BIATHLON COMPETITION STOCKHOLM

BIATHLON COMPETITION STOCKHOLM

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20250303Deedra Irwin, USA, wins the women's individual in the Biathlon competitio nevent at Stockholm Stadium, Sweden March 3 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

Int'l winter swimming competition held in NE China's Dunhua

STORY: Int'l winter swimming competition held in NE China's Dunhua SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: YANBIAN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the winter swimming competition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian & Chinese): Russian swimmer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Chinese swimmer 4. various of the winter swimming competition STORYLINE: Despite the freezing weather in Dunhua, northeast China's Jilin Province, winter swimmers from around the world dove into the icy Bohai Lake on Thursday in a winter swimming competition. The competition attracted more than 700 athletes, ranging from 9 to 78 years old, from 35 countries and regions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian & Chinese): Russian swimmer "The water quality is excellent. And I am very pleased to have been invited to this competition. Thank you." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Chinese swimmer "Being able to participate in this event is inspiring. The organizers show great care for the athletes." After intense competitio

Expectations run high ahead of Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Expectations run high ahead of Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of venues of the 19th Asian Games 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ABHIJIT SARKER, Bangladeshi delegation chief 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHWAJA HASHMATULLAH RASA, Afghan delegation chief 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SONAM TSHEWANG, Bhutanese delegation chief 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): GANBAATAR AMGALANBAATA, Mongolian delegation chief 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ABDULSATTAR AL-HAMDANI, Yemeni delegation chief 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ABHIJIT SARKER, Bangladeshi delegation chief 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): KHWAJA HASHMATULLAH RASA, Afghan delegation chief 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): BALZHAN KOISHYBAYEVA, Kazakh rugby player 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): SONAM TSHEWANG, Bhutanese delegation chief STORYLINE: The 19th Asian Games is to be held from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8 in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. 40 sports, 61 disciplines, and 483 events in 54 competitio