World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

South African athletes are pictured after running alone as they were given a second chance for a finalist berth in the men's 4x100 relay at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025, following contact with an Italian runner in the previous day's heat. The team, however, failed to advance to the final as they did not run better than eighth-placed France's time.

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Käärijä of Finland, runner-up of ESC 2023, performs during a dress rehearsal of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, on May 8, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Käärijä of Finland, runner-up of ESC 2023, performs during a dress rehearsal of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, on May 8, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Käärijä of Finland, runner-up of ESC 2023, performs during a dress rehearsal of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, on May 8, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Käärijä of Finland, runner-up of ESC 2023, performs during a dress rehearsal of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, on May 8, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Käärijä of Finland, runner-up of ESC 2023, performs during a dress rehearsal of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, on May 8, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Käärijä of Finland, runner-up of ESC 2023, performs during a dress rehearsal of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, on May 8, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Speed skating: Miho Takagi grabs 2nd sprint world c'ship

Speed skating: Miho Takagi grabs 2nd sprint world c'ship

Japan's Miho Takagi (C) is pictured after winning her second world speed skating sprint championship in Inzell, Germany on March 8, 2024, following her first championship win in 2020, with the runner-up Femke Kok (L) of the Netherlands and compatriot Jutta Leerdam (R) who finished third.

Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

CANADA-RICHMOND-2023 MISS CHINESE VANCOUVER PAGEANT-FINAL

CANADA-RICHMOND-2023 MISS CHINESE VANCOUVER PAGEANT-FINAL

(231201) -- RICHMOND, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Winner Isabella Zhai (C), first runner-up Tracey Chung (L) and second runner-up Annie Zhang pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of Miss Chinese Vancouver Pageant 2023 Final in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, Nov. 30, 2023. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

Jones, Oldroyd retain titles at Queenstown Marathon

STORY: Jones, Oldroyd retain titles at Queenstown Marathon SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:44 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the marathon STORYLINE: Host runner Daniel Jones and Hannah Oldroyd from Britain defended their titles in the men's and women's categories respectively of the Queenstown Marathon on Saturday as the picturesque event attracted over 11,000 athletes. Wellington-based Jones won the men's race in two hours, 31 minutes and 13 seconds, while Oldroyd finished first in the women's category with 2:49:50. "I'm feeling pretty stoked. I've been back training pretty well for the last six weeks and I felt just about ready to get in a good marathon today. 2:31, I think it was not my quickest time here, but I was pushed hard by some of those other guys earlier on and just managed to pull away in the second half and held my nerve and just managed to stick to it," said Jones. "There was such a good atmosphere again, running through Que

Balchin, Mason win at Auckland Marathon

STORY: Balchin, Mason win at Auckland Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:55 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 Auckland Marathon STORYLINE: Daniel Balchin and Alice Mason won the men's and women's titles apiece at the Auckland Marathon on Sunday. Home runner Balchin from Otago won the men's title with a time of two hours 23 minutes and nine seconds. Auckland-based British runner Luke Cotter finished second, with Australian Robert Collins rounding out the podium in third. Mason from Wellington added the 2023 Auckland Marathon title to the one she last won in 2020, taking the tape in a time of two hours 44 minutes and 20 seconds. Auckland athlete Amelia Lythe finished as runner-up and Whangarei's Mallory Wordell at third. Mason welcomed her son into the world last year and has since been juggling marathon training around life as a mum, making her win at Auckland even more special. Over 14,000 athletes hit the picturesque racecourse of the Auckla

