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Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Painter Qi Tongyue introduces an unfinished Jarud woodblock painting at a woodblock painting institute in Jarud Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2025. The creation of a Jarud woodblock painting work, which originated in Jarud Banner in the late 1950s, has to go through more than a dozen steps, finished with engraving knife, woodblock and ink. The Jarud genre of woodblock painting was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2009. Nowadays, woodblock painting artists in Jarud, professional and amateur alike, are turning out vast amount of artworks that reflect their modern life on the grasslands. Photo by Liu Wenhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Painter Chen Qimeg prepares pigments for her painting at a woodblock painting institute in Jarud Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2025. The creation of a Jarud woodblock painting work, which originated in Jarud Banner in the late 1950s, has to go through more than a dozen steps, finished with engraving knife, woodblock and ink. The Jarud genre of woodblock painting was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2009. Nowadays, woodblock painting artists in Jarud, professional and amateur alike, are turning out vast amount of artworks that reflect their modern life on the grasslands. Photo by Liu Wenhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Painter Qi Tongyue introduces his artworks at a woodblock painting institute in Jarud Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2025. The creation of a Jarud woodblock painting work, which originated in Jarud Banner in the late 1950s, has to go through more than a dozen steps, finished with engraving knife, woodblock and ink. The Jarud genre of woodblock painting was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2009. Nowadays, woodblock painting artists in Jarud, professional and amateur alike, are turning out vast amount of artworks that reflect their modern life on the grasslands. Photo by Liu Wenhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Painter Qi Tongyue introduces his artworks at a woodblock painting institute in Jarud Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2025. The creation of a Jarud woodblock painting work, which originated in Jarud Banner in the late 1950s, has to go through more than a dozen steps, finished with engraving knife, woodblock and ink. The Jarud genre of woodblock painting was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2009. Nowadays, woodblock painting artists in Jarud, professional and amateur alike, are turning out vast amount of artworks that reflect their modern life on the grasslands. Photo by Liu Wenhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Painter Qi Tongyue creates a Jarud woodblock painting at a woodblock painting institute in Jarud Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2025. The creation of a Jarud woodblock painting work, which originated in Jarud Banner in the late 1950s, has to go through more than a dozen steps, finished with engraving knife, woodblock and ink. The Jarud genre of woodblock painting was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2009. Nowadays, woodblock painting artists in Jarud, professional and amateur alike, are turning out vast amount of artworks that reflect their modern life on the grasslands. Photo by Liu Wenhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jarud Woodblock Painting in Inner Mongolia - China

