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2024 Sunpadow International RC On-Road Grand Prix concludes in China's Xiamen

STORY: 2024 Sunpadow International RC On-Road Grand Prix concludes in China's Xiamen SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of car racing during the competition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BRUNO COELHOS, Portuguese RC driver 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEFFREY HAMON, Australian RC driver STORYLINE: 2024 Sunpadow International RC (radio-controlled) Car On-Road Grand Prix concluded on Sunday in Xiamen, a coastal city in southeast China's Fujian Province. The competition consisted of four programs, the 1/8 GP on-road race, 1/8 EP on-road race, 1/10 TC modified race and 1/10 TC stock race. More than 300 contestants from Asia, Europe and North America joined the competition. Contestants voiced that China's RC racing has developed quickly in recent years and contributed a lot to the world RC racing sports. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BRUNO COELHOS, Portuguese RC driver "I think it is one of the biggest economies in our sport

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Dragon boat racing celebrates Chinese New Year in Sydney

STORY: Dragon boat racing celebrates Chinese New Year in Sydney SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sydney New Year Dragon Boat Racing 2. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVID KRANTZ, CEO of Dragon Boats NSW (New South Wales), Australia STORYLINE: The three-day Sydney New Year Dragon Boat Racing kicked off at Darling Harbour in Sydney on Friday. It marks the Year of the Dragon and is the finale of Sydney's Chinese New Year celebrations. The annual dragon boat race, one of the largest in the southern hemisphere, is in its 40th year and has attracted more than 3,000 participants from all over Australia and abroad, according to the organizer, the New South Wales Dragon Boat Association. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVID KRANTZ, CEO of Dragon Boats NSW (New South Wales), Australia "This is Sydney Lunar New Year Dragon Boat Festival here in Sydney Darling Harbour. It's a fantastic event. We will have over 3,500 paddlers acros

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Over 20,000 runners participate in 2023 Xichang Qionghai Lake Wetland Marathon

STORY: Over 20,000 runners participate in 2023 Xichang Qionghai Lake Wetland Marathon SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:46 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the marathon STORYLINE: 2023 Xichang Qionghai Lake Wetland Marathon was held on Saturday in Xichang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. 21,191 runners from more than 10 countries and regions including France, Britain, Poland, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Korea, participated in the race. Three events were set up for this year's marathon: marathon, half marathon and mini run. After a fierce competition, Asnake Dubre Negawo from Ethiopia won the men's marathon with a time of two hours, 14 minutes and 27 seconds, and his compatriot Emane Seifu Hayile won the women's marathon with a time of two hours, 31 minutes and 19 seconds. China's Yang Kegu from Sichuan Province won the men's half-marathon in one hour, six minutes and 18 seconds, while the women's half-marathon title went to China's

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Int'l Yacht Race in Istanbul marks centenary of founding of modern Türkiye

STORY: Int'l Yacht Race in Istanbul marks centenary of founding of modern Türkiye DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:18 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the race STORYLINE: More than 100 sailboats took part in a race on the challenging course of Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on Saturday to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Türkiye. The fourth International Yacht Race lured around 1,000 competitors, who struggled against the southwestern wind and strong currents of the strait, one of the most critical waterways connecting the Black Sea with the Marmara Sea. Before the race, the competitors honored Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern Turkish republic, by blowing their horns and waving their flags. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye. (XHTV)

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New Zealand 2023 Rotorua Marathon held in rain

STORY: New Zealand 2023 Rotorua Marathon held in rain DATELINE: May 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: ROTORUA, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of New Zealand's 2023 Rotorua Marathon STORYLINE: More than 4,000 runners pounded the picturesque tracks around Rotorua Lake in rain on Saturday in the 59th edition of Rotorua Marathon, one of the oldest sporting events in New Zealand. Tokyo Olympian Auckland-based Malcolm Hicks won the men's full marathon in two hours 21 minutes and 49 seconds. Tauranga-based Alice Mason earned a record-equalling fourth victory in the women's race in 2:54:30, just nine months after giving birth to her baby. Earlier in the day, around 4,000 participants set out in a light drizzle to take on either the full marathon, half-marathon, 10km or 5.5km distances. Rotorua, one of North Island's top visitor destinations, is well-known for its fascinating geothermal activity, Maori culture, hot springs and mud pools. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporti

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK

(230424) -- BEIJING, April 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from April 17 to April 23, 2023) TRANSMITTED on April 24, 2023. Arming Schober rides past a trail near the South Lake at Hongcun Village in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 23, 2023. Arming Schober, a German owner of a homestay in Tachuan Village of Yixian County, participated in the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Arming was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He traveled in Huangshan Mountain with his family in 2021 and was attracted by the simple folk customs, beautiful environment and unique Huizhou-style architecture.

