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Leon Marchand Breaks Ryan Lochte World Record - Singapore

Leon Marchand of France celebrates after winning the men's 200m medley final at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Singapore on November 1, 2024. Marchand not only broke, but obliterated Ryan Lochte's 12-year-old world record in the 200 IM, clocking in with a time of 1:48.88 to knock three-quarters of a second off Lochte's previous mark of 1:49.63. Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leon Marchand Breaks Ryan Lochte World Record - Singapore

Leon Marchand of France celebrates after winning the men's 200m medley final at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Singapore on November 1, 2024. Marchand not only broke, but obliterated Ryan Lochte's 12-year-old world record in the 200 IM, clocking in with a time of 1:48.88 to knock three-quarters of a second off Lochte's previous mark of 1:49.63. Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leon Marchand Breaks Ryan Lochte World Record - Singapore

Leon Marchand of France competes during the men's 200m medley final at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Singapore on November 1, 2024. Marchand not only broke, but obliterated Ryan Lochte's 12-year-old world record in the 200 IM, clocking in with a time of 1:48.88 to knock three-quarters of a second off Lochte's previous mark of 1:49.63. Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leon Marchand Breaks Ryan Lochte World Record - Singapore

Leon Marchand of France celebrates after winning the men's 200m medley final at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Singapore on November 1, 2024. Marchand not only broke, but obliterated Ryan Lochte's 12-year-old world record in the 200 IM, clocking in with a time of 1:48.88 to knock three-quarters of a second off Lochte's previous mark of 1:49.63. Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leon Marchand Breaks Ryan Lochte World Record - Singapore

Leon Marchand of France celebrates after winning the men's 200m medley final at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Singapore on November 1, 2024. Marchand not only broke, but obliterated Ryan Lochte's 12-year-old world record in the 200 IM, clocking in with a time of 1:48.88 to knock three-quarters of a second off Lochte's previous mark of 1:49.63. Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leon Marchand Breaks Ryan Lochte World Record - Singapore

Leon Marchand of France competes during the men's 200m medley final at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Singapore on November 1, 2024. Marchand not only broke, but obliterated Ryan Lochte's 12-year-old world record in the 200 IM, clocking in with a time of 1:48.88 to knock three-quarters of a second off Lochte's previous mark of 1:49.63. Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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12-year-old Chinese boy finishes 100m in 11.63s

STORY: 12-year-old Chinese boy finishes 100m in 11.63s SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:16 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 100m race STORYLINE: A 12-year-old Chinese boy won the 100m race at the Guangdong primary school track and field championships, clocking in at an impressive 11.63 seconds, a remarkable speed for his age. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenzhen, China. (XHTV)

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda crosses the finish line in second place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, clocking 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds to break Japan's 19-year-old national record.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda finishes in second place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, clocking 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds to break Japan's 19-year-old national record.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda crosses the finish line in second place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, clocking 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds to break Japan's 19-year-old national record.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Honami Maeda crosses the finish line in second place at the Osaka Women's Marathon at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 28, 2024, clocking 2 hours, 18 minutes, 59 seconds to break Japan's 19-year-old national record.

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Speed skating: World Cup in Salt Lake City

American speed skater Jordan Stolz acknowledges the crowd after clocking a world record time of 1 minute, 5.37 seconds in the men's 1,000 meters at a World Cup meet in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 26, 2024.

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July 24, 2022 shows Armand Duplantis (R) of Sweden hugs his father and coach Gregory Duplantis during the men's pole vault awarding ceremony at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 in Eugene, Oregon, the United States. Three new world records were created at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, the United States. On July 22, Sydney McLaughlin of the United States set a new women's 400m hurdles world record with 50.68 seconds. Two other world records were also shattered, with Swedish star pole vaulter Armand Duplantis clearing 6.21m and Nigeria's Tobi Amusan clocking 12.12 seconds in the women's 100m hurdles. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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Allyson Felix claims gold in women's 200 meters

OSAKA, Japan - American Allyson Felix gestures after successfully defending her title in the women's 200 meters by clocking 21.81 -- the best mark this year -- at the athletics world championships at Nagai Stadium on Aug. 31.

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Felix wins 400m for 9th career gold at worlds

BEIJING, Aug. 28 Kyodo - Allyson Felix of the United States runs to victory in the women's 400 meters at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. Felix earned her ninth world championship gold medal, clocking a 2015 world-leading 49.26 seconds.

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Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

AUSTIN, United States, March 29 Kyodo - Yoshihide Kiryu of Japan speaks to reporters after clocking 9.87 seconds in the men's 100 meter dash invitational at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, on March 28, 2015. His time was deemed invalid for official purposes as the wind at his back (3.3 meters per second) exceeded the allowable limit of 2.0 m/s.

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Japan's Kiryu grabs bronze in men's 100m at world meet

EUGENE, United States - Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (L) finishes third in the men's 100-meter final by clocking 10.34 seconds at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 23, 2014. On the right is Ojie Edoburun of Britain, sixth.

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World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Joji Kato competes in the men's 500 meters in the second World Cup speed skating event of the season in Salt Lake City on Nov. 15, 2013. Kato won along with Canadian Gilmore Junio, clocking a time of 34.258 seconds, the same as Junio.

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World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Joji Kato competes in the men's 500 meters in the second World Cup speed skating event of the season in Salt Lake City on Nov. 15, 2013. Kato won along with Canadian Gilmore Junio, clocking a time of 34.258 seconds, the same as Junio.

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World Cup speed skating

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Joji Kato competes in the men's 500 meters in the second World Cup speed skating event of the season in Salt Lake City on Nov. 15, 2013. Kato won along with Canadian Gilmore Junio, clocking a time of 34.258 seconds, the same as Junio.

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Fujiwara 45th in men's marathon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Arata Fujiwara crosses the finish line in the 2012 London Olympics men's marathon, clocking 2 hours, 19 minutes and 11 seconds, for 45th place on Aug. 12, 2012. Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich won the gold medal with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 1 second. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Nakamoto 6th in men's marathon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kentaro Nakamoto crosses the finish line in the 2012 London Olympics men's marathon, clocking 2 hours, 11 minutes and 16 seconds, for 6th place on Aug. 12, 2012. Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich won the gold medal with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 1 second. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Ethiopia's Gelana wins women's marathon in London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Risa Shigetomo runs past the finish line in the 2012 London Olympics women's marathon, clocking 2 hours, 40 minutes, 6 seconds for 79th place on Aug. 5, 2012. Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana won the women's marathon gold medal in Olympic record time of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 7 seconds.

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Ethiopia's Gelana wins women's marathon in London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryoko Kizaki runs past the finish line in the 2012 London Olympics women's marathon, clocking 2 hours, 27 minutes, 16 seconds for 16th place on Aug. 5, 2012. Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana won the women's marathon gold medal in Olympic record time of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 7 seconds.

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Ethiopia's Gelana wins women's marathon in London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshimi Ozaki runs past the finish line in the 2012 London Olympics women's marathon, clocking 2 hours, 27 minutes, 43 seconds for 19th place on Aug. 5, 2012. Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana won the women's marathon gold medal in Olympic record time of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 7 seconds.

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90-yr-old Japanese finishes Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Takeo Goto finishes the Honolulu Marathon in Hawaii on Dec. 12, 2010. Goto improved his record by some 12 minutes from the previous year, clocking 9 hours, 22 minutes and 44 seconds.

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S. Korea's Lee wins 10,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Lee Seung Hoon of South Korea reacts after finishing the men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Canada on Feb. 23, 2010. Lee won the gold, clocking an Olympic record of 12 minutes, 58.55 seconds.

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Kodaira completes double at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Nao Kodaira skates to win the women's 1,000 meters, completing a sprint double at the speed skating single-distance national championships on Oct. 24, 2009, at M-Wave ice arena in the city of Nagano. Kodaira added to the 500-meter title she won the previous day after clocking 1 minute, 16.79 seconds.

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Koga reaches 50 backstroke final, Irie dumped out

ROME, Italy - Japan's Ryosuke Irie, runner-up in July 31 200, watches the board to check his time in the 50 meters at the world championships in Rome on Aug. 1. Irie, clocking in at 24.79, failed to advance past the semifinals.

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Nagashima wins men's 500 national title

NAGANO, Japan - Keiichiro Nagashima wins both the men's 500 meters races by clocking a total of 1:10.27 at the speed skating national single-distance championships at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Oct. 25.

