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CHINA-HENAN-ALS SUFFERER-ROAD TRIP (CN)

(220818) -- ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Tianci (R) poses for a photo with his mother Liu Wenyan during their trip in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 1, 2022. Liu Wenyan considers herself lucky. Despite being confined to a wheelchair most of the time, she has recently finished a road trip covering over 15,000 km. The round trip from her home city of Shangqiu in central China's Henan Province to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and back again took 31 days. Liu, aged 52, suffers from a neurodegenerative disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. But the condition did not stop her enjoying the journey with her son Zhao Tianci, taking in various types of scenery along the way, sipping tea on the prairie and enjoying local delicacies. TO GO WITH "Feature: ALS sufferer inspires others with 15,000-km road trip" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HENAN-ALS SUFFERER-ROAD TRIP (CN)

(220818) -- ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Tianci (R) poses for a photo with his mother Liu Wenyan during their trip in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2022. Liu Wenyan considers herself lucky. Despite being confined to a wheelchair most of the time, she has recently finished a road trip covering over 15,000 km. The round trip from her home city of Shangqiu in central China's Henan Province to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and back again took 31 days. Liu, aged 52, suffers from a neurodegenerative disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. But the condition did not stop her enjoying the journey with her son Zhao Tianci, taking in various types of scenery along the way, sipping tea on the prairie and enjoying local delicacies. TO GO WITH "Feature: ALS sufferer inspires others with 15,000-km road trip" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HENAN-ALS SUFFERER-ROAD TRIP (CN)

(220818) -- ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Tianci (R) poses for a photo with his mother Liu Wenyan during their trip in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 3, 2022. Liu Wenyan considers herself lucky. Despite being confined to a wheelchair most of the time, she has recently finished a road trip covering over 15,000 km. The round trip from her home city of Shangqiu in central China's Henan Province to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and back again took 31 days. Liu, aged 52, suffers from a neurodegenerative disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. But the condition did not stop her enjoying the journey with her son Zhao Tianci, taking in various types of scenery along the way, sipping tea on the prairie and enjoying local delicacies. TO GO WITH "Feature: ALS sufferer inspires others with 15,000-km road trip" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HENAN-ALS SUFFERER-ROAD TRIP (CN)

(220818) -- ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Tianci (R) poses for a photo with his mother Liu Wenyan in Shangqiu City, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 18, 2022. Liu Wenyan considers herself lucky. Despite being confined to a wheelchair most of the time, she has recently finished a road trip covering over 15,000 km. The round trip from her home city of Shangqiu in central China's Henan Province to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and back again took 31 days. Liu, aged 52, suffers from a neurodegenerative disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. But the condition did not stop her enjoying the journey with her son Zhao Tianci, taking in various types of scenery along the way, sipping tea on the prairie and enjoying local delicacies. TO GO WITH "Feature: ALS sufferer inspires others with 15,000-km road trip" (Xinhua)

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Artistic swimming: World championships

Chinese artistic swimmers Huang Xuechen and Sun Wenyan perform in the duet technical routine final at the world swimming championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 14, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: China's Huang and Sun win synchro duet silver

Chinese synchronized swimmers Huang Xuechen (L) and Sun Wenyan perform in the duet final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016. The pair won silver. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Russia's Ishchenko, Romashina win synchro duet gold

Synchronized swimming's duet gold medalists Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina of Russia (C), silver medalists Huang Xuechen and Sun Wenyan of China (L), and bronze medalists Yukiko Inui and Risako Mitsui of Japan pose with their medals during the medal ceremony at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo