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Opening Ceremony of The World Games 2025 - China

Gao Zhidan, president of the Organizing Committee of The World Games 2025 Chengdu delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on August 7, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Liang Xu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Asian Winter Games-Closing Ceremony - China

Gao Zhidan (C), president of the 9th Asian Winter Games Harbin Organising Committee and the Chinese Olympic Committee, speaks during the closing ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on February 14, 2025. Photo by Chen Yichen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-CHINA HOUSE-OPENING

(240724) -- PARIS, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gao Zhidan (L), President of Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), and Chen Li, minister counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in France, attend the opening ceremony of the China House in Paris, France, on July 24, 2024. The China House for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was inaugurated at the Hotel Salomon de Rothschild in Paris on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ju Huanzong)

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(SP)CHINA-HARBIN-ASIAN WINTER GAMES-300 DAYS COUNTDOWN (CN)

(240413) -- HARBIN, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan, director of China's General Administration of Sport, speaks during a ceremony to mark 300 days to go for the 9th Asian Winter Games Harbin 2025 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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(SP)CHINA-HARBIN-ASIAN WINTER GAMES-300 DAYS COUNTDOWN (CN)

(240413) -- HARBIN, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan, director of China's General Administration of Sport, speaks during a ceremony to mark 300 days to go for the 9th Asian Winter Games Harbin 2025 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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(TWO SESSIONS) CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-MINISTERS-INTERVIEW (CN)

(240311) -- BEIJING, March 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan, director of China's General Administration of Sport, gives an interview after the closing meeting of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(TWO SESSIONS) CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-MINISTERS-INTERVIEW (CN)

(240311) -- BEIJING, March 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan, director of China's General Administration of Sport, gives an interview after the closing meeting of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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(TWO SESSIONS) CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-MINISTERS-INTERVIEW (CN)

(240311) -- BEIJING, March 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan, director of China's General Administration of Sport, gives an interview after the closing meeting of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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(SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(240227) -- HULUN BUIR, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan (C), director of China's General Administration of Sport, waves the China's National Winter Games' flag during the closing ceremony of the China's 14th National Winter Games in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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(SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(240227) -- HULUN BUIR, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan (front), director of China's General Administration of Sport, addresses and declares the Games close during the closing ceremony of the China's 14th National Winter Games in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(240227) -- HULUN BUIR, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan (C), director of China's General Administration of Sport, waves the China's National Winter Games' flag during the closing ceremony of the China's 14th National Winter Games in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(240227) -- HULUN BUIR, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan (C), director of China's General Administration of Sport, waves the China's National Winter Games' flag during the closing ceremony of the China's 14th National Winter Games in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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(SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(240227) -- HULUN BUIR, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan (L), director of China's General Administration of Sport, hands the China's National Winter Games' flag to Li Lecheng, governor of Liaoning Province, which will be the next host province during the closing ceremony of the China's 14th National Winter Games in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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(SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(240227) -- HULUN BUIR, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan (front), director of China's General Administration of Sport, addresses and declares the Games close during the closing ceremony of the China's 14th National Winter Games in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(240227) -- HULUN BUIR, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan (front), director of China's General Administration of Sport, addresses and declares the Games close during the closing ceremony of the China's 14th National Winter Games in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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(SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(240227) -- HULUN BUIR, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan, director of China's General Administration of Sport, addresses and declares the Games close during the closing ceremony of the China's 14th National Winter Games in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: The China Commission of Arbitration for Sport was founded in Beijing on February 11, marking a milestone in the country's sports arbitration system. This file photo taken on Feb. 11, 2023 shows that Director of China's General Administration of Sport Gao Zhidan (R) and Director of China Commission of Arbitration for Sport Wang Ruilian jointly unveil the plaque for the China Commission of Arbitration for Sport in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua)

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Opening of World Wushu Championships in U.S. applauded

STORY: Opening of World Wushu Championships in U.S. applauded SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:18 LOCATION: FORT WORTH, United States CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the 16th World Wushu Championships (WWC) STORYLINE: The 16th World Wushu Championships (WWC) opened on Thursday in Fort Worth, the U.S. state of Texas. "The championships mark the return of this marvelous event to American soil after nearly 30 years," Anthony Goh, chairman of the 16th WWC, said at the opening ceremony. The United States last held the WWC in 1995. After Gao Zhidan, newly-elected president of the International Wushu Federation, announced the opening of the tournament, more than 100 American Tai Chi enthusiasts, dressed in white, took the stage first and performed Tai Chi 24-Form Movements together. Kevin French, a sales manager who flew in from Kentucky, said that he enjoyed the "big party" atmosphere of the championships which bring together Wushu fans of diff

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(231008) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan, President of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou Organising Committee and President of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), addresses the closing ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(231008) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan, President of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou Organising Committee and President of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), addresses the closing ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(231008) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan (C), President of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou Organising Committee and President of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), addresses the closing ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(231008) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan (front L), president of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou Organising Committee and president of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), addresses the closing ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(231008) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan, president of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou Organising Committee and president of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), addresses the closing ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(231008) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan (C), President of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou Organising Committee and President of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), addresses the closing ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(231008) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan (C), President of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou Organising Committee and President of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), addresses the closing ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan, president of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), addresses the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan, president of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), addresses the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Du yu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan (front C), President of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou Organising Committee and President of the Chinese Olympic Committee, Wang Hao (front L), President of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou Organising Committee and Governor of Zhejiang Province, and Raja Randhir Singh (front R), Acting President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-TORCH RELAY-LAUNCH CEREMONY (CN)

(230908) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gao Zhidan, director of the General Administration of Sport of China, delivers a speech during the launch ceremony for the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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(TWO SESSIONS)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-MINISTERS-INTERVIEW (CN)

(230312) -- BEIJING, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Director of China's General Administration of Sport Gao Zhidan gives an interview after the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Jin Haoyuan)

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(TWO SESSIONS)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-MINISTERS-INTERVIEW (CN)

(230312) -- BEIJING, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Director of China's General Administration of Sport Gao Zhidan gives an interview after the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Jin Haoyuan)

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(TWO SESSIONS)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-MINISTERS-INTERVIEW (CN)

(230312) -- BEIJING, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Director of China's General Administration of Sport Gao Zhidan gives an interview after the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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(TWO SESSIONS)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC-MINISTERS-INTERVIEW (CN)

(230312) -- BEIJING, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Director of China's General Administration of Sport Gao Zhidan gives an interview after the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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NE China turns sandy land into oasis in 70 years

STORY: NE China turns sandy land into oasis in 70 years DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of sandstormsvarious of people planting treesSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HOU GUI, Villager of Liujia VillageSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI ZHIDAN, Party Secretary of Aerxiang Town in Zhangwu Countyvarious of forests and animals STORYLINE: Zhangwu County in northeast China's Liaoning Province has been converting its sandy land into an oasis thanks to 70 years of greening efforts. To combat desertification, local villagers have spent decades planting trees. Hou Gui is one of them. His afforestation effort started in 2001. Since then, he has planted more than 200,000 trees on 2,400 mu (160 hectares) of sandy land. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HOU GUI, Villager of Liujia Village "It takes generations of people's efforts to achieve the result. I plan to rearrange this forest in the next five to 10 years. In my design, each forest belt will be 60 meters wide with