Painter Chen Qimeg shows one of her artworks at a woodblock painting institute in Jarud Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2025. The creation of a Jarud woodblock painting work, which originated in Jarud Banner in the late 1950s, has to go through more than a dozen steps, finished with engraving knife, woodblock and ink. The Jarud genre of woodblock painting was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2009. Nowadays, woodblock painting artists in Jarud, professional and amateur alike, are turning out vast amount of artworks that reflect their modern life on the grasslands. Photo by Liu Wenhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Pilgrims For The Jubilee of Sport - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport on June 14, 2025 at the Vatican. The Jubilee brought together professional and amateur athletes, coaches, sports managers, members of associations, and others, as well as there families, to take part in two days of events. Greeting pilgrims gathered for the Jubilee of Sport, Pope Leo said their time together will offer ‘a valuable opportunity’ to reflect on ‘the relationship between athletic activity and the virtue of hope.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Pilgrims For The Jubilee of Sport - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport on June 14, 2025 at the Vatican. The Jubilee brought together professional and amateur athletes, coaches, sports managers, members of associations, and others, as well as there families, to take part in two days of events. Greeting pilgrims gathered for the Jubilee of Sport, Pope Leo said their time together will offer ‘a valuable opportunity’ to reflect on ‘the relationship between athletic activity and the virtue of hope.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Pilgrims For The Jubilee of Sport - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport on June 14, 2025 at the Vatican. The Jubilee brought together professional and amateur athletes, coaches, sports managers, members of associations, and others, as well as there families, to take part in two days of events. Greeting pilgrims gathered for the Jubilee of Sport, Pope Leo said their time together will offer ‘a valuable opportunity’ to reflect on ‘the relationship between athletic activity and the virtue of hope.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Pilgrims For The Jubilee of Sport - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport on June 14, 2025 at the Vatican. The Jubilee brought together professional and amateur athletes, coaches, sports managers, members of associations, and others, as well as there families, to take part in two days of events. Greeting pilgrims gathered for the Jubilee of Sport, Pope Leo said their time together will offer ‘a valuable opportunity’ to reflect on ‘the relationship between athletic activity and the virtue of hope.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Pilgrims For The Jubilee of Sport - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport on June 14, 2025 at the Vatican. The Jubilee brought together professional and amateur athletes, coaches, sports managers, members of associations, and others, as well as there families, to take part in two days of events. Greeting pilgrims gathered for the Jubilee of Sport, Pope Leo said their time together will offer ‘a valuable opportunity’ to reflect on ‘the relationship between athletic activity and the virtue of hope.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Pilgrims For The Jubilee of Sport - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport on June 14, 2025 at the Vatican. The Jubilee brought together professional and amateur athletes, coaches, sports managers, members of associations, and others, as well as there families, to take part in two days of events. Greeting pilgrims gathered for the Jubilee of Sport, Pope Leo said their time together will offer ‘a valuable opportunity’ to reflect on ‘the relationship between athletic activity and the virtue of hope.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Pilgrims For The Jubilee of Sport - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport on June 14, 2025 at the Vatican. The Jubilee brought together professional and amateur athletes, coaches, sports managers, members of associations, and others, as well as there families, to take part in two days of events. Greeting pilgrims gathered for the Jubilee of Sport, Pope Leo said their time together will offer ‘a valuable opportunity’ to reflect on ‘the relationship between athletic activity and the virtue of hope.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Pilgrims For The Jubilee of Sport - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport on June 14, 2025 at the Vatican. The Jubilee brought together professional and amateur athletes, coaches, sports managers, members of associations, and others, as well as there families, to take part in two days of events. Greeting pilgrims gathered for the Jubilee of Sport, Pope Leo said their time together will offer ‘a valuable opportunity’ to reflect on ‘the relationship between athletic activity and the virtue of hope.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Pilgrims For The Jubilee of Sport - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport on June 14, 2025 at the Vatican. The Jubilee brought together professional and amateur athletes, coaches, sports managers, members of associations, and others, as well as there families, to take part in two days of events. Greeting pilgrims gathered for the Jubilee of Sport, Pope Leo said their time together will offer ‘a valuable opportunity’ to reflect on ‘the relationship between athletic activity and the virtue of hope.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Pilgrims For The Jubilee of Sport - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport on June 14, 2025 at the Vatican. The Jubilee brought together professional and amateur athletes, coaches, sports managers, members of associations, and others, as well as there families, to take part in two days of events. Greeting pilgrims gathered for the Jubilee of Sport, Pope Leo said their time together will offer ‘a valuable opportunity’ to reflect on ‘the relationship between athletic activity and the virtue of hope.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Pilgrims For The Jubilee of Sport - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport on June 14, 2025 at the Vatican. The Jubilee brought together professional and amateur athletes, coaches, sports managers, members of associations, and others, as well as there families, to take part in two days of events. Greeting pilgrims gathered for the Jubilee of Sport, Pope Leo said their time together will offer ‘a valuable opportunity’ to reflect on ‘the relationship between athletic activity and the virtue of hope.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Pilgrims For The Jubilee of Sport - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport on June 14, 2025 at the Vatican. The Jubilee brought together professional and amateur athletes, coaches, sports managers, members of associations, and others, as well as there families, to take part in two days of events. Greeting pilgrims gathered for the Jubilee of Sport, Pope Leo said their time together will offer ‘a valuable opportunity’ to reflect on ‘the relationship between athletic activity and the virtue of hope.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Pilgrims For The Jubilee of Sport - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport on June 14, 2025 at the Vatican. The Jubilee brought together professional and amateur athletes, coaches, sports managers, members of associations, and others, as well as there families, to take part in two days of events. Greeting pilgrims gathered for the Jubilee of Sport, Pope Leo said their time together will offer ‘a valuable opportunity’ to reflect on ‘the relationship between athletic activity and the virtue of hope.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parial Solar Eclipse - France

