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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: The 19th Asian Games was held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With breakdancing and esports making their debuts as official medal sports, the Hangzhou Asian Games featured 40 sports, 61 disciplines and 481 events, with participation from over 10,000 athletes from all 45 Olympic Council of Asia members. China clinched 201 gold, 111 silver and 71 bronze medals, finishing atop the medal tally and bettering its previous best record of 199 golds at the 2010 edition in Guangzhou. The 4th Asian Para Games took place in Hangzhou from October 22 to 28, with China winning 214 golds and 521 overall to top the medal tally for the fourth consecutive time. This file photo taken on Oct. 22, 2023 shows artists performing during the opening ceremony of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou of east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xin

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 5, 2020 shows a view of the tidal bore of the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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Int'l symposium on leprosy held in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco - Fumihiko Takayama, author of a biography of fellow Japanese author Tamio Hojo who died of leprosy at age 23 in 1937, attends an international symposium held in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Oct. 28, 2014, to promote a 2010 U.N. resolution calling for the elimination of discrimination against people affected by Hansen's disease.

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Murakami finishes third at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs during the women's free skate program at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Murakami finished in third place.

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Murakami finishes third at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs during the women's free skate program at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Murakami finished in third place.

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Asada hits career low at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - World champion Mao Asada falls during the women's free skate competition at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Asada finished in eighth place with a career worst 133.40 points.

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Actor Higashiyama, actress Kimura tie knot

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Yoshino Kimura appears at the opening of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010. Kimura, 34, and actor Noriyuki Higashiyama, 44, said on Oct. 23, 2010, they had tied the knot the same day.

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Dragons oust Giants to reach Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons veteran lefty Masahiro Yamamoto pitches against the Yomiuri Giants during Game 4 of the Central League Climax Series final stage at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 23, 2010. The 45-year-old allowed no runs in five-plus innings as the team won 4-3, earning their first trip to the Japan Series in three years.

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Kostner wins title at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Carolina Kostner of Italy (C), Rachel Flatt (L) of the United States and Kanako Murakami of Japan pose for photos after winning first, second and third, respectively, in the women's figure skating competition at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010.

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Kostner wins title at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - First-place winner Carolina Kostner of Italy performs in the women's free skate program at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010.

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Murakami finishes third at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami of Japan holds up her medal after placing third in the women's figure skating competition at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010.

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Asada hits career low at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - World champion Mao Asada looks dejected after finishing her free skate program at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Asada finished in eighth place with a career worst 133.40 points.

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Asada hits career low at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - World champion Mao Asada performs in the women's free skate competition at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Asada finished in eighth place with a career worst 133.40 points.

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Asada hits career low at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - World champion Mao Asada falls during the women's free skate competition at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Asada finished in eighth place with a career worst 133.40 points.

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Uchimura at world gymnastic c'ships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Japan's Kohei Uchimura waves to the crowd after performing in the floor exercise during the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 23, 2010. Uchimura, who became the first ever Japanese to win back-to-back world titles in the men's all-round the previous day, won the silver medal for the event.

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Geithner attends G-20

GYEONGJU, South Korea - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks at a news conference following a meeting of financial chiefs of the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies on Oct. 23, 2010, in Gyeongju, South Korea.

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Dragons leap to Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons second baseman Hirokazu Ibata leaps to catch a ball hit by Yomiuri Giants infielder Michihiro Ogasawara in the first inning of Game 4 of the Central League Climax Series final stage at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 23, 2010. Chunichi won 4-3 to earn their first trip to the Japan Series in three years.

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Japan Finance Minister Noda attends G-20

GYEONGJU, South Korea - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at a news conference after attending a two-day meeting of financial chiefs of the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies on Oct. 23, 2010, in Gyeongju, South Korea.

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BOJ Governor Shirakawa attends G-20

GYEONGJU, South Korea - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks at a news conference after attending a two-day meeting of financial chiefs of the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies on Oct. 23, 2010, in Gyeongju, South Korea.

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Japan Finance Minister Noda attends G-20

GYEONGJU, South Korea - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R), seated next to Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, speaks at a news conference after attending a two-day meeting of financial chiefs of the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies on Oct. 23, 2010, in Gyeongju, South Korea.

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Director Kumakiri at Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - (From R to L) Japanese film director Kazuyoshi Kumakiri and actresses Mitsuki Tanimura and Kaho Minami pose for photos during the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward. Kumakiri's ''Sketches of Kaitan City'' is competing for the festival's Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix.

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Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Norika Fujiwara waves during the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward.

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Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Norika Fujiwara walks the ''green carpet'' with animated film character Shrek at the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward.

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Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Maki Horikita poses at the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward.

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Director Kaneto Shindo at Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Kaneto Shindo, Japan's oldest active film director at age 98, arrives at the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward. Shindo's film ''Post Card'' is competing for the festival's Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix.

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Catherine Deneuve at Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - French actress Catherine Deneuve poses for photos at the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward.

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Takahashi 1st in short program at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi of Japan performs in the men's figure skating short program during the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Takahashi collected 78.04 points to take the lead.

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Takahashi 1st in short program at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi of Japan performs in the men's figure skating short program during the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Takahashi collected 78.04 points to take the lead.

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Takahashi 1st in short program at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi of Japan performs a spin during the men's figure skating short program at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy in Nagoya's Nihon Gaishi Arena on Oct. 23, 2010. Takahashi collected 78.04 points to take the lead.

