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Tanzanian boys dream to break boxing ceiling

STORY: Tanzanian boys dream to break boxing ceiling DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:06 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dar es Salaam 2. various of young boxers training 3. various of people watching boys training 4. SOUNDBITE (Kiswahili): BAKARI MAGONA, Boxing coach STORYLINE: Tanzanian boy Mahadi Bakari Mohamed has been training hard to fulfill his determination and ambition of becoming a boxing world champion in the future. Mohamed, 13, is trained by his father, 37-year-old Bakari Magona, a professional boxer. He has already won five out of six amateur boxing bouts in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. Twelve-year-old Omary Mohamed Mndenge, a Standard Six pupil at Muhimbili Primary School, also wants to become a world champion in boxing. Both boys train on Saturdays and Sundays for a total of five hours, three hours in the morning and two hours in the evening. SOUNDBITE (Kiswahili): BAKARI MAGONA, Boxing coach "There were many young boys with boxing talents

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Speed skating: Retiring Kodaira in training

Japan's former Olympic speed skating champion Nao Kodaira (blue) trains for the upcoming national single-distance championships, the final race of her competitive career, at M-Wave in Nagano, central Japan, on Oct. 3, 2022.

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Speed skating: Retiring Kodaira in training

Japan's former Olympic speed skating champion Nao Kodaira (blue) trains for the upcoming national single-distance championships, the final race of her competitive career, at M-Wave in Nagano, central Japan, on Oct. 3, 2022.

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Speed skating: Retiring Kodaira in training

Japan's former Olympic speed skating champion Nao Kodaira trains for the upcoming national single-distance championships, the final race of her competitive career, at M-Wave in Nagano, central Japan, on Oct. 3, 2022.

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Golf: Hull wins LPGA Tour event in Texas

Britain's Charley Hull poses with the champion's trophy after winning The Ascendant golf tournament at the Old American Golf Club, The Colony, Texas on Oct. 2, 2022.

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Chinese athletes gain inspiration from Kenyan peers

STORY: Chinese athletes gain inspiration from Kenyan peers DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's men's marathon team training in Kipchoge Keino Stadium 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DONG GUOJIAN, Chinese marathoner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIAO LI, Coach of China's national track and field team 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GIDEON KIPCHIRCHIR, Kenyan half marathon champion 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Swahili): SILAS CHEPOII, Kenyan marathoner STORYLINE: China's men's marathon team is training in Kenya with the country's best marathoners ahead of next year's World Championships in Budapest. At the Kipchoge Keino stadium, Dong Guojian and his Chinese teammates run head to head with some of Kenya's biggest names in field and track. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DONG GUOJIAN, Chinese marathoner "This is the sixth time I've come to Kenya this year. Their training conditions are very tough, but Kenyan athletes still love marathons. That's what makes them best marathon

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Pro-wrestling icon, ex-lawmaker Inoki dies at 79

File photo shows Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki (R) taking on world boxing champion Muhammad Ali at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on June 26, 1976. Inoki died on Oct. 1, 2022, at 79.

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Event marking Japan-China 50th diplomatic anniv.

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu (front row, C) poses for a photo during a celebratory event held in Tokyo exactly 50 years to the day since the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations on Sept. 29, 2022.

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Hanyu at event marking Japan-China 50th diplomatic anniv.

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu (front row, C) poses for a photo during a celebratory event held in Tokyo exactly 50 years to the day since the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations on Sept. 29, 2022.

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Hanyu at event marking Japan-China 50th diplomatic anniv.

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu (front row, C) poses for a photo during a celebratory event held in Tokyo exactly 50 years to the day since the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations on Sept. 29, 2022.

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Event marking Japan-China 50th diplomatic anniv.

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu (front row, C) poses for a photo during a celebratory event held in Tokyo exactly 50 years to the day since the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations on Sept. 29, 2022.

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Hanyu at event marking Japan-China 50th diplomatic anniv.

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu (front) gets ready to pose for a photo during an event held in Tokyo exactly 50 years to the day since the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations on Sept. 29, 2022.

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Hanyu at event marking Japan-China 50th diplomatic anniv.

