Solomon Islands athletes to train in China for 2023 Pacific Games

STORY: Solomon Islands athletes to train in China for 2023 Pacific Games DATELINE: July 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Honiara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the posters 2. various of Li Ming, the Chinese ambassador to the Solomon Islands 3. various of Jimmie Rodgers, Chairman of National Hosting Authority 4. various of Joe Sika, Chairman of National Sports Council 5. various of Martin Rara, president and chairman of the organizing committee of the 2023 Pacific Games 6. various of athletes STORYLINE: A total of 80 athletes and coaches from the Solomon Islands will have a 90-day training camp in China to prepare for the upcoming 2023 Pacific Games. The athletes heading for China come from a variety of sports including boxing, judo, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, athletics and weightlifting. The Chinese embassy to the Solomon Islands held a commissioning ceremony for their training tour on Friday at a stadium in Honiara. The stadium, with a capacity of about 10,000 people, is set to be

Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs play with their mother "Rara" (R) in a pool at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on April 20, 2013. It was the first experience of the pool for the cubs that were born in December 2012.

Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs play with their mother "Rara" (C) in a pool at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on April 20, 2013. It was the first experience of the pool for the cubs that were born in December 2012.

Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs stay close to their mother ''Rara'' at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on March 22, 2013, the day the cubs, born in December 2012, were unveiled to the public.

Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs stay close to their mother ''Rara'' at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on March 22, 2013, the day the cubs, born in December 2012, were unveiled to the public.

Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs play around their mother ''Rara'' at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on March 22, 2013, the day the cubs, born in December 2012, were unveiled to the public.

Twin polar bear cubs named 'Ikor' and 'Kiroru'

Twin polar bear cubs named 'Ikor' and 'Kiroru'

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs (R and C) play near their mother ''Rara'' at the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 6, 2009. The twins, born in December, were recently named ''Ikor'' and ''Kiroru.'' Ikor means ''treasure'' while Kiroru means ''road'' in the language of the Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido.

Twin polar bear cubs named 'Ikor' and 'Kiroru'

Twin polar bear cubs named 'Ikor' and 'Kiroru'

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs (R and C) play near their mother ''Rara'' at the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 6, 2009. The twins, born in December, were recently named ''Ikor'' and ''Kiroru.'' Ikor means ''treasure'' while Kiroru means ''road'' in the language of the Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido. (Kyodo)