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Running towards the spring of life

STORY: Running towards the spring of life SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:23 LOCATION: JINHUA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Luo Shujian STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LUO SHUJIAN, Deliveryman "Marathon running has opened a skylight for me amidst despair, allowing me to see the dawn of destiny." This is the tenth year that Luo Shujian has been running with his son, Xiaobai. They are about to participate in their 70th marathon together. Xiaobai is 15 years old. He suffered serious brain damage due to severe asphyxia at birth, leading to a diagnosis of cerebral palsy. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LUO SHUJIAN, Deliveryman "Many people say that it cannot be cured with money. They all suggested that I give up on him, but if I really were to do it, I feel it would be just impossible." Against all odds, Luo never gave up. For Luo, who has worked as a deliveryman for 17 years, every day is a race against time. In this marathon of life, he not only runs for h

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PFW Balmain Photocall

Fil Xiaobai attending the Balmain Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on September 27, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Balmain Photocall

Fil Xiaobai attending the Balmain Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on September 27, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Balmain Photocall

Fil Xiaobai attending the Balmain Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on September 27, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Balmain Photocall

Fil Xiaobai attending the Balmain Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on September 27, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-JILIN-FIGHT AGAINST DESERTIFICATION (CN)

(230705) -- BAICHENG, July 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wan Xiaobai (R) digs a tree pit with a volunteer in the Horqin Sandy Land (Jilin) ecological demonstration zone in Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, May 16, 2018. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chasing the green: one man's relentless fight against desertification" (Xinhua/Lin Hong)

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CHINA-JILIN-FIGHT AGAINST DESERTIFICATION (CN)

(230705) -- BAICHENG, July 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Wan Xiaobai in the Horqin Sandy Land (Jilin) ecological demonstration zone on May 16, 2018 (above) and Wang Ping looking over the ecological demonstration zone, in Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, May 25, 2018. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chasing the green: one man's relentless fight against desertification" (Xinhua/Lin Hong)

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK

(230227) -- BEIJING, Feb. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from Feb. 20 to Feb. 26, 2023) TRANSMITTED on Feb. 27, 2023. Luo Zhibai(2nd R), a 13-year-old who suffers form cerebral palsy, carried by his father Luo Shujian, a 45-year-old marathon runner in their apartment located in Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 24, 2023. The photo in a frame taken on Feb. 19, 2023 on the table next to them shows Luo Shujian participates in 2023 Shenzhen Marathon with a unique stroller in which his son Xiaobai sat and wore a helmet. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-WILD ANIMAL PARK-WHITE TIGER CUB (CN)

(220112) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- White tiger cub "Xiaobai" is seen at Shanghai Wild Animal Park in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 12, 2022. White tiger cub "Xiaobai", born on Sept. 21, 2021, is being nurtured at present in Shanghai Wild Animal Park with other two Siberian tiger cubs. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-WILD ANIMAL PARK-WHITE TIGER CUB (CN)

(220112) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- White tiger cub "Xiaobai" is seen at Shanghai Wild Animal Park in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 12, 2022. White tiger cub "Xiaobai", born on Sept. 21, 2021, is being nurtured at present in Shanghai Wild Animal Park with other two Siberian tiger cubs. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-WILD ANIMAL PARK-WHITE TIGER CUB (CN)

(220112) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- White tiger cub "Xiaobai" is seen with a Siberian tiger cub at Shanghai Wild Animal Park in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 12, 2022. White tiger cub "Xiaobai", born on Sept. 21, 2021, is being nurtured at present in Shanghai Wild Animal Park with other two Siberian tiger cubs. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-WILD ANIMAL PARK-WHITE TIGER CUB (CN)

(220112) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- White tiger cub "Xiaobai" is seen at Shanghai Wild Animal Park in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 12, 2022. White tiger cub "Xiaobai", born on Sept. 21, 2021, is being nurtured at present in Shanghai Wild Animal Park with other two Siberian tiger cubs. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-WILD ANIMAL PARK-WHITE TIGER CUB (CN)

(220112) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- White tiger cub "Xiaobai" is seen at Shanghai Wild Animal Park in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 12, 2022. White tiger cub "Xiaobai", born on Sept. 21, 2021, is being nurtured at present in Shanghai Wild Animal Park with other two Siberian tiger cubs. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-WILD ANIMAL PARK-WHITE TIGER CUB (CN)

(220112) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- White tiger cub "Xiaobai" plays with a Siberian tiger cub at Shanghai Wild Animal Park in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 12, 2022. White tiger cub "Xiaobai", born on Sept. 21, 2021, is being nurtured at present in Shanghai Wild Animal Park with other two Siberian tiger cubs. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)