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Kordon Race in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 14, 2024 - A woman stands by a man with a prosthetic leg who won a medal during the Fifth Kordon Race in the Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Park of Culture and Leisure, Lviv, western Ukraine. The Kordon Race is both an obstacle race and masterclasses aimed at adapting to life in a warring country.

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Cape Town celebrates Chinese Dragon Boat Festival with thrilling races

STORY: Cape Town celebrates Chinese Dragon Boat Festival with thrilling races SHOOTING TIME: June 8, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Cape Town CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the venue, training and audience at the dragon boat race in Cape Town 2. various of competitions 3. various of drums, lion dances and medal ceremony at the dragon boat race in Cape Town 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DONG GANG, Leader of the Chinese community in Cape Town 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): IGSAAN SALIE, Chairperson of the Cape Town Dragon Boat Association 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAM NEWBY, Member of the Cape Town Dragon Boat Association 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DAVINA MEYER, Member of the winner team STORYLINE: The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival was celebrated with a competitive and inclusive dragon boat race on Saturday in Cape Town, making a splash in South Africa's legislative capital. Also known as Duanwu, the festival is a traditional Chinese holiday observed on the fifth day of the fifth mo

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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: Chinese tennis players achieved new heights in Grand Slams and world tournaments. A record-breaking 10 men's and women's players from the Chinese mainland competed in the singles main draw of the Australian Open. Wu Yibing became the first Chinese mainland player to lift an ATP Tour trophy after winning the Dallas Open title in February. Seven players from the Chinese mainland reached the second round of the US Open singles, with Zheng Qinwen reaching the last eight, while Zhang Zhizhen notably defeated fifth seed Casper Ruud, becoming the first men's player from the Chinese mainland to beat the world's top-5 player in Grand Slam tournaments. At the Hangzhou Asian Games, Zheng triumphed in the women's singles, and Zhang captured China's first Asiad men's singles gold medal in nearly three decades. This file photo taken on Feb. 12, 2023 shows Wu Yibing of China

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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: Chinese tennis players achieved new heights in Grand Slams and world tournaments. A record-breaking 10 men's and women's players from the Chinese mainland competed in the singles main draw of the Australian Open. Wu Yibing became the first Chinese mainland player to lift an ATP Tour trophy after winning the Dallas Open title in February. Seven players from the Chinese mainland reached the second round of the US Open singles, with Zheng Qinwen reaching the last eight, while Zhang Zhizhen notably defeated fifth seed Casper Ruud, becoming the first men's player from the Chinese mainland to beat the world's top-5 player in Grand Slam tournaments. At the Hangzhou Asian Games, Zheng triumphed in the women's singles, and Zhang captured China's first Asiad men's singles gold medal in nearly three decades. This file photo taken on Sept. 30, 2023 shows Zhang Zhizhen of

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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: Chinese tennis players achieved new heights in Grand Slams and world tournaments. A record-breaking 10 men's and women's players from the Chinese mainland competed in the singles main draw of the Australian Open. Wu Yibing became the first Chinese mainland player to lift an ATP Tour trophy after winning the Dallas Open title in February. Seven players from the Chinese mainland reached the second round of the US Open singles, with Zheng Qinwen reaching the last eight, while Zhang Zhizhen notably defeated fifth seed Casper Ruud, becoming the first men's player from the Chinese mainland to beat the world's top-5 player in Grand Slam tournaments. At the Hangzhou Asian Games, Zheng triumphed in the women's singles, and Zhang captured China's first Asiad men's singles gold medal in nearly three decades. This file photo taken on Sept. 4, 2023 shows Zheng Qinwen of Ch

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JAPAN-MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD-CHINA-GOLD MEDAL

(230713) -- CHIBA, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese gold medalists of the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) pose for a photo after the awarding ceremony in Chiba, Japan, July 12, 2023. Chinese students won six gold medals at the 64th IMO in Chiba, which ended on Wednesday, bagging a team gold medal for the fifth consecutive year with a total of 240 points. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2022

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on June 24, 2022 shows Katie Ledecky of the United States reacts after the women's 800m freestyle final at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Ledecky won the women's 800m freestyle at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, to take the fifth consecutive title in the event. In this tournament, the 25-year-old clinched four gold medals to take her world championships gold medal tally to 19. Ledecky also broke the women's short-course world record in the 1,500m and 800m freestyle at the FINA World Cup. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Ledecky smashes women's 800m world record to win gold

KAZAN, Russia, Aug. 9 Kyodo - Katie Ledecky of the United States swims to gold in the women's 800-meter freestyle final at the world swimming championship in Kazan, Russia, on Aug. 8, 2015. She won her fifth gold medal of the meet by smashing her own a world record in 8 minutes 7.39 seconds.

