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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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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2010 shows a victim of unexploded ordnance in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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Maehara's Tokyo "office" comes under suspicion

TOKYO, Japan - National Policy Minister Seiji Maehara meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2012. The home of Maehara's secretary, registered as the main office of his support group in Tokyo, booked over 10 million yen in costs between 2005 and 2010 in political funds reports, though it is not clear whether substantive work was performed there, people familiar with the matter said the same day.

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Maehara's Tokyo "office" comes under suspicion

TOKYO, Japan - National Policy Minister Seiji Maehara (C) meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2012. The home of Maehara's secretary, registered as the main office of his support group in Tokyo, booked over 10 million yen in costs between 2005 and 2010 in political funds reports, though it is not clear whether substantive work was performed there, people familiar with the matter said the same day.

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Japan's Takahashi takes bronze at Skate Canada

MISSISSAUGA, Canada - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs his free skate routine at Skate Canada, the second event of this season's Grand Prix series, in Mississauga, Canada, on Oct. 29, 2011. The 2010 world champion took the bronze medal in the men's competition.

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Bonus gifts museum in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A variety of Doraemon ''anime'' character goods and other toys are displayed at the Novelty Museum in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2010. The museum exhibits around 15,000 products that have been made as an added bonus to accompany candies and other products.

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto, the chair of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, is projected on the screen during a plenary session that resumed after a recess on the evening of Oct. 29, 2010.

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Kan, Wen at trilateral meeting in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - This combination photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at a trilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak in Hanoi on Oct. 29, 2010, on the sidelines of a summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus the three countries. (Pool photo)

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Japan beats Poland in women's volleyball

TOKYO, Japan - Saori Sakoda of Japan spikes the ball against Poland's Katarzyna Gajgal (15) and Milena Sadurek during the fourth set of a first-round match at the women's world volleyball championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2010. Japan beat Poland in full sets.

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Japan beats Poland in women's volleyball

TOKYO, Japan - Megumi Kurihara of Japan spikes the ball against Poland's Katarzyna Gajgal (15) and Milena Sadurek during the second set of a first-round match at the women's world volleyball championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2010. Japan beat Poland in full sets.

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto (L), the chair of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, facilitates a plenary meeting, as Ahmed Djoghlaf (R), executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, looks on, on Oct. 29, 2010.

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Tsunami wipes out Indonesian village

MUNTEI BARU-BARU, Indonesia - Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2010 shows the village of Muntei Baru-Baru on North Pagai Island in the Mentawai island chain flattened by tsunami triggered by a major earthquake on Oct. 25.

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Tsunami wipes out Indonesian village

MUNTEI BARU-BARU, Indonesia - Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2010 shows the village of Muntei Baru-Baru on North Pagai Island in the Mentawai island chain flattened by tsunami triggered by a major earthquake on Oct. 25.

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto (C), the chair of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, reacts after a plenary session breaks off for a recess on Oct. 29, 2010, as Ahmed Djoghlaf (R), executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, looks on.

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Storm-hit Amami-Oshima Island

AMAMI, Japan - Discarded furniture and home appliances block part of a residential area in storm-hit Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2010.

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Tsunami wipes out Indonesian village

MUNTEI BARU-BARU, Indonesia - People at the village of Muntei Baru-Baru on North Pagai Island in the Mentawai island chain, dig a hole on Oct. 29, 2010 to bury the victims killed by a major quake and tsunami that struck the village on Oct. 25.

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates read materials prior to a plenary session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010.

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Japan students in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Students in a Japanese delegation to the World Expo in Shanghai visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, a landmark building in the city, on Oct. 29, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Japanese and Chinese youth luncheon

SHANGHAI, China - Young Japanese people and Chinese volunteers attend a luncheon in Shanghai on Oct. 29, 2010. A group of about 680 Japanese are on a visit to promote exchanges with young Chinese after their trip was previously postponed due to a bilateral spat stemming from maritime collisions near the disputed Senkaku Islands. (Pool photo)

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates appear exhausted during a plenary session of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010.

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NTT Docomo president at APEC telecom event

NAGO, Japan - Ryuji Yamada, president of Japan's top cellphone carrier NTT Docomo Inc., delivers a lecture at a seminar related to the ministerial telecom and information talks of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2010. Yamada said how to control the increasing amount of telecom information is a global challenge.

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U.N. assembly chief talks of Security Council reforms

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. General Assembly President Joseph Deiss speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2010. Deiss pledged to work on reactivating discussions about reforms of the world body's Security Council.

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Dragons, Marines collide in Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai (R) and Lotte Marines manager Norifumi Nishimura shake hands at Nagoya Dome, the home stadium of the Dragons, in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010, ahead of the start of the Japan Series the following day.

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Ishikawa plays ABC Championship

KATO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits a shot in the second round of the Mynavi ABC Championship at ABC Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 29, 2010.

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Kan, Wen at ASEAN-plus-3 summit

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao shake hands during a luncheon for leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea in Hanoi on Oct. 29, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Sony returns to black in April-Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato briefs reporters in Tokyo on the company's financial results for the April to September period on Oct. 29, 2010. The company swung back into the black as a result of a favorable performance in the game business and personal computer sectors as well as its cost-cutting efforts.

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ASEAN-Japan summit

HANOI, Vietnam - Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Japan join hands for a group photo on Oct. 29, 2010, in Hanoi. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (6th from L) announced at a summit with his ASEAN counterparts the same day that Japan will offer assistance for infrastructure projects to ASEAN members. (Pool Photo)

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Maehara, Yang meet in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (2nd from L) talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) in Hanoi on Oct. 29, 2010. Maehara said he agreed with Yang that Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is likely to meet with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the Vietnamese capital to improve soured ties.