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Olympics: Japan's Yurika Nakamura 13th in women's marathon

BEIJING, China - Yurika Nakamaura of Japan runs past the finishing line at the National Stadium in Beijing, clocking 2 hours, 30 minutes, 19 seconds for 13th place in the women's marathon of the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 17. Romania's Constantina Tomescu won the race in 2:26:44.

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Berger wins men's 15-km free at Nordic world

SAPPORO, Japan - Norway's Lars Berger wins the men's 15-kilometer cross country free event in the Nordic ski world championships in Sapporo on Feb. 28, clocking 35 minutes, 50.0 seconds in beating Leanid Karneyenka of Belarus by 35.8 seconds.

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Joey Cheek of U.S. wins gold in men's 500 meters

TURIN, Italy - American Joey Cheek expresses his joy after clocking the fastest time on his first run in the men's 500-meter speed skating event at the Oval Lingotto arena in Turin on Feb. 13. He had the fastest times on both runs to win his first Olympic gold.

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Yamada advances to women's 400-m. freestyle final

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Sachiko Yamada waves at supporters after clocking 4:09.10 to qualify for the women's 400-meter freestyle final at Olympic Aquatic Center on Aug. 15.

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Wainaina wins Hokkaido Marathon

SAPPORO, Japan - Two-time Olympic medalist Eric Wainaina of Kenya waves at the audience after winning the men's race in the Hokkaido Marathon in Sapporo by clocking 2 hours, 13 minutes, 13 seconds on Aug. 31.

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Shimizu sets meet record to win Asama invitational

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Two-time Olympic medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu competes in the men's 500 meters of the Asama invitational at Asam Onsen International Skate Center in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 30. Shimizu won the race, clocking 35.41 seconds in the day's second race for a two-race total of 1 minute, 10.89 seconds.

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Shibui sets Japanese record in women's 10,000 at U.S. meet

PALO ALTO, California - Top Japanese distance runner Yoko Shibui (R) walks with her coach after set a national record in the women's 10,000 meters at the Cardinal Invitational track and field meet at Stanford University, clocking the fastest time in the world this season. Shibui held off American cross country ace Deena Drossin in a seesaw battle and hit the tape in 30 minutes, 48.89 seconds for the victory.

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Tabata sets national record, world's fastest this year

CALGARY, Canada - Olympic medal hope Maki Tabata of Japan coasts to a national record in the 3,000 meters Jan. 27 by clocking this season's fastest time in the world at a pre-Olympic speed skating trial. Tabata improved on her own Japanese record time by 2.73 seconds as she won the race in 4 minutes, 1.01 seconds on the fast ice of Calgary's indoor rink.

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Tohoku Fukushi hurler Kumagai signs U.S. minor league deal

SENDAI, Japan - Ray Poitevint (L), vice president of the American League's Boston Red Sox, and Tohoku University's Ryo Kumagai hail the right hander's signing of a minor league deal with the Red Sox at the university in Sendai on Jan. 15. Kumagai, who has a fastball clocking 147 kilometers per hour from a sidearm delivery, is scheduled to take part in spring training with the major league club later this year.

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Nakao spurts in 200m backstroke final

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Miki Nakao spurts in the Olympic 200-meter women's backstroke final at Sydney International Aquatic Center on Sept. 22. She netted the bronze medal, clocking 2 minutes 11.05 seconds.

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Nakamura wins silver in Olympic women's 100-meter backstroke

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Mai Nakamura smiles and waves to the crowd after winning the silver medal in the women's 100-meter backstroke Sept. 18 at Sydney Aquatic Center. The 16-year-old Romanian Diana Mocanu won gold with a new Olympic record of 1 minute, 00.21 seconds. Nakamura broke her own national record by clocking 1:00.55.

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Nakamura, Mocanu in Olympic women's 100-meter backstroke

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Mai Nakamura (R) and Romania's Diana Mocanu push off at the start of the women's 100-meter backstroke Sept. 18 at Sydney Aquatic Center. Mocanu, 16, caught up with Nakamura in the final 25 meters to win gold with a new Olympic record of 1 minute, 00.21 seconds. Nakamura took silver by clocking 1:00.55, breaking her own national record.

