Discovering Tibet with FPV drone: Story of a young horse-racing contestant

STORY: Discovering Tibet with FPV drone: Story of a young horse-racing contestant DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:36 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of horse race 2. various of Dorje Tseten and his family 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DORJE TSETEN, Horse-racing contestant 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Friend of Dorje Tseten 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DORJE TSETEN, Horse-racing contestant STORYLINE: Dorje Tseten, a 12-year-old horse-racing contestant in China's Tibet, is preparing for his fourth competition. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DORJE TSETEN, Horse-racing contestant "My name is Dorje Tseten, and I am 12 years old. This is my 4th time participating in the horse racing festival. The race is about to start. Horse racing in Tibet is a sport of manliness. My father said it's lucky to be able to ride a horse. Every time I participate in the race, I ride him. His name is Drala Nyima. He is eight years old and my best friend. Every day, I take Drala Nyima for a 3-km ride to

Gentildonna ends race career with Arima Kinen victory

Gentildonna ends race career with Arima Kinen victory

FUNABASHI, Japan - Fourth pick Gentildonna (4) ridden by Keita Tosaki scores a crowning victory in the Arima Kinen race, the last race of her career, at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2014. She became the fifth horse in Japan Racing Association history to win seven G1 titles.

Meisho Samson gets spring-autumn Tenno-sho double

Meisho Samson gets spring-autumn Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Meisho Samson, jockeyed by Yutaka Take, pulls ahead with a strong run in the final furlong to become the fourth horse to achieve a spring-autumn Tenno-sho double at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 28. (Pool photo)

4th World Nomad Games concludes in Türkiye

STORY: 4th World Nomad Games concludes in Türkiye DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony (Ihlas news agency) 2. various of the 4th World Nomad Games 3. hundreds of people who come to watch nomad games (Ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The 4th World Nomad Games where international teams competed in traditional nomadic sports under the motto "We are One: From Tradition to Future!" concluded in Türkiye on Sunday. According to the state-run Anadolu agency, over 3,000 athletes from more than 100 countries and regions competed in 13 ethnic sports native to Central Asia in the fourth edition of the bi-yearly festival. Initially organized in 2014 by Kyrgyzstan, the event kicked off in the lake-side town of Iznik in the northwestern province of Bursa on Sept. 29. The athletes participated in a series of different types of hunting sports, traditional archery, horse games and races, wrestling, and martial arts. Apa

Meisho Samson gets spring-autumn Tenno-sho double

Meisho Samson gets spring-autumn Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Meisho Samson, jockeyed by Yutaka Take, pulls ahead with a strong run in the final furlong to become the fourth horse to achieve a spring-autumn Tenno-sho double at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 28. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

Gentildonna ends race career with Arima Kinen victory

Gentildonna ends race career with Arima Kinen victory

FUNABASHI, Japan - Fourth pick Gentildonna (4) ridden by Keita Tosaki scores a crowning victory in the Arima Kinen race, the last race of her career, at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2014. She became the fifth horse in Japan Racing Association history to win seven G1 titles. (Kyodo)