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Minyi relaxes herself after the women's elite road cycling race at the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 26, 2023. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Xie Minyi, a rider of the Neza women's team, finished fifth in the elite division of the women's road cycling race. Xie works in Shanghai, but Huangshan cycling track is one of her favorite routes. She said that riding in Huangshan can relieve the work pressure in a metropolis and help her find the feeling of returning to nature. Ancient Huizhou, as a prefecture with six counties under its jurisdicti

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Minyi (3rd R, front) gets ready to start during the women's elite road cycling race at the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 26, 2023. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Xie Minyi, a rider of the Neza women's team, finished fifth in the elite division of the women's road cycling race. Xie works in Shanghai, but Huangshan cycling track is one of her favorite routes. She said that riding in Huangshan can relieve the work pressure in a metropolis and help her find the feeling of returning to nature. Ancient Huizhou, as a prefecture with six counties

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Minyi (R) poses for photos in the rapeseed flowers fields in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 26, 2023. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Xie Minyi, a rider of the Neza women's team, finished fifth in the elite division of the women's road cycling race. Xie works in Shanghai, but Huangshan cycling track is one of her favorite routes. She said that riding in Huangshan can relieve the work pressure in a metropolis and help her find the feeling of returning to nature. Ancient Huizhou, as a prefecture with six counties under its jurisdiction in history, was endowed with unique geographical environment and hi

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Minyi (2nd L) and her teammates pose for photos in the rapeseed flowers fields in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 26, 2023. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Xie Minyi, a rider of the Neza women's team, finished fifth in the elite division of the women's road cycling race. Xie works in Shanghai, but Huangshan cycling track is one of her favorite routes. She said that riding in Huangshan can relieve the work pressure in a metropolis and help her find the feeling of returning to nature. Ancient Huizhou, as a prefecture with six counties under its jurisdiction in history, was endowed with unique geographic

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Minyi (2nd R) and her teammates compete during the women's elite road cycling race at the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 26, 2023. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Xie Minyi, a rider of the Neza women's team, finished fifth in the elite division of the women's road cycling race. Xie works in Shanghai, but Huangshan cycling track is one of her favorite routes. She said that riding in Huangshan can relieve the work pressure in a metropolis and help her find the feeling of returning to nature. Ancient Huizhou, as a prefecture with six counties u

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Minyi (3rd R) and her teammates compete during the women's elite road cycling race at the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 26, 2023. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Xie Minyi, a rider of the Neza women's team, finished fifth in the elite division of the women's road cycling race. Xie works in Shanghai, but Huangshan cycling track is one of her favorite routes. She said that riding in Huangshan can relieve the work pressure in a metropolis and help her find the feeling of returning to nature. Ancient Huizhou, as a prefecture with six counties u

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Minyi rests during the women's elite road cycling race at the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 26, 2023. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Xie Minyi, a rider of the Neza women's team, finished fifth in the elite division of the women's road cycling race. Xie works in Shanghai, but Huangshan cycling track is one of her favorite routes. She said that riding in Huangshan can relieve the work pressure in a metropolis and help her find the feeling of returning to nature. Ancient Huizhou, as a prefecture with six counties under its jurisdiction in his

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Minyi (1st L) relaxes herself after the women's elite road cycling race at the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 26, 2023. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Xie Minyi, a rider of the Neza women's team, finished fifth in the elite division of the women's road cycling race. Xie works in Shanghai, but Huangshan cycling track is one of her favorite routes. She said that riding in Huangshan can relieve the work pressure in a metropolis and help her find the feeling of returning to nature. Ancient Huizhou, as a prefecture with six counties under its ju

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Minyi (1st L) and her teammates ride for training on the country road in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 26, 2023. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Xie Minyi, a rider of the Neza women's team, finished fifth in the elite division of the women's road cycling race. Xie works in Shanghai, but Huangshan cycling track is one of her favorite routes. She said that riding in Huangshan can relieve the work pressure in a metropolis and help her find the feeling of returning to nature. Ancient Huizhou, as a prefecture with six counties under its jurisdiction in history, was endowed with unique geographical enviro