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Hagiwara advances to semis in women's 200-meter individual medle

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese medal hope Tomoko Hagiwara made an impressive Olympic debut in the women's 200-meter individual medley, clocking 2:15.16 on Sept. 18 to advance to the semifinals at Sydney International Aquatic Center.

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N. Korea's Jong wins women's marathon at world c'ships

SEVILLE, Spain - North Korea's Jong Song Ok wins the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Seville on Aug. 29, followed by Japan's Ari Ichihashi. Photo shows their finish, with Jong clocking 2:26.59 and Ichihashi 3 seconds behind at Seville's Olympic Stadium.

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Miller wins women's 200 meters world title

SEVILLE, Spain - American Inger Miller (R) wins the women's 200 meters world title at Olympic Stadium in Seville, Spain, on Aug. 27, clocking the fastest time this year of 21.77 seconds.

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Greene achieves historic 100-200 double

SEVILLE, Spain - American Maurice Greene becomes the first man to complete the 100 and 200 meters double at the world championships on Aug. 27 in Seville, Spain. After winning the 100 meters on Aug. 22, he dominated the 200 meters final from the start, clocking 19.90 seconds.

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Ito breaks 10-second barrier in 100 meters

Japan's top sprinter Koji Ito (L) shakes hands with his colleague Shingo Suetsugu (R) after clocking 9.9 seconds in a 100-meter race at a track meet in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 16. The record was not officially recognized as it was timed with a stopwatch. But Ito became the first Asian to crack the 10-second barrier.

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Malaysian PM Anwar to prioritize cost of living, stability

STORY: Malaysian PM Anwar to prioritize cost of living, stability DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:10 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia's national flag and Kuala Lumpur city view 2. various of Prime Minister Office building located in Putrajaya 3. various of Anwar Ibrahim accepting a media interview outside of the National Palace on Nov. 22 4. various of Anwar Ibrahim's first press conference after being sworn in as Prime Minister on Nov.24 STORYLINE: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday that his government will prioritize dealing with the cost of living to ease the burden on the people. In his first press conference after clocking in for the job, Anwar said he has asked the relevant government agencies to conduct detailed discussions and take immediate action to ease the burden of rising prices on the people. "I have asked for more detailed discussions and immediate action to reduce the impact of the cost of living. I have asked the relevant

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Greece's Pitsolis wins 39th Athens Authentic Marathon

STORY: Greece's Pitsolis wins 39th Athens Authentic Marathon DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 39th edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon STORYLINE: Greece's Charalampos Pitsolis won the 39th edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon on Sunday. The 29-year-old runner crossed the finish line at the Panathenaic Stadium in the center of Athens in two hours, 23 minutes and 43 seconds. Greece's Konstantinos Gkelaouzos, last year's winner, followed second, clocking 2:24:45, and Konstantinos Stamoulis ranked third in 2:25:37. Greek runner Vasiliki Konstantinopoulou was the first in the women's category, clocking 2:46:01. The classic course from Marathon city to Athens follows in the footsteps of Pheidippides who inspired the race. According to legend, the ancient soldier first ran the route from the battlefield of Marathon beach to Athens in 490 BC to inform Athenians of the victory against Persian forces. Kenya's Felix Kipchirchir Kandi

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Chelimo, Chepkech win Nairobi Marathon

STORY: Chelimo, Chepkech win Nairobi Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the start point of the Nairobi Marathon 2. various of marathon in session 3. various of an award ceremony STORYLINE: Kenyan marathoners Elias Chelimo and Sheila Chepkech won the men's and women's titles of the Nairobi Marathon in Nairobi, capital of Kenya on Sunday. Over 25,000 participants took part in the event where Chelimo disposed of his challengers with two kilometers to go to take home the men's top honor in 2:10:22. Wilfred Kirwa led the challengers home 29 seconds behind, ahead of Felix Kangogo, who rounded off the podium in 2:11:10. In the women's race, Chepkech broke the tape in 2:27:04 after surging away from her competitors from the 40km mark in the event staged on a looped course in the southern part of the Kenyan capital. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Daniel Ebenyo won the men's half marathon after clocking 1:00:50. Evaline Chirchir took home the women'