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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Second-placed Ristomatti Hakola (L) and Lauri Vuorinen of Finland pose with their silver medals after the medal ceremony of the men's cross-country skiing classic style team sprint competition at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 5, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Second-placed Ristomatti Hakola (L) and Lauri Vuorinen of Finland pose with their silver medals during the medal ceremony of the men's cross-country skiing classic style team sprint competition at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 5, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Second-placed Ristomatti Hakola (L) and Lauri Vuorinen of Finland pose with their silver medals after the medal ceremony of the men's cross-country skiing classic style team sprint competition at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 5, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025

Second-placed Ristomatti Hakola (L) and Lauri Vuorinen of Finland pose with their silver medals during the medal ceremony of the men's cross-country skiing classic style team sprint competition at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim on March 5, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Paris 2024 Paralympic - Alexandre Leaute Wins Gold

Belgian Ewoud Vromant (silver), French Alexandre Leaute (gold) and British Matthew Robertson (bronze) celebrate on the podium of the three kilometers Track C2 pursuit in the Men cycling track, on the second day of the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in Paris, France on Friday 30 August 2024. The 17th Paralympics are taking place from 28 August to 8 September 2024 in Paris. Photo by Yves-Marie Quemener/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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Pompeii Archaeologists Find Bodies Of Man And Woman And Their Treasure

The skeletal remains of a man and a woman have been unearthed along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry in Pompeii, Italy on august 2024. The discovery is part of a dig in Region IX of the buried city that has uncovered a plethora of ancient buildings and artifacts, including a bakery, a home renovation and rooms decorated with elaborate drawings. The woman was found on the bed and was carrying a small cache of treasure with gold, silver and bronze coins and some jewellery including a pair of gold and pearl earrings. The small room, a service area used as a temporary cubiculo (bedroom) during the renovation of the house, is located to the south of the Blue Shrine room that emerged recently, and has access to the large living room decorated in second style plaster. The room was chosen as a refuge by the two people, while waiting for the end of the fall of pumice that had been gradually filling the open spaces for hours in the rest of the house. The room, thanks to the doorways having been closed, remain

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

(From L) Bronze medalist Djamel Sedjati of Algeria, gold medalist Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya and silver medalist Marco Arop of Canada celebrate after the men's 800m final of athletics at the Paris Summer Olympic Games in Stade de France on August 10, 2024. Second is Marco Arop of Canada and third is Djamel Sedjati of Algeria. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Paris Olympics: Swimming

Japanese swimmer Tomoyuki Matsushita bites his silver medal after finishing second in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, near Paris, on July 28, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Paris Olympics: Swimming

Japanese swimmer Tomoyuki Matsushita poses with his silver medal after finishing second in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, near Paris, on July 28, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Paris Olympics: Swimming

Japanese swimmer Tomoyuki Matsushita poses with his silver medal after finishing second in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, near Paris, on July 28, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Nigeria grabs men's 4x100m relay gold at 13th African Games

STORY: Nigeria grabs men's 4x100m relay gold at 13th African Games SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the men's 4x100m relay final 2. various of the Nigerian national team 3. various of the medals awarded 4. SOUNDBITE (English): ALABA AKINTOLA, Nigerian sprinter 5. various of the women's 4x100m relay final STORYLINE: Nigeria late Wednesday clinched the gold medal in the men's 4x100m relay at the 13th African Games in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The Nigerian quartet finished the race in 38.41 seconds to snatch the gold from Ghana, who won it in Morocco in 2019. Ghana came in second with a time of 38.43 seconds to receive the silver, as fellow West African country Liberia grabbed bronze, finishing in 38.73 seconds. SOUNDBITE (English): ALABA AKINTOLA, Nigerian sprinter "It feels good because I was in the same position last five years and Joseph (Paul Amoah of Ghana) ran ahead of me, and this year I was

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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.

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Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon

STORY: Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2024 Xiamen Marathon STORYLINE: Ethiopian Asefa Boki Kebebe claimed the men's title, while his compatriot Bekelech Gudeta Borecha took the women's gold in the 2024 Xiamen Marathon on Sunday morning. Kebebe clocked a time of two hours, six minutes and 46 seconds to cross the finishing line first. Felix Kiptoo Kirwa from Kenya and Othmane El Goumri from Morocco took the silver and bronze medals in 2:06:52 and 2:07:18 respectively. The women's title went to Borecha who clocked 2:22:54, while Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi from Morocco finished second in 2:24:12. Zhang Deshun, from China, took the bronze in 2:26:53. As one of China's top marathons, the 2024 Xiamen Marathon has attracted 30,000 contestants. The Xiamen Marathon gained the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label in 2021, becoming the second Chinese marathon race to w

