Athletes relish festive vibe at Hangzhou Asian Games Village

STORY: Athletes relish festive vibe at Hangzhou Asian Games Village DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration inside the Athletes' Village 2. STANDUP (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VLEIRY TARAZI, Palestinian athlete 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MALIKA LAGUTENKO, Tajik athlete 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FATIMA AL HOSANI, UAE athlete 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CHIN HUI NG, Singaporean athlete 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): NG KIU CHUNG, Athlete from Hong Kong, China STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent "As this year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Friday, athletes competing in the Hangzhou Asian Games and their local friends join activities in celebration of the 'moon festival' featuring mooncakes, lanterns and moon gazing. So how is the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated at the Athletes' Village? Let's find out." The athletes enjoyed artistic performances,

Athletes' aspirations at Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Athletes' aspirations at Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 19th Asian Games venues 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WEE LEE DARIUS YAP, Singaporean athlete 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BALZHAN KOISHYBAYEVA, Kazakh rugby player 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): VLEIRY TARAZI, Palestinian swimmer STORYLINE: The 19th Asian Games is currently underway in China's Zhejiang. The Games marks China's third time hosting the Asiad, following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some athletes have expressed their expectations for the Games. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WEE LEE DARIUS YAP, Singaporean athlete "Our expectation for the Asian Games is to finish top of it. It (Hangzhou) is quite a beautiful city. So I think we wish our team all the best to finish the Asian Games strong." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BALZHAN KOISHYBAYEVA, Kazakh rugby player "This is my second Asian Games. It is a very nice place and very nice organization. I