of Freedive Superhome 9. various of coast views 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): XU TONGTONG, Chinese freediver STORYLINE: As one of the world's best freedivers, China's Xu Tongtong is looking to add new accolades to her record book. This June, Xu dived 100 meters underwater without any breathing apparatus in both games of constant weight (CWT) and constant weight bi-fins (CWTB), becoming the world's third female freediver to pull off this "breathtaking" endeavor. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU TONGTONG, Chi

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese freediver Xu Tongtong is seen as she trains diving enthusiasts at a freediving training base in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Qing, organizer of multiple international freediving competitions on the island, prepares before a competition in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese freediver Xu Tongtong coaches diving enthusiasts at a freediving training base in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Qing (2nd R), organizer of multiple international freediving competitions on the island, speaks during the awarding night for a competition in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 13, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Qing, organizer of multiple international freediving competitions on the island, prepares before a competition in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese freediver Xu Tongtong is seen as she trains diving enthusiasts at a freediving training base in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese freediver Xu Tongtong prepares for a dive in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese freediver Xu Tongtong (R) poses for a photo with a freediving student during the awarding night for an international freediving competition in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 13, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese freediver Xu Tongtong is seen as she trains diving enthusiasts at a freediving training base in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese freediver Xu Tongtong is seen as she trains diving enthusiasts at a freediving training base in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Qing blows out water from his snorkel during an international freediving competition in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese freediver Xu Tongtong is seen as she trains diving enthusiasts at a freediving training base in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Diving enthusiasts are seen in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Qing (C), organizer of multiple international freediving competitions on the island, talks to his staff before a competition in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Qing (C), organizer of multiple international freediving competitions on the island, talks to his staff before a competition in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese freediver Xu Tongtong prepares for a dive in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese freediver Xu Tongtong (R) coaches diving enthusiasts at a freediving training base in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese freediver Xu Tongtong (C) coaches diving enthusiasts at a freediving training base in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese freediver Xu Tongtong (C) takes a photo with her students at a freediving training base in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese freediver Xu Tongtong (R) coaches diving enthusiasts at a freediving training base in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PANGLAO-FREEDIVING ENTHUSIASTS

(230916) -- PANGLAO, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Qing, organizer of multiple international freediving competitions on the island, prepares before a competition in Panglao, an island town in the central Philippines' Bohol Province, Aug. 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pushing limits underwater through deepest breath" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)