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Aftermath of rain and mudslides in Amami

AMAMI, Japan - People pass on Oct. 23, 2010, a road which is covered by trees, debris and mud following a landslide triggered by heavy rain in the city of Amami in Japan's southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Aftermath of rain and mudslides in Amami

AMAMI, Japan - A man walks on Oct. 23, 2010, near fallen trees, debris and mud that have been dumped onto a road by a landslide triggered by heavy rain in the city of Amami in Japan's southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Aftermath of rain and mudslides in Amami

AMAMI, Japan - A man on Oct. 23, 2010, looks at a car, trees and mud that have been dumped onto a road by a landslide triggered by heavy rain in the city of Amami in Japan's southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Autumn leaves to reach peak in Nikko

TOKYO, Japan - The changing colors of leaves in the Okunikko area in the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, with Mt. Nantai in the background, is shown in a photo taken from a helicopter on Oct. 16, 2010. The fall foliage in the area will reach its peak around Oct. 23, later than usual due to the heat which lasted into September, according to the local tourism office.

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Film promoting Saitama to start screenings

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Prefecture's dove mascot ''Kobaton'' poses for photos with actress Marie Ono (3rd from L) and singer Uri Nakayama (L) during a screening of the film ''Nemuriba'' (place to sleep) in the city of Saitama on Oct. 12, 2010. The film, mainly produced by the prefectural government and United Cinemas Co., will commence screenings in five local theaters from Oct. 23.

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2 senior prosecutors held over data tampering

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromichi Otsubo, former chief of the special investigation department of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, heads to Tokyo from Osaka on Sept. 23, 2010. The top prosecutors office arrested him and his former deputy on Oct. 1 in connection with a case of altering data seized in a postal abuse scandal.

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Outsiders should stay out of sumo, says Asashoryu

NARITA, Japan - Former Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu arrives at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 23, 2010, from his native Mongolia, to make courtesy visits ahead of his retirement ceremony scheduled for Oct. 3 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. He thinks the Japan Sumo Association should not hire an independent committee to reform the national sport.

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Shanghai singer in Tokyo to promote Expo

TOKYO, Japan - Amin, a singer from Shanghai, performs during a ceremony in Tokyo on April 23, 2010, for the May 1 start of the World Expo in the Chinese city. The number of entrance tickets sold through the event's office in Japan has already topped 100,000, while 1 million people from the country are expected to visit the exposition by the time it ends on Oct. 31.

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Autumn leaves to reach peak in Nikko

TOKYO, Japan - The changing colors of leaves in the Okunikko area in the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, with Mt. Nantai in the background, is shown in a photo taken from a helicopter on Oct. 16, 2010. The fall foliage in the area will reach its peak around Oct. 23, later than usual due to the heat which lasted into September, according to the local tourism office. (Kyodo)

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2 senior prosecutors held over data tampering

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromichi Otsubo, former chief of the special investigation department of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, heads to Tokyo from Osaka on Sept. 23, 2010. The top prosecutors office arrested him and his former deputy on Oct. 1 in connection with a case of altering data seized in a postal abuse scandal. (Kyodo)

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Kostner wins title at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - First-place winner Carolina Kostner of Italy performs in the women's free skate program at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Murakami finishes third at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs during the women's free skate program at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy at Nihon Gaishi Arena in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. Murakami finished in third place. (Kyodo)

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Film promoting Saitama to start screenings

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Prefecture's dove mascot ''Kobaton'' poses for photos with actress Marie Ono (3rd from L) and singer Uri Nakayama (L) during a screening of the film ''Nemuriba'' (place to sleep) in the city of Saitama on Oct. 12, 2010. The film, mainly produced by the prefectural government and United Cinemas Co., will commence screenings in five local theaters from Oct. 23. (Kyodo)

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Outsiders should stay out of sumo, says Asashoryu

NARITA, Japan - Former Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu arrives at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 23, 2010, from his native Mongolia, to make courtesy visits ahead of his retirement ceremony scheduled for Oct. 3 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. He thinks the Japan Sumo Association should not hire an independent committee to reform the national sport. (Kyodo)

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Shanghai singer in Tokyo to promote Expo

TOKYO, Japan - Amin, a singer from Shanghai, performs during a ceremony in Tokyo on April 23, 2010, for the May 1 start of the World Expo in the Chinese city. The number of entrance tickets sold through the event's office in Japan has already topped 100,000, while 1 million people from the country are expected to visit the exposition by the time it ends on Oct. 31. (Kyodo)

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Int'l symposium on leprosy held in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco - Fumihiko Takayama, author of a biography of fellow Japanese author Tamio Hojo who died of leprosy at age 23 in 1937, attends an international symposium held in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Oct. 28, 2014, to promote a 2010 U.N. resolution calling for the elimination of discrimination against people affected by Hansen's disease. (Kyodo)

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Mysterious 1949 disaster draws attention again

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo-based lawyer Shoji Takamizawa talks about efforts to reopen the trial for the 1949 Mitaka Incident at a public rally in Mitaka, Tokyo, on Oct. 23, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Maki Horikita poses at the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward. (Kyodo)

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Uchimura at world gymnastic c'ships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Japan's Kohei Uchimura waves to the crowd after performing in the floor exercise during the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 23, 2010. Uchimura, who became the first ever Japanese to win back-to-back world titles in the men's all-round the previous day, won the silver medal for the event. (Kyodo)

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Actor Higashiyama, actress Kimura tie knot

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Yoshino Kimura appears at the opening of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010. Kimura, 34, and actor Noriyuki Higashiyama, 44, said on Oct. 23, 2010, they had tied the knot the same day. (Kyodo)

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Dragons leap to Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons second baseman Hirokazu Ibata leaps to catch a ball hit by Yomiuri Giants infielder Michihiro Ogasawara in the first inning of Game 4 of the Central League Climax Series final stage at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 23, 2010. Chunichi won 4-3 to earn their first trip to the Japan Series in three years. (Kyodo)