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3,000-year-old golden treasures of Pharaoh Ramses II glisten at Australian Museum

STORY: 3,000-year-old golden treasures of Pharaoh Ramses II glisten at Australian Museum SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibits of the "Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs" STORYLINE: With 100,000 tickets already sold in advance, anticipation has been bubbling up in the air for the exhibition titled "Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs" even before its official opening to the public at the Australian Museum. The blockbuster exhibition features 182 exquisite artifacts directly from the pyramids and museums of Egypt, bringing to life the story of Ramses II, who became the second-longest reigning pharaoh in ancient Egypt's history. The treasure trove includes jewelry in gold and silver, amulets, pottery, stone sculptures, limestone paintings, wooden coffins, and animal mummies, some of which have survived more than 3,000 years. Before the curtain of the exhibition is raised, a media la

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Typhoon Talim makes second landfall in China

STORY: Typhoon Talim makes second landfall in China DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUANG KAIYING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Typhoon Talim landfall 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHENG DAOFU, Mayor of Qiaogang Town, Beihai City 4. various of prevention work in the accommodation industry and tourist attractions 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU FENGBO, Official of Beihai Silver Beach National Resort STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HUANG KAIYING, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now in the coastal area of Beihai City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where Typhoon Talim made the second landfall early Tuesday. Typhoon Talim is the first typhoon making landfall in China this year, bringing heavy rains and gales to the city." Guangxi raised its emergency response for typhoons and flooding from Level III to Level II earlier on Tuesday, according to flood control and drought relief authorities of the region. SOU

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Portugal, Czech Republic win golds as shotgun World Cup wraps up

STORY: Portugal, Czech Republic win golds as shotgun World Cup wraps up DATELINE: May 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:07 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of awarding ceremony of the 2023 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup 2. various of athletes competing during the trap men's medal match 2. various of athletes competing during the trap women's medal match STORYLINE: Portuguese shooter Maria Ines Coelho De Barros claimed the title of women's trap shooting after an impressive victory on Thursday as the 2023 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup concluded in Cairo. Coelho De Barros, who is turning 22 in a couple of months, managed to dominate the medal match and hit a total of 30 clay pigeons out of 34, finishing with a "golden hit" to affirm victory without even waiting for the 35th bird. Lin Yi-chun of Chinese Taipei came second and earned the silver medal while Wang Xiaojing from China came third to win bronze. Wang's bronze is the

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Jiang wins China's first golds at Asian Weightlifting Championships

STORY: Jiang wins China's first golds at Asian Weightlifting Championships DATELINE: May 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: JINJU, South Korea CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Asian Weightlifting Championships Jinju 2023 2. various of Jiang Huihua in the women's 49kg category 3. various of Hou Zhihui in the women's 49kg category 4. various of the contestants STORYLINE: Jiang Huihua won China's first gold medals at the Asian Weightlifting Championships here on Friday, defeating her teammate and Tokyo Olympic champion Hou Zhihui on the first day of competition. Jiang showed her best form in the women's 49kg category, starting with a lift of 94kg in the snatch to beat 93kg lifted by Hou. After lifting 113kg on her second clean and jerk to win gold, Jiang tried to set a new world record of 120kg on her final attempt, but to no avail. The clean and jerk silver went to Rira Suzuki of Japan who lifted 111kg, while Hou took bronze as she failed in her third attempt at 115kg. Jiang took

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China's Jiang wins women's skeet shooting at shotgun World Cup in Cairo

STORY: China's Jiang wins women's skeet shooting at shotgun World Cup in Cairo DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Cairo 2. various of Jiang Yiting of China competing during the skeet women medal match at the 2023 ISSF World Cup Shotgun 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG YITING, Chinese shooter 4. various of Award Ceremony of the match 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAZEM HOSNY, Head of Egyptian Shooting Federation STORYLINE: Eighteen-year-old Chinese shooter Jiang Yiting won the women's skeet shooting gold at the 2023 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup held in Cairo on Saturday. Although Jiang reached the final with 19 hits out of 30 flying targets second to Italy's Simona Scocchetti who scored 20, she managed to reverse the situation in the final, scoring 35 hits out of 40, while Scocchetti settled for a silver with 33 hits. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG YITING, Chinese shooter "I am pretty exc

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Kenyan, Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon

STORY: Kenyan, Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon DATELINE: April 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2023 Xiamen Marathon 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MESERET ABEBAYEHU ALEMU, Winner of the women's race 3. various of the 2023 Xiamen Marathon STORYLINE: Kenyan Philimon Kiptoo Kipchumba claimed the men's title, while Meseret Abebayehu Alemu from Ethiopia took the women's gold in the 2023 Xiamen Marathon on Sunday morning. Kipchumba, who was not leading in the early course, clocked a time of 2:08:04 to cross the finishing line first. Lencho Tesfaye Anbesa from Ethiopia and Omar Ait Chitachen from Morocco took the silver and bronze medals in 2:08:29 and 2:08:59 respectively. The women's title went to Ethiopia's Alemu who clocked 2:24:42, while Gladys Chesir Kiptagelai from Kenya finished second in 2:25:51. Guteni Shone Imana, also from Ethiopia, took the bronze in 2:25:58. SOUNDBITE (English): MESERET ABEBAYEHU ALEMU, Winner of the women's race

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China takes silver while Japan wins men's team title at gymnastics junior worlds

STORY: China takes silver while Japan wins men's team title at gymnastics junior worlds DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:40 LOCATION: ANTALYA, Türkiye CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the second Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships in Türkiye STORYLINE: China settled for silver in the men's team finals on the opening day of the second Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships on Wednesday, as a trio of Japanese gymnasts won the title. Japan's Tanida Masaharu was the top qualifier in three-apparatus finals. Pommel horse problems aside, Tanida earned the best scores on floor exercise, parallel bars and horizontal bars. The 2019 champions defended their title by a 3.6-point margin over the Chinese team of Yang Chunjie, He Xiang and Qin Guohuan, with a young Italy squad claiming bronze. "Challenging strong contenders like Japan will help the Chinese athletes grow and become more competitive. These young Chinese gymnasts only trained in the training camp for two months an

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on June 24, 2022 shows team China perform during the Artistic Swimming Women's Team Free Final of the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. China claimed 18 gold, two silver and eight bronze medals at the 19th FINA World Championships held between June 18 and July 3, leveling with the United States on the gold medals table and finishing second in the medals tally. China completed a clean sweep of 13 titles in diving and surpassed the 100-gold mark in the discipline at the worlds. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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Terakawa wins silver at Pan Pacific C'ships

IRVINE, United States - Japan's Aya Terakawa waves after finishing second in the final of the women's 100-meter backstroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 18, 2010.

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Koga wins silver at Pan Pacific C'ships

IRVINE, United States - Japan's Junya Koga waves after finishing second in the final of the men's 100-meter backstroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 18, 2010.

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China beat Japan in rematch of Olympic table tennis final

SUWON, South Korea - Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa plays against China's Liu Shiwen in the second match of the Asian Games table tennis final on Sept. 30, 2014, in Suwon, South Korea. Liu beat Ishikawa as the Japanese team lost 3-1 to China and had to settle for silver.

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Japan's Takeuchi wins silver in women's parallel giant slalom

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan competes in the second run of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom final at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Takeuchi won the silver medal.

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Japan's Takeuchi wins silver in women's parallel giant slalom

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan competes in the second run of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom final at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Takeuchi won the silver medal.

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Japan's Takeuchi wins silver in women's parallel giant slalom

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan competes in the second run of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom final at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Takeuchi won the silver medal.

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Japan's Takeuchi wins silver in women's parallel giant slalom

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan touches the snow during the second run of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom final at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Takeuchi won the silver medal.

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Japan's Takeuchi wins silver in women's parallel giant slalom

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi (L) of Japan acknowledges her fans after finishing in second place in the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom final at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Behind Takeuchi are gold medalist Patrizia Kummer (R) of Switzerland and silver medalist Alena Zavarzina of Russia.

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Japan's Takeuchi 2nd in snowboarding parallel giant slalom

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi tackles the course during the second run of the women's parallel giant slalom final at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 19, 2014. Takeuchi took the silver medal after losing to Patrizia Kummer of Switzerland.

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Japan's Takeuchi wins women's parallel giant slalom snowboard silver

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan competes in the second run of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom final of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Takeuchi won the silver medal.

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Takeuchi wins silver in women's parallel giant slalom snowboard

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan falls during the second run of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom final of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Takeuchi won the silver medal.

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Takeuchi wins silver in women's parallel giant slalom snowboard

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan touches the snow during the second run of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom final of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Takeuchi won the silver medal.

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Takeuchi wins silver in women's parallel giant slalom snowboard

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan competes in the second run of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom final of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Takeuchi won the silver medal.

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Takeuchi wins silver in women's parallel giant slalom snowboard

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan falls during the second run of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom final of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Takeuchi won the silver medal.

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Takeuchi wins silver in women's parallel giant slalom snowboard

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan competes in