Partial solar eclipse observed with Saint Sauveur amateur astro club, on March 29, 2025 in Saint-Sauveur, a village near Compiegne, France. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parial Solar Eclipse - France

Partial solar eclipse observed with Saint Sauveur amateur astro club, on March 29, 2025 in Saint-Sauveur, a village near Compiegne, France. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parial Solar Eclipse - France

Partial solar eclipse observed with Saint Sauveur amateur astro club, on March 29, 2025 in Saint-Sauveur, a village near Compiegne, France. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parial Solar Eclipse - France

Partial solar eclipse observed with Saint Sauveur amateur astro club, on March 29, 2025 in Saint-Sauveur, a village near Compiegne, France. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parial Solar Eclipse - France

Partial solar eclipse observed with Saint Sauveur amateur astro club, on March 29, 2025 in Saint-Sauveur, a village near Compiegne, France. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parial Solar Eclipse - France

Partial solar eclipse observed with Saint Sauveur amateur astro club, on March 29, 2025 in Saint-Sauveur, a village near Compiegne, France. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France: Remnants Of Storm Kirk Causes Severe Flooding

Remnants of Storm Kirk swept across France, causing severe flooding in several municipalities and departments. The inclement weather caused trees One amateur sailor was reportedly killed in the southern port city of Sète.

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGZHOU COUNTY-AMATEUR MUSICIANS (CN)

(240807) -- LONGZHOU, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Dingding band records a music video at Jinlong Reservoir in Longzhou county, in the city of Chongzuo, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 25, 2024. TO GO WITH:"Across China: Amateur musicians revive Zhuang ethnic instrument with pop music" (Guangxi Longzhou County Integrated Media Center/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fishing At A Waterfall In The Nile River - Egypt

Fishermen fish at a waterfall in the Nile River in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on July 6, 2024. Hundreds of amateur and professional fishermen gathered here to fish and escape the heat during hot summer. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fishing At A Waterfall In The Nile River - Egypt

Fishermen fish at a waterfall in the Nile River in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on July 6, 2024. Hundreds of amateur and professional fishermen gathered here to fish and escape the heat during hot summer. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fishing At A Waterfall In The Nile River - Egypt

Fishermen fish at a waterfall in the Nile River in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on July 6, 2024. Hundreds of amateur and professional fishermen gathered here to fish and escape the heat during hot summer. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fishing At A Waterfall In The Nile River - Egypt

Fishermen fish at a waterfall in the Nile River in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on July 6, 2024. Hundreds of amateur and professional fishermen gathered here to fish and escape the heat during hot summer. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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EGYPT-QALYUBIA-FISHERMEN

(240707) -- QALYUBIA, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fishermen fish at a waterfall in the Nile River in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on July 6, 2024. Hundreds of amateur and professional fishermen gathered here to fish and escape the heat during hot summer. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-QALYUBIA-FISHERMEN

(240707) -- QALYUBIA, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fishermen fish at a waterfall in the Nile River in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on July 6, 2024. Hundreds of amateur and professional fishermen gathered here to fish and escape the heat during hot summer. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-QALYUBIA-FISHERMEN

(240707) -- QALYUBIA, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fishermen fish at a waterfall in the Nile River in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on July 6, 2024. Hundreds of amateur and professional fishermen gathered here to fish and escape the heat during hot summer. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-QALYUBIA-FISHERMEN

(240707) -- QALYUBIA, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fishermen fish at a waterfall in the Nile River in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on July 6, 2024. Hundreds of amateur and professional fishermen gathered here to fish and escape the heat during hot summer. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Kupala Night celebration in Pyrohiv Museum in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 23, 2024 - Dancers of the Cherevychky amateur folk band from Brovary dance at the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pyrohiv during the Kupala Night celebration, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Vibrant Plateau: Tibetan young man's passion for American football