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Aeon Mall opens in Tianjin, China

BEIJING, China - Shoppers swarm Aeon Mall Tianjin TEDA in China on Oct. 29, 2010. The 110,000-square-meter shopping center is the Japanese operator's second largest outlet in China.

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Maehara, Yang meet in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (L) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Hanoi on Oct. 29, 2010. Maehara said he agreed with Yang that Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is likely to meet with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the Vietnamese capital to improve soured ties.

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Fernando Casas (C) and Timothy Hodges (back), co-chairs of a U.N. biodiversity conference's working group on genetic resources, are surrounded by reporters as they exit the venue for a working group meeting in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010.

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MISIA at COP10 conference

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese singer MISIA (R) speaks during a news conference in Nagoya on Oct. 18, 2010, as delegates opened the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, scheduled to run through Oct. 29 in the central Japan city. At left is Ahmed Djoghlaf, executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

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Biodiversity talks kick off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates gather at Nagoya Congress Center in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, as the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) began on Oct. 18, 2010. About 190 countries and regions are expected to participate in the forum running through Oct. 29.

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Biodiversity talks kick off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto speaks at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 18, 2010. About 190 countries and regions are expected to participate in the forum, which began the same day and runs through Oct. 29.

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Biodiversity talks

NAGOYA, Japan - Fernando Casas of Colombia (R) and Timothy Hodges of Canada, co-chairs of the ad hoc working group on access and benefit-sharing of the biodiversity convention, speak at a press conference in Nagoya on Oct. 13, 2010. The working group meets on Oct. 13-15 prior to the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, which will be held on Oct. 18-29.

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Murton tops Ichiro

TOKYO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Matt Murton of the United States walks past photographers as he leaves the Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2010, after a game against the Yakult Swallows. The 29-year-old former Colorado Rockies player belted a record 213th hit of the season the same day breaking Ichiro Suzuki's 1994 Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210.

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Murton tops Ichiro

TOKYO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Matt Murton of the United States watches his RBI double, his 213th hit of the season, in the ninth inning of a game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2010. The 29-year-old former Colorado Rockies player broke Ichiro Suzuki's 1994 Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210 the same day.

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Uniqlo's 1st domestic flagship store in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the popular Uniqlo casual clothing chain, opens its first domestic flagship store in Osaka's Shinsaibashi shopping district to the media on Sept. 29, 2010, ahead of its opening to the public on Oct. 1.

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Rakuten's Iwakuma to be posted for move to majors

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma starts against the Nippon Ham Fighters on Sept. 24, 2010, at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai. The Eagles announced Oct. 4 it will allow the 29-year-old with a 101-62 career record and a 3.32 ERA in over 10 seasons in Japan to sign with an American major league club through a posting system.

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Rakuten's Iwakuma to be posted for move to majors

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma pitches against the Orix Buffaloes at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Sept. 11, 2010. The Eagles announced Oct. 4 it will allow the 29-year-old with a 101-62 career record and a 3.32 ERA in over 10 seasons in Japan to sign with an American major league club through a posting system.

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Rakuten's Iwakuma to be posted for move to majors

CHIBA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma celebrates with teammate Kenta Satake after winning his 100th career game following a victory over the Lotte Marines on Aug. 31, 2010, at Chiba Marine Stadium. The Eagles announced Oct. 4 it will allow the 29-year-old with a 101-62 career record and a 3.32 ERA in over 10 seasons in Japan to sign with an American major league club through a posting system.

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New control tower completed at Tokyo's Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - A newly completed control tower (R) at Tokyo's Haneda airport is shown to the press on Oct. 29, 2009. The 115.7-meter tall tower will begin operating Jan. 12, 2010.

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New control tower completed at Tokyo's Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - The inside of a newly completed control tower at Tokyo's Haneda airport is shown to the press on Oct. 29, 2009. The 115.7-meter tall tower will begin operating Jan. 12, 2010.

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S. Korea, Japan, China senior officials hold talks ahead of summit

Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 29, 2010, after talks with Kim Hong Kyun, the South Korean Foreign Ministry's deputy minister for political affairs, and Liu Zhenmin, China's vice foreign minister. They met to lay the groundwork for the summit of the three countries' leaders in the South Korean capital on Nov. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New control tower completed at Tokyo's Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - A newly completed control tower (R) at Tokyo's Haneda airport is shown to the press on Oct. 29, 2009. The 115.7-meter tall tower will begin operating Jan. 12, 2010. (Kyodo)

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New control tower completed at Tokyo's Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - The inside of a newly completed control tower at Tokyo's Haneda airport is shown to the press on Oct. 29, 2009. The 115.7-meter tall tower will begin operating Jan. 12, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Fernando Casas (C) and Timothy Hodges (back), co-chairs of a U.N. biodiversity conference's working group on genetic resources, are surrounded by reporters as they exit the venue for a working group meeting in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010. (Kyodo)

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MISIA at COP10 conference

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese singer MISIA (R) speaks during a news conference in Nagoya on Oct. 18, 2010, as delegates opened the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, scheduled to run through Oct. 29 in the central Japan city. At left is Ahmed Djoghlaf, executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity. (Kyodo)

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Biodiversity talks kick off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates gather at Nagoya Congress Center in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, as the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) began on Oct. 18, 2010. About 190 countries and regions are expected to participate in the forum running through Oct. 29. (Kyodo)

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Biodiversity talks kick off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto speaks at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 18, 2010. About 190 countries and regions are expected to participate in the forum, which began the same day and runs through Oct. 29. (Kyodo)