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Crowd joyous over Hanyu's figure skating gold in Sochi

OSAKA, Japan - A crowd of people at Kansai University in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, cheer in the early hours of Feb. 15, 2014, as they watch a live broadcast of Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu winning the gold medal in the men's figure skating event at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 14. The school is the alma mater of Hanyu's compatriot figure skaters Tatsuki Machida and Daisuke Takahashi who finished fifth and sixth, respectively.

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World swimming championships

BARCELONA, Spain - Photo shows Missy Franklin of the United States after the final of the women's 200-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 3, 2013. Franklin won the race in 2:04:76 to earn her fifth gold medal.

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World swimming championships

BARCELONA, Spain - Missy Franklin of the United States swims in the final of the women's 200-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 3, 2013. Franklin won the race in 2:04:76 to earn her fifth gold medal.

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Suzuki wins silver medal at Skate Canada

WINDSOR, Canada - Japan's Akiko Suzuki acknowledges cheers from spectators after performing in the women's free skate of Skate Canada, the second event of the Grand Prix series, in Windsor, Canada, on Oct. 27, 2012. Suzuki won the women's free skate and moved up from fifth in the short program to claim the silver medal with a total of 175.16 points.

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Suzuki wins silver medal at Skate Canada

WINDSOR, Canada - Japan's Akiko Suzuki performs during the women's free skate of Skate Canada, the second event of the Grand Prix series, in Windsor, Canada, on Oct. 27, 2012. Suzuki won the women's free skate and moved up from fifth in the short program to claim the silver medal with a total of 175.16 points.

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Suzuki wins silver medal at Skate Canada

WINDSOR, Canada - Japan's Akiko Suzuki performs during the women's free skate of Skate Canada, the second event of the Grand Prix series, in Windsor, Canada, on Oct. 27, 2012. Suzuki won the women's free skate and moved up from fifth in the short program to claim the silver medal with a total of 175.16 points.

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Suzuki wins silver medal at Skate Canada

WINDSOR, Canada - Japan's Akiko Suzuki smiles after performing in the women's free skate of Skate Canada, the second event of the Grand Prix series, in Windsor, Canada, on Oct. 27, 2012. Suzuki won the women's free skate and moved up from fifth in the short program to claim the silver medal with a total of 175.16 points.

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Suzuki wins silver medal at Skate Canada

WINDSOR, Canada - Japan's Akiko Suzuki performs during the women's free skate of Skate Canada, the second event of the Grand Prix series, in Windsor, Canada, on Oct. 27, 2012. Suzuki won the women's free skate and moved up from fifth in the short program to claim the silver medal with a total of 175.16 points.

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Suzuki wins silver medal at Skate Canada

WINDSOR, Canada - Japan's Akiko Suzuki performs during the women's free skate of Skate Canada, the second event of the Grand Prix series, in Windsor, Canada, on Oct. 27, 2012. Suzuki won the women's free skate and moved up from fifth in the short program to claim the silver medal with a total of 175.16 points.

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Japan finishes 5th in synchronized swimming, ends medal streak

LONDON, Britain - Japan's synchronized swimming team members perform during the free routine final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 10, 2012. The team finished fifth with a total score of 187.630.

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Japan finishes 5th in synchronized swimming, ends medal streak

LONDON, Britain - Members of the Japanese synchronized swimming women's team perform during the free routine final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 10, 2012. The team finished fifth with a total score of 187.630.