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu (R) smiles during a celebratory event held in Tokyo exactly 50 years to the day since the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations on Sept. 29, 2022.

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Hanyu at event marking Japan-China 50th diplomatic anniv.

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu waves as he attends a celebratory event held in Tokyo exactly 50 years to the day since the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations on Sept. 29, 2022.

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WEIGHTLIFTING-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-QUALIFICATION-TEAM CHINA (CN)

(220920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Lyu Xiaojun reacts before the women's event of the China's National Weightlifting Team 2nd Qualification Event for 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Hou Zhaokang)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WEIGHTLIFTING-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-QUALIFICATION-TEAM CHINA (CN)

(220920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Shi Zhiyong watches the women's event of the China's National Weightlifting Team 2nd Qualification Event for 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Hou Zhaokang)

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(SP)SPAIN-ALCANIZ-MOTO GP-ARAGON GRAND PRIX

(220919) -- ALCANIZ, Sept. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Enea Bastianini of Gresini Racing celebrates after winning the champion during the Aragon Grand Prix race in Alcaniz, Spain, Sept. 18, 2022. (Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua)

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(SP)SPAIN-ALCANIZ-MOTO GP-ARAGON GRAND PRIX

(220919) -- ALCANIZ, Sept. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Enea Bastianini of Gresini Racing celebrates after winning the champion during the Aragon Grand Prix race in Alcaniz, Spain, Sept. 18, 2022. (Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua)

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(SP)SPAIN-ALCANIZ-MOTO GP-ARAGON GRAND PRIX

(220919) -- ALCANIZ, Sept. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Enea Bastianini of Gresini Racing celebrates winning the champion on the awarding podium during the Aragon Grand Prix race in Alcaniz, Spain, Sept. 18, 2022. (Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-MUSEUM-MODEL CARS

(220915) -- BEIRUT, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nabil Karam looks at his collections at Billy Karam Museum in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon, Sept. 12, 2022. Lebanese race car champion Nabil Karam started his hobby of collecting mini sports cars 30 years ago. Today, the 65-year-old man has collected around 50,000 car miniatures from around the world. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lebanese racer turns hobby into car museum" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-MUSEUM-MODEL CARS

(220915) -- BEIRUT, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 12, 2022 shows model cars displayed at the Billy Karam Museum in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon. Lebanese race car champion Nabil Karam started his hobby of collecting mini sports cars 30 years ago. Today, the 65-year-old man has collected around 50,000 car miniatures from around the world. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lebanese racer turns hobby into car museum" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-MUSEUM-MODEL CARS

(220915) -- BEIRUT, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nabil Karam poses for photos with trophies he won in car races at the Billy Karam Museum in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon, Sept. 12, 2022. Lebanese race car champion Nabil Karam started his hobby of collecting mini sports cars 30 years ago. Today, the 65-year-old man has collected around 50,000 car miniatures from around the world. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lebanese racer turns hobby into car museum" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-MUSEUM-MODEL CARS

(220915) -- BEIRUT, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 12, 2022 shows model cars displayed at the Billy Karam Museum in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon. Lebanese race car champion Nabil Karam started his hobby of collecting mini sports cars 30 years ago. Today, the 65-year-old man has collected around 50,000 car miniatures from around the world. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lebanese racer turns hobby into car museum" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-MUSEUM-MODEL CARS

(220915) -- BEIRUT, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 12, 2022 shows model cars displayed at the Billy Karam Museum in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon. Lebanese race car champion Nabil Karam started his hobby of collecting mini sports cars 30 years ago. Today, the 65-year-old man has collected around 50,000 car miniatures from around the world. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lebanese racer turns hobby into car museum" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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United World Wrestling Hall of Fame

Former Japanese wrestler Hitomi Obara (R) poses for a photo with United World Wrestling President Nenad Lalovic in Belgrade on Sept. 9, 2022, as the eight-time world champion and London Olympic gold medalist is inducted into the federation's Hall of Fame.

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United World Wrestling Hall of Fame

Former Japanese wrestler Hitomi Obara (R) poses for a photo with United World Wrestling President Nenad Lalovic in Belgrade on Sept. 9, 2022, as the eight-time world champion and London Olympic gold medalist is inducted into the federation's Hall of Fame.

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African Table Tennis Championships conclude in Algeria

STORY: African Table Tennis Championships conclude in Algeria DATELINE: Sept. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the final day of the 2022 African Table Tennis Championships STORYLINE: The 2022 African Table Tennis Championships concluded on Friday in the Algerian capital Algiers. In men's singles final held on the same day, Nigerian Aruna Quadri, who ranked 15th in the world, beat the defending champion Egyptian Omar Assar by 4:3. And in women's singles final, Egypt's Dina Meshref defeated her compatriot Yousra Helmy 4:0 to be crowned African champion for the third time. Egypt became the biggest winner of the championships, winning the men's and women's teams, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles titles in addition to the women's singles. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Algiers. (XHTV)

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China bags 5 gold medals as AJCC concludes in Vientiane

STORY: China bags 5 gold medals as AJCC concludes in Vientiane DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the table tennis competition STORYLINE: China bagged five gold medals as the 26th Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships (AJCC) wrapped up in Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday. China won two gold medals from the categories of Junior Boys' Singles and Junior Girls' Singles on Tuesday, besides collecting golds from the categories of Junior Boys' Team, Junior Girls' Team and Cadet Boys' Team events respectively last Saturday. Japan packed four golds from categories of Junior Boys' Doubles and Junior Girls' Doubles on Tuesday, Cadet Boys' Singles on Monday and Cadet Girls' Team last Saturday. What's more, a pair of Indian players won the Junior Mixed Doubles' champion Tuesday, while on Monday, a Thai player won the Cadet Girls' Singles event. The 26th Asian Junior and Cadet Championships was held from September 1 to 6 in L

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Snowboard: Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano

Ayumu Hirano (L), the 2022 Beijing Olympic men's snowboard halfpipe gold medalist, and his younger brother Kaishu, also an Olympic snowboarder, pose for photos after a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2022.

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Snowboard: Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano

Ayumu Hirano, the 2022 Beijing Olympic men's snowboard halfpipe gold medalist, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2022.

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Lebanon's classic car enthusiasts deck out gems of collections

STORY: Lebanon's classic car enthusiasts deck out gems of collections DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the classic car exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMAD KNIO, Participant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): GEORGE SALIBA, Participant 4. various of the classic car exhibition STORYLINE: Over 65 classic car owners on Saturday gathered in Aley, a city in Mount Lebanon, showcasing their vehicles at an exhibition, where vintage collections from 1945 to 1978 parked in the city square drew the attention of many passers-by. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMAD KNIO, Participant "Cars are my first and last hobby. I was a champion in Lebanon's rally and in stock car, and everything related to cars. This car behind us is a 1970 Coda car. It is the only one of its kind in Lebanon, and it is a convertible car. I have other very special cars. The whole story is that I've been loving this for a long time. These cars are very costly. If I want to buy spare parts,

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The Air Guitar World Championships final

Latest World Champion Rob Messel The Marquis performs during the Air Guitar World Championships final inOulu, Finland, on August 25th, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / EEVA RIIHELÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Eeva Riihelä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Badminton: World championships

Defending champion Akane Yamaguchi (R) of Japan meets compatriot Sayaka Takahashi at the net after Yamaguchi's victory in the third round of the women's singles at the world badminton championships in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2022.

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Badminton: World championships

Defending champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan celebrates after beating compatriot Sayaka Takahashi in the third round of the women's singles at the world badminton championships in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2022.

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Badminton: World championships

Defending champion Akane Yamaguchi (L) of Japan meets compatriot Sayaka Takahashi at the net after Yamaguchi's victory in the third round of the women's singles at the world badminton championships in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2022.

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Badminton: World championships

Defending champion Akane Yamaguchi (L) of Japan plays against compatriot Sayaka Takahashi in the third round of the women's singles at the world badminton championships in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2022.

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Badminton: World championships

Defending champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan plays against compatriot Sayaka Takahashi in the third round of the women's singles at the world badminton championships in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2022.

