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Ekiden road relay in India

Japanese Ambassador to India Keiichi Ono runs in ekiden road relay in Gurugram, India, on April 5, 2026, with about 1,000 runners. The relay was organized into teams of four, each including at least one Japanese and one Indian runner.

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Ekiden road relay in India

Japanese Ambassador to India Keiichi Ono runs in ekiden road relay in Gurugram, India, on April 5, 2026, with about 1,000 runners. The relay was organized into teams of four, each including at least one Japanese and one Indian runner.

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Ekiden road relay in India

About 1,000 people participate in ekiden road relay in Gurugram, India, on April 5, 2026, in teams of four runners, each including at least one Japanese and one Indian.

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Bulgarians vote for local authorities

STORY: Bulgarians vote for local authorities DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling stations 2. various of voters STORYLINE: Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to elect mayors and municipal councilors. As many as 12,299 polling stations opened across the country at 7:00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) for over six million eligible voters to cast their ballots. The elections are held every four years. In this year's elections, almost 39,000 candidates are competing for the posts of mayors of the 265 municipalities and 3,041 mayoralties in Bulgaria, and the 35 quarters in Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna, as well as 5,053 seats in the municipal councils. A candidate for mayor must gain more than half of the valid votes to win the position in the first round. If no one gains more than 50 percent of votes in the first round, the top two runners will compete in a run-off on Nov. 5. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sofia. (XHTV

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(SP)CHINA-TIANJIN-MARATHON-SENIOR RUNNER (CN)

(231016) -- TIANJIN, Oct. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Runlong (2nd L) poses with other runners for a group photo after the 2023 Tianjin Marathon, in north China's Tianjin, on Oct. 15, 2023. Liu Runlong, 72, is a marathon enthusiast. He participated in the first marathon held in Tianjin in 1981. Liu lost his right hand in an accident at work in 1996. The physical disability did not stop him from running. Liu attended many marathon competitions in Beijing, Dalian, Xiamen and other cities in China. Every morning at four o'clock, Liu began to run along the Haihe River. "I'll run as long as I can. Marathon is not just for young men." he said. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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(SP)CHINA-TIANJIN-MARATHON-SENIOR RUNNER (CN)

(231016) -- TIANJIN, Oct. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Runlong greets other runners after the 2023 Tianjin Marathon in north China's Tianjin, on Oct. 15, 2023. Liu Runlong, 72, is a marathon enthusiast. He participated in the first marathon held in Tianjin in 1981. Liu lost his right hand in an accident at work in 1996. The physical disability did not stop him from running. Liu attended many marathon competitions in Beijing, Dalian, Xiamen and other cities in China. Every morning at four o'clock, Liu began to run along the Haihe River. "I'll run as long as I can. Marathon is not just for young men." he said. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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Int'l marathon held at Cambodia's Angkor Wat

STORY: Int'l marathon held at Cambodia's Angkor Wat DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: SIEM REAP, Cambodia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2023 Khmer Empire Marathon 2. various of awarding ceremony STORYLINE: The 2023 Khmer Empire Marathon took place at the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap on Sunday, attracting more than 2,000 local and overseas runners. Tourism Minister Thong Khon, also president of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), said the annual event was designed to attract more tourists to the Angkor park during the rainy season. "Most of the overseas participants were Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese," he told reporters, adding that there were four categories: full marathon (42km), half marathon (21km), and a 10km race, as well as a 3km fun run. Held in front of Angkor Wat, a key ancient temple in the Angkor Archeological Park, the men's full marathon was won by Vietnam's Long Nguyen Van, who finished in two hours, 51 minutes and 13 seconds, whil

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Copenhagen light run to brighten up bleak winter

STORY: Copenhagen light run to brighten up bleak winter DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of light artwork on the tower of Copenhagen City Hall 2. various of participants 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL GUG, Light run participant 4. various of the light run and artworks 5. various of light artwork on the tower of Copenhagen City Hall 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DEA ZEEBERG, Light run participant 7. various of participants 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JESPER KONGSHAUG, Head of Board Copenhagen Light Festival 9. various of Copenhagen in the night STORYLINE: On the last weekend of February, nearly 2,000 runners participated in a light run through Copenhagen's inner city and along the harbor. A four-meter-long chain of LED lights was also attached to each runner. Along the route of eight to nine kilometers, the runners were expected to see 21 of the 55 light works on display at this year's Copenhagen Light Festival from Feb. 3 to Feb. 26. As on

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Jones, Oldroyd win at Queenstown Marathon

STORY: Jones, Oldroyd win at Queenstown Marathon DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:42 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of runners competing in the Queenstown Marathon STORYLINE: Home runner Daniel Jones and Hannah Oldroyd from Britain won the men's and women's races of the Queenstown Marathon respectively on Saturday as the picturesque event attracted over 12,000 athletes. Wellington-based Jones won the men's race in two hours 26 minutes and 30 seconds, while Oldroyd finished first in the women's race with 2:53:09. "A marathon is always hard work but to be back in Queenstown racing again is awesome, it was amazing, it was pretty perfect conditions, a little bit windy but we had such good crowd support and when it comes down to it, racing is racing, so that's what drove us home in the end," said Jones. There are four events in this year's Queenstown Marathon including full marathon, half marathon, the 10km and 3km Kids Run. Over 12,000 athletes took part in the

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Israel launches 920-mln-USD plan to upgrade sports facilities

STORY: Israel launches 920-mln-USD plan to upgrade sports facilities DATELINE: April 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1 various of runners 2 various of people at a gym 3 various of people playing volleyball on the beach 4 various of Arab neighborhoods 5 various of soccer stadiums 6 various of people swimming in a pool STORYLINE: Israel has announced a ten-year national plan to support the construction and upgrade of sports facilities across the country. The 3-billion shekel (920-million U.S. dollar) plan includes the purchase of equipment for sports federations and clubs. A total of 590 million shekels will be directed to support the construction of five multi-purpose competitive sports facilities, including four international halls for basketball, handball and volleyball along with high-level gymnastics halls. A hundred community sports halls, three football excellence centers and motor racing tracks will be built as well. The plan addresses s

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Athletic Sports at Grasmere - The Guides' Race

The Guides Race at Grasmere showing the plucky runners rounding the flag on Silver Howe - a particularly precarious part of the course. The winner was R. Lancaster who won the race four times in all. He also won the Colton Jubilee Veteran's race at the age of 60. Date: 1886

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Olympics: PM Abe meets Japanese athletes

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) smiles as he stands alongside his country's Olympic relay runners -- Yoshihide Kiryu (L), Asuka Cambridge (2nd from L), Shota Iizuka (2nd from R) and Ryota Yamagata -- in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 21, 2016. Abe attended the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after a meeting with Japanese athletes who took part in the Games, including the four runners who took the silver medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo