(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-SPORTS NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mountaineering enthusiasts set out to climb the Mountain Luodui before dawn in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 3, 2023. 43 mountaineering enthusiasts particiating in the 20th China's Xizang Mountaineering Assembly reached the top of the Mountain Luodui, which is 6,010 meters above sea level. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)