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Saline-alkali land transformed into paddy fields in NE China

STORY: Saline-alkali land transformed into paddy fields in NE China DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of paddy fields in Jilin Province STORYLINE: Located in the northeast China's Jilin Province, Zhenlai is the largest rice production county in the province. Zhenlai sits in one of the three major soda saline-alkali land areas in the world. More than half of the cultivated land here is saline-alkali land. The economy development has been restricted by wind and sand, drought and flood. People here have been suffering poverty for a long time. Since the mid-1980s, Zhenlai formed the development concept of "rice to cure alkali, rice to cure flood and rice to get rich" in the exploration process. At present, Zhenlai has won the fourth consecutive rice annual output champion crown in Jilin, a major agricultural province in China. The paddy fields, which have been described as "constructed wetlands," are changing the saline-alkali land

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Figure skating: Hanyu practices in front of media

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu practices in front of the media in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2022. The 27-year-old turned pro after announcing his retirement from competitive figure skating in July 2022.

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Figure skating: Hanyu practices in front of media

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu practices in front of the media in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2022. The 27-year-old turned pro after announcing his retirement from competitive figure skating in July 2022.

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Figure skating: Hanyu practices in front of media

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu practices in front of the media in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2022. The 27-year-old turned pro after announcing his retirement from competitive figure skating in July 2022.

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Figure skating: Hanyu practices in front of media

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu practices in front of the media in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2022. The 27-year-old turned pro after announcing his retirement from competitive figure skating in July 2022.

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Sumo: 1st regional tour since December 2019

Grand champion Terunofuji (C) keeps his face mask on at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Aug. 5, 2022, the opening day of sumo's first regional tour since December 2019, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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UK: Women’s Euro 2022 – Thousands Welcome Lionesses At Trafalgar Square After Historic Win 2

After the historic win over Germany in the Euro 2022 final, the Lionesses met their fans and celebrated together at Trafalgar Square, London on Monday, August 1. Over 7,000 fans gathered to meet their heroes on a first-come, first-served basis.

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UK: Women’s Euro 2022 – Thousands Welcome Lionesses At Trafalgar Square After Historic Win

After the historic win over Germany in the Euro 2022 final, the Lionesses met their fans and celebrated together at Trafalgar Square, London on Monday, August 1. Over 7,000 fans gathered to meet their heroes on a first-come, first-served basis.

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UK: Women’s Euros 2022 – Fans Celebrate As Lionesses Win Final

After Chloe Kelly scored during the extra-time against Germany, England became the champion of Women’s Euro 2022 on Sunday, July 31. This would be the first major international success for the UK since the men’s team won the World Cup in 1966.

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-CLIPPER YACHT RACE

(220731) -- LONDON, July 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Crew member of Sanya, Cao Shiyi (R) is congratulated by Olympic sailing champion Xu Lijia at London's Royal Docks in London, Britain, July 30, 2022. Qingdao led a parade of sail on Saturday after finishing as the overall winner of the 2019-20 season Clipper Round The World Yacht Race. Sanya and Zhuhai, the other two boats representing the Chinese cities, finished sixth and ninth respectively. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-CLIPPER YACHT RACE

(220731) -- LONDON, July 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Crew member Cao Shiyi (R) is congratulated by Olympic sailing champion Xu Lijia at London's Royal Docks in London, Britain, July 30, 2022. Qingdao led a parade of sail on Saturday after finishing as the overall winner of the 2019-20 season Clipper Round The World Yacht Race. Sanya and Zhuhai, the other two boats representing the Chinese cities, finished sixth and ninth respectively. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)U.S.-EUGENE-ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 4X400M RELAY FINAL

(220725) -- EUGENE, July 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Champion Allison (3rd L) and Bryce Deadmon (3rd R) of the United States react after the men's 4x400m relay final at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 in Eugene, Oregon, the United States, July 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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(SP)U.S.-EUGENE-ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 4X400M RELAY FINAL

(220725) -- EUGENE, July 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Champion Allison of the United States sprints during the men's 4x400m relay final at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 in Eugene, Oregon, the United States, July 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)