Silk Way Rally concludes in Moscow

STORY: Silk Way Rally concludes in Moscow DATELINE: July 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony 2. various of Ilya Shcheglov collecting trophy 3. various of Andrey Rudskoy collecting trophy 4. various of Sergey Vyazovich and team collecting trophy 5. various of the team "Belt and Road" collecting trophy 6. various of competition STORYLINE: The 2023 Silk Way Rally concluded on Saturday evening on the Red Square in Moscow. After nine days of racing, Ilya Shcheglov emerged as the winner in the motorcycle category. Pilot Andrey Rudskoy and navigator Dmitry Karpov claimed the top place in the car category. Pilot Sergey Vyazovich, navigator Pavel Garanin and mechanic Andrey Kragelsky from MAZ-SPORTauto of Belarus won the truck championship. Team "Belt and Road," composed of Chinese driver Hou Hongning, navigator Shen Xin and Russian mechanic Sergey Krenev, finished fifth in the truck category. The Silk Way Rally has been held since 2009. This

(SP)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SILK WAY RALLY-AWARDING CEREMONY

(SP)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SILK WAY RALLY-AWARDING CEREMONY

(230716) -- MOSCOW, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Winner of truck category MAZ-SPORT auto's Belarusian Sergey Vyazovich, Pavel Garanin, Andrey Kragelsky and team members celebrate during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)

(SP)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SILK WAY RALLY-AWARDING CEREMONY

(SP)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SILK WAY RALLY-AWARDING CEREMONY

(230716) -- MOSCOW, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- MAZ-SPORT auto's Belarusian Sergey Vyazovich, Pavel Garanin, Andrey Kragelsky drive their truck during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)

Vintage car exhibition held in Moscow

STORY: Vintage car exhibition held in Moscow DATELINE: July 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:04:29 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): OKSANA BONDARENKO, Head of Moscow Transport Museum 3. various of the exhibition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): OKSANA BONDARENKO, Head of Moscow Transport Museum STORYLINE: The Retrorace festival, organized by the Moscow Transport Museum, was held on Sparrow Hills Saturday as part of the celebration of Moscow Transport Day. Over 100 cars were produced from the 1960s to the 1970s. Passenger vehicles, trucks, and special cars were presented to the public. Those exhibits at the open-air site were from the Museum of Transport of Moscow and invited clubs Moskvich, Volga M-21, Pobeda Club and Lada History. The museum showed 20 exhibits, including buses TsARM "Ritsa" and ZIS-155, trucks MAZ-205 and PMZ-17, and "Moskvich" MZMA-400-420. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): OKSANA BONDARENKO, Head of Moscow Transport Museum "There are two un