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Japan cuts Olympic gold medal target as hopefuls fail

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Chef de Mission Haruki Uemura speaks at a press conference in London on Aug. 4, 2012. The head of the Japanese delegation effectively lowered the country's gold medal target for the London Olympics to more than nine -- the number won at the previous Summer Games in Beijing -- as the country's athletes had managed to win only two golds as of Aug. 3, around halfway through the competition. Before these Games, he had set a target of fifth place in the medal standings, which translates to around 15 to 18 gold medals.

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Japan's Tanaka at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yusuke Tanaka performs on the horizontal bar in the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the event for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second.

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China capture 5th straight team gold at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Chinese men's gymnastics team (R) celebrate their victory in the men's team event at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011, while members of the Japanese team (L), which finished second in the event, stand beside them. China captured the gold medal at the championships for the fifth time in succession.

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Japan's Yamamuro at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Koji Yamamuro performs on the rings during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the championships for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second.

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Japanese men take silver at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese team wear their silver medals after finishing second in the men's team event at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal at the championships for the fifth time in succession.

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Japan's Uchimura at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning all-around world champion Kohei Uchimura of Japan falls during his horizontal bar performance in the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal at the championships for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second.

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Japanese men take silver at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese team -- (from L) Yusuke Tanaka, Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Uchimura, Makoto Okiguchi, Kazuhito Tanaka and Kenya Kobayashi -- show their silver medals after finishing second in the men's team event at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal at the championships for the fifth time in succession.

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Japan's Tanaka at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka performs on the parallel bars during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the championships for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second.

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Japan's Uchimura at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning all-around world champion Kohei Uchimura of Japan performs on the rings during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the championships for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second.

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Japan's Okiguchi at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Makoto Okiguchi performs a vault during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the event for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second.

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Japan's Okiguchi at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Makoto Okiguchi performs the floor exercise during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the championships for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second.

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Asada now happy with silver medal, success of 3 triple axels

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L) Japanese figure skaters Miki Ando, Mao Asada, and Akiko Suzuki pose for photographs during a press conference in Vancouver on Feb. 26, 2010, a day after the women's free skate in the figure skating event. Asada won the silver medal, while Ando and Suzuki placed fifth and eighth, respectively.

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Asada now happy with silver medal, success of 3 triple axels

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L) Japanese figure skaters Miki Ando, Mao Asada, and Akiko Suzuki pose for photographs during a press conference in Vancouver on Feb. 26, 2010, a day after the women's free skate in the figure skating event. Asada won the silver medal, while Ando and Suzuki placed fifth and eighth, respectively.

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Asada now happy with silver medal, success of 3 triple axels

VANCOUVER, Canada - (From L) Japan's figure skaters Mao Asada, Miki Ando and Akiko Suzuki attend a press conference at the Media Centre in Vancouver on Feb. 26, 2010, a day after the women's free skate in the figure skating event. Asada won the silver medal, while Ando and Suzuki placed fifth and eighth, respectively.

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Ando places 5th in Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese medal hopeful Miki Ando reacts to her score in the free program in the Vancouver Olympic figure skating beside her coach Nikolai Morozov at Pacific Coliseum in the city Feb. 25, 2010. Ando placed fifth overall.

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Ando places 5th in Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese medal hopeful Miki Ando reacts to her score in the free program in the Vancouver Olympic figure skating beside her coach Nikolai Morozov at Pacific Coliseum in the city Feb. 25, 2010. Ando placed fifth overall.

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Asada vows to overcome sticky start to season

NARITA, Japan - Vancouver Olympic medal hope Mao Asada speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2009, after returning from another disappointing Grand Prix showing at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow. Asada, who came a distant second to South Korean world champion Kim Yu Na at the season-opening Trophee Bombard in Paris and placed fifth in the event in Moscow, vowed to overcome her lackluster start to the season.

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Synchronized swimming: Japan 5th in worst worlds result

ROME, Italy - The Japanese team performs in the synchronized swimming team technical routine final at the world championships in Rome on July 19. The eight-woman team could only manage fifth place, leaving the country without a medal in a team event for the first time at the worlds. Russia won its fifth straight gold followed by Spain with silver and China taking the bronze. Canada was fourth.