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Minyi smells rapeseed flowers during her cycling training on the country road in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 26, 2023. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Xie Minyi, a rider of the Neza women's team, finished fifth in the elite division of the women's road cycling race. Xie works in Shanghai, but Huangshan cycling track is one of her favorite routes. She said that riding in Huangshan can relieve the work pressure in a metropolis and help her find the feeling of returning to nature. Ancient Huizhou, as a prefecture with six counties under its jurisdiction in history, was endowed with unique geographica

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arming Schober cuts pizza for guests in the homestay kitchen in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 23, 2023. Arming Schober, a German owner of a homestay in Tachuan Village of Yixian County, participated in the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Arming was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He traveled in Huangshan Mountain with his family in 2021 and was attracted by the simple folk customs, beautiful environment and unique Huizhou-style architecture. Arming and his wife Huang Qiong took over an ancient Huizhou house and started a homestay business. As a cycli

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arming Schober and his wife Huang Qiong watch their daughter Alina (C) performing for guests in their homestay in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 23, 2023. Arming Schober, a German owner of a homestay in Tachuan Village of Yixian County, participated in the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Arming was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He traveled in Huangshan Mountain with his family in 2021 and was attracted by the simple folk customs, beautiful environment and unique Huizhou-style architecture. Arming and his wife Huang Qiong took over an ancient Huizhou

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arming Schober (2nd L) reacts before the men's MTB Race of the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 25, 2023. Arming Schober, a German owner of a homestay in Tachuan Village of Yixian County, participated in the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Arming was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He traveled in Huangshan Mountain with his family in 2021 and was attracted by the simple folk customs, beautiful environment and unique Huizhou-style architecture. Arming and his wife Huang Qiong took over an ancien

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arming Schober rides past rapeseed flower fields in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 23, 2023. Arming Schober, a German owner of a homestay in Tachuan Village of Yixian County, participated in the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Arming was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He traveled in Huangshan Mountain with his family in 2021 and was attracted by the simple folk customs, beautiful environment and unique Huizhou-style architecture. Arming and his wife Huang Qiong took over an ancient Huizhou house and started a homestay business. As a cycling enthusias

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arming Schober rides past a trail near the South Lake at Hongcun Village in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 23, 2023. Arming Schober, a German owner of a homestay in Tachuan Village of Yixian County, participated in the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Arming was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He traveled in Huangshan Mountain with his family in 2021 and was attracted by the simple folk customs, beautiful environment and unique Huizhou-style architecture. Arming and his wife Huang Qiong took over an ancient Huizhou house and started a homestay business

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arming Schober prepares before the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 25, 2023. Arming Schober, a German owner of a homestay in Tachuan Village of Yixian County, participated in the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Arming was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He traveled in Huangshan Mountain with his family in 2021 and was attracted by the simple folk customs, beautiful environment and unique Huizhou-style architecture. Arming and his wife Huang Qiong took over an ancient Huizhou house and started

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arming Schober puts on cycling glasses before riding in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 23, 2023. Arming Schober, a German owner of a homestay in Tachuan Village of Yixian County, participated in the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Arming was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He traveled in Huangshan Mountain with his family in 2021 and was attracted by the simple folk customs, beautiful environment and unique Huizhou-style architecture. Arming and his wife Huang Qiong took over an ancient Huizhou house and started a homestay business. As a cycling enthu

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 23, 2023 shows Arming Schober riding past rapeseed flower fields in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. Arming Schober, a German owner of a homestay in Tachuan Village of Yixian County, participated in the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Arming was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He traveled in Huangshan Mountain with his family in 2021 and was attracted by the simple folk customs, beautiful environment and unique Huizhou-style architecture. Arming and his wife Huang Qiong took over an ancient Huizhou house and started a homestay

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arming Schober (front L) prepares beside her daughter Alina before the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 25, 2023. Arming Schober, a German owner of a homestay in Tachuan Village of Yixian County, participated in the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Arming was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He traveled in Huangshan Mountain with his family in 2021 and was attracted by the simple folk customs, beautiful environment and unique Huizhou-style architecture. Arming and his wife Huang Qiong took over a

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arming Schober checks his bicycle while riding on the country road in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 23, 2023. Arming Schober, a German owner of a homestay in Tachuan Village of Yixian County, participated in the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Arming was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He traveled in Huangshan Mountain with his family in 2021 and was attracted by the simple folk customs, beautiful environment and unique Huizhou-style architecture. Arming and his wife Huang Qiong took over an ancient Huizhou house and started a homestay business. As a

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arming Schober rides past a stone bridge in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 23, 2023. Arming Schober, a German owner of a homestay in Tachuan Village of Yixian County, participated in the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Arming was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He traveled in Huangshan Mountain with his family in 2021 and was attracted by the simple folk customs, beautiful environment and unique Huizhou-style architecture. Arming and his wife Huang Qiong took over an ancient Huizhou house and started a homestay business. As a cycling enthusiast, he sa

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(230423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arming Schober rides for training in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 23, 2023. Arming Schober, a German owner of a homestay in Tachuan Village of Yixian County, participated in the 18th China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open. Yixian County, one of the six counties of ancient Huizhou, is located at the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The China Huangshan (Yixian) International Cycling Open is held here for 18 consecutive years, as brand events achieving high-quality integration of sports and tourism. This year's Huangshan cycling race attracted more than 1,700 riders both at home and overseas. Arming was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He traveled in Huangshan Mountain with his family in 2021 and was attracted by the simple folk customs, beautiful environment and unique Huizhou-style architecture. Arming and his wife Huang Qiong took over an ancient Huizhou house and started a homestay business. As a cycling enthusiast, he said that

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Olympics: Phelps grabs 7th swimming gold

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States acknowledges the crowd after he was awarded his seventh gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with victory in the men's 100-meter butterfly at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 16. Phelps tied countryman Mark Spitz's record at the 1972 Munich Games for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics, and has one more race to go -- the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final on Aug. 17.

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Japanese solar car teams dominate Athens-Olympia rally

ATHENS, Greece - The Ashiya University Solar Car Team, one of the five Japanese solar-powered racing vehicles, started the Phaethon 2004 solar car race on May 24 in Athens. The team joined a five-day rally that covers more than 800 kilometers.

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New Zealand's Rotorua Marathon brings thousands of runners into lake tracks

STORY: New Zealand's Rotorua Marathon brings thousands of runners into lake tracks DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: ROTORUA, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Rotorua Marathon STORYLINE: More than 2,400 runners stepped on the picturesque tracks around Rotorua Lake on Saturday in one of the oldest sporting events in New Zealand. Home favorite Michael Voss won by a clear margin in 2:29:21 and became the first man to win three consecutive Rotorua Marathons since the event began 58 years ago. Wellington-based athlete Mel Brandon won the women's race in 3:00:08. Earlier in the day, more than 2,400 participants set out in the sunshine to take on either the full marathon, half-marathon, 10km or 5.5km distances. Rotorua, one of North Island's top visitor destinations, is well-known for its fascinating geothermal activity, Maori culture, hot springs and mud pools. Rotorua Marathon is famous for its stunning scenery across the various race options around Lake Rotorua, the b

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Chinese Formula E racing team NIO 333 moving into pole position

STORY: Chinese Formula E racing team NIO 333 moving into pole position DATELINE: May 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEX HUI, Team principal, NIO 333 Formula E team 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAN TICKTUM, Driver of NIO 333 Formula E team 3. various of racing STORYLINE: The team principal of Chinese Formula E team NIO 333 has embarked on a mission to bring electric car racing to his home turf, saying it will only be a matter of "one or two years" for the country to get its own race. "With the number of cars we have on the market, there will be more and more car manufacturers thinking about performance and ultimately motorsport in China," Alex Hui told Xinhua in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of this weekend's Monaco E-Prix. Among the 11 teams competing in the all-electric Monaco E-Prix race is NIO 333 from China and the UK. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEX HUI, Team principal, NIO 333 Formula E team "The motorsport market in

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Japanese pop group SMAP on verge of breaking up: sources

Auto racer Katsuyuki Mori, one of the original six members of Japanese pop group SMAP who left the group in 1996, celebrates after winning a race in Kawaguchi, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 28, 2009. SMAP is on the verge of breaking up after more than 20 years, sources at the band's agency said Jan. 13, 2016, in a move that would send shockwaves through the Japanese entertainment industry given the band's popularity at home and elsewhere in Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Phelps grabs 7th swimming gold

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States acknowledges the crowd after he was awarded his seventh gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with victory in the men's 100-meter butterfly at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 16. Phelps tied countryman Mark Spitz's record at the 1972 Munich Games for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics, and has one more race to go -- the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final on Aug. 17. (Kyodo)

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Japanese solar car teams dominate Athens-Olympia rally

ATHENS, Greece - The Ashiya University Solar Car Team, one of the five Japanese solar-powered racing vehicles, started the Phaethon 2004 solar car race on May 24 in Athens. The team joined a five-day rally that covers more than 800 kilometers. (Kyodo)