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Mural of Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä (L), was revealed in his home town in Vantaa, Finland, on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Mural of Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä (L), was revealed in his home town in Vantaa, Finland, on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Eurovision runner-up Käärijä is seen in a press conference in his home town Vantaa, Finland, on October 4, 2023, as a Käärijä mural is revealed. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Eurovision runner-up Käärijä is seen in a press conference in his home town Vantaa, Finland, on October 4, 2023, as a Käärijä mural is revealed. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Mural of Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä, was revealed in his home town in Vantaa, Finland, on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Mural of Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä, was revealed in his home town in Vantaa, Finland, on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Eurovision runner-up Käärijä is seen in a press conference in his home town Vantaa, Finland, on October 4, 2023, as a Käärijä mural is revealed. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Drink service at the mural reveal of Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä, in his home town in Vantaa, Finland on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / ALVA PULKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Alva Pulkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Food service at the mural reveal of Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä, in his home town in Vantaa, Finland on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / ALVA PULKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Alva Pulkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä during the event where the mural of him, was revealed in his home town in Vantaa, Finland on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / ALVA PULKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Alva Pulkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä during the event where the mural of him, was revealed in his home town in Vantaa, Finland on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / ALVA PULKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Alva Pulkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Mural of Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä, was revealed in his home town in Vantaa, Finland on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / ALVA PULKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Alva Pulkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Mural of Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä, was revealed in his home town in Vantaa, Finland on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / ALVA PULKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Alva Pulkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Mural of Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä, was revealed in his home town in Vantaa, Finland on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Mural of Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä, was revealed in his home town in Vantaa, Finland on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Mural of Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä, was revealed in his home town in Vantaa, Finland on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Mural of Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä, was revealed in his home town in Vantaa, Finland on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Finland - Eurovision - Käärijä - mural

Major of Vanda Pekka Timonen (L) takes a picture of Finland's Eurovision runner-up, Käärijä during the event where Käärijäs mural, was revealed in his home town in Vantaa, Finland on October 4, 2023. The City of Vantaa commissioned the painting of a mural tribute to the rapper Käärijä, real name Jere Pöyhönen, in recognition of his second place finish in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, narrowly losing to Sweden's Loreen but winning the public vote. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

(SP)KENYA-NAIROBI-CITY MARATHON

(SP)KENYA-NAIROBI-CITY MARATHON

(230703) -- NAIROBI, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A runner (C) collects his medal after race of the second edition of the Nairobi City Marathon in Nairobi, Kenya on July 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

(SP)KENYA-NAIROBI-CITY MARATHON

(SP)KENYA-NAIROBI-CITY MARATHON

(230703) -- NAIROBI, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A runner participates in the second edition of the Nairobi City Marathon in Nairobi, Kenya on July 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun (L) gives an interview for the upcoming World Book Day in a studio of China Education Television in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in the mor

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun buys pastries, as gifts for the colleagues in his hometown, at a store of a traditional Chinese bakery brand in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore earl

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun looks through a book in the library of Jingning County, northwest China's Gansu Province, on April 10, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in the morning and spends the whole day read

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun (L) gives an interview for the upcoming World Book Day in a studio of China Education Television in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in the mor

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun shares poetry reading experience with students at Chengguan Primary School in Jingning County, northwest China's Gansu Province, on April 10, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in th

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun reads books at Beijing Books Building after taking part in a TV program interview in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in the morning and spends

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun shows the runner-up medal he won at the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition at home in Jingning County, northwest China's Gansu Province, on April 10, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun and his colleague set up equipment for a World Book Day activity in Jingning County, northwest China's Gansu Province, on April 10, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in the morning

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun (L) gives an interview for the upcoming World Book Day in a studio of China Education Television in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in the mor

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun shares poetry reading experience with students at Chengguan Primary School in Jingning County, northwest China's Gansu Province, on April 10, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in th

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun shares poetry reading experience with students at Chengguan Primary School in Jingning County, northwest China's Gansu Province, on April 10, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in th

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun sorts out his notes of poems at home in Jingning County, northwest China's Gansu Province, on April 10, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in the morning and spends the whole day rea

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun transcribes poems in a hotel in Beijing, capital of China, on April 11, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in the morning and spends the whole day reading books. In order to make use

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun shows his notes for reciting poems in Beijing, capital of China, on April 12, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in the morning and spends the whole day reading books. In order to ma

Anish Giri wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

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Contest of meals served in expressway parking areas

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