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U.S. wins bronze as Japan shut out of baseball medal

BEIJING, China - Japanese pitcher Kenshin Kawakami (C) allows a two-run homer to the United States in the fifth inning during the men's game for the bronze medal at the Beijing Games on Aug. 23. The United States defeated Japan 8-4.

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Japan misses medal, 5th in synchronized swimming team event

BEIJING, China - Japanese swimmers perform during the free routine in the synchronized swimming team competition of the Beijing Olympic Games at National Aquatics Center on Aug. 23. The Japanese team finished tied for fifth.

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Yoshida, Sakamoto win gold at world championships

BAKU, Azerbaijan - Reigning Olympic champion Saori Yoshida bites her gold medal on the podium after claiming her fifth straight title in the women's 55-kilogram weight class at the world wrestling championships in Baku on Sept. 22.

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Murofushi settles for bronze in hammer at world athletics

PARIS, France - Japan's ace Koji Murofushi raises a battle cry after throwing 80.12 meters in his fifth attempt in the men's hammer throw final in Parks on Aug. 25. Murofushi had to settle for a bronze medal.

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(2)Thorpe grabs 5th gold at Pan Pacific

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Ian Thorpe of Australia smiles after grabbing his fifth gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific swimming championships in Yokohama on Aug. 28.

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(1)Thorpe grabs 5th gold at Pan Pacific

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Ian Thorpe of Australia reacts after winning the 100-meter freestyle in 48.84 seconds, his fifth gold medal at the Pan Pacific swimming championships in Yokohama on Aug. 28.

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Ito takes 5th in aerobics at World Games

AKITA, Japan - Japan's Yuriko Ito tumbles out of contention for the gold medal in the aerobics competition at the World Games, coming in a disappointing fifth place at Akita City Gymnasium on Aug. 17.

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Murofushi returns from world championships

NARITA, Japan - Japan's Koji Murofushi who won the silver medal in the men's hammer throw final at the athletics world championships at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada shows his medal at a news conference on returning to Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 8. National record holder Murofushi launched a fifth effort of 82.92 meters Aug. 5 to give Japan its first-ever hammer medal at either the Olympics and the world championships.

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Australia wins relay gold in world record at swimming worlds

FUKUOKA, Japan - Australia's Ian Thorpe dives into the pool to swim the last leg of the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay final at the swimming world championships at Marine Messe Fukuoka on July 27. Thorpe secured his fifth gold medal of the championships by anchoring world and Olympic champions Australia to victory in the final in world record time of 7:04.66.

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'Hoogie,' 'Thorpedo' cruise into semis at swimming worlds

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ian Thorpe (R), gunning for his fifth gold medal of the swimming world championships, goes back into battle with Dutch rival Pieter Van den Hoogenband (L) on July 26 as both men sauntered into the 100-meter freestyle semifinals. Van den Hoogenband touched the wall first in 48.96 seconds with Thorpe easing himself home in second in 49.21 at Marine Messe Fukuoka.

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Fukushima waves to supporters after taking 5th in pistol event

SYDNEY, Australia - Michiko Fukushima waves to supporters on Sept. 22 after finishing fifth in the women's sport pistol event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Fukushima, formerly known as Tomoko Hasegawa, won the silver medal in this event at the 1988 Seoul Games.

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Kabaeva wins rhythmic gymnastics world crown

OSAKA, Japan - Alina Kabaeva of Russia posts her fifth perfect 10 of the championships in Osaka on Oct. 2 and walks away with the gold medal in the individual all-around title in the rhythmic gymnastics world championships. The championships are being held at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in the western Japan city.

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Tchepalova wins 30km freestyle

Julija Tchepalova of Russia edges past Italian favorite Stefania Belmondo to win the Olympic women's 30-kilometer freestyle cross country race in Kakuba, central Japan, on Feb. 20. The 21-year-old skier, dubbed ''the future'' of Russian cross country skiing, finished the grueling race in 1 hour, 22 minutes, 1.5 seconds. Belmondo won the silver medal 10.2 seconds behind while another Russian, Larissa Lazutina, got the bronze 1:14.2 back for her fifth medal of the Nagano Games.