STORY: Vibrant Plateau: Tibetan young man's passion for American football SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: June 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:07:54 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS STORYLINE: Tibetan young man Gelsang Lhundrup lives a modern life in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang. The 25-year-old owns a coffee shop. During his spare time, he devotes himself to his passion -- American football. Voice on site: "One, two, three, Khyung!" Gelsang Lhundrup plays running back on an amateur American football team in Xizang. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GELSANG LHUNDRUP, Amateur American football player and coffee shop owner "This is the life I've always pursued. I can earn a living and also follow my passion. Before the match in Chengdu, I figured we only have three training sessions left, and then we're off to the game." He had been preparing a match to be held in Chengdu City in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Playing American football is not easy in Xizang given the plateau's l

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Tunisia's first Chinese song competition concludes

STORY: Tunisia's first Chinese song competition concludes SHOOTING TIME: June 19, 2024 DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ben Arous Youth Sports Center 2. various of the singing competition and Tai Chi performance 3. various of awarding ceremony STORYLINE: Seventeen Chinese language and music lovers from Tunisia on Wednesday participated in the final of the country's first Chinese song competition. The participants performed Chinese pop songs and Peking opera during the two-hour event hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Tunisia and organized by the Confucius Institute at Carthage University in the capital city of Tunis. Ilhem Motamri, a Chinese language teacher and an amateur singer, clinched the championship in the adult group with her performance of "Chess Piece." Motamri said she started teaching Chinese in 2004 and has been practicing singing Chinese songs since then. She believed that a Tunisian female singer proficient in Ch

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Golf: Salonpas Cup

South Korean amateur Lee Hyo Song reacts after making an eagle putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Salonpas Cup on May 5, 2024, on Ibaraki Golf Club's East Course in Tsukubamirai, northeast of Tokyo.

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Golf: Salonpas Cup

South Korean amateur Lee Hyo Song reacts after making an eagle putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Salonpas Cup on May 5, 2024, on Ibaraki Golf Club's East Course in Tsukubamirai, northeast of Tokyo.

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Golf: Salonpas Cup

South Korean amateur golfer Lee Hyo Song poses for a photo after winning the Salonpas Cup on May 5, 2024, on Ibaraki Golf Club's East Course in Tsukubamirai, northeast of Tokyo. She became the youngest winner in Japan LPGA Tour history at 15 years and 176 days old.

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Golf: Salonpas Cup

South Korean amateur Lee Hyo Song makes an eagle putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Salonpas Cup on May 5, 2024, on Ibaraki Golf Club's East Course in Tsukubamirai, northeast of Tokyo.

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Golf: Salonpas Cup

South Korean amateur golfer Lee Hyo Song poses for a photo after winning the Salonpas Cup on May 5, 2024, on Ibaraki Golf Club's East Course in Tsukubamirai, northeast of Tokyo. She became the youngest winner in Japan LPGA Tour history at 15 years and 176 days old.

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Passion in "city of extreme cold" | Ep. 1: Marathon runners from China's "Cold Pole"

STORY: Passion in "city of extreme cold" | Ep. 1: Marathon runners from China's "Cold Pole" SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:05:40 LOCATION: HULUN BUIR, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China "Cold Pole" Marathon Team 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU SIWEI, President of Genhe Amateur Sports School, coach of China "Cold Pole" Marathon Team 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Members of China "Cold Pole" Marathon Team 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU SIWEI, President of Genhe Amateur Sports School, coach of China "Cold Pole" Marathon Team 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): Members of China "Cold Pole" Marathon Team 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LIU SIWEI, President of Genhe Amateur Sports School, coach of China "Cold Pole" Marathon Team 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): BAI YUHANG, Member of China "Cold Pole" Marathon Team (15 years old) 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): YAN SHUYI, Member of China "Cold Pole" Marathon Team (14 years old) 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): YAN KEXIN, Member of China "Cold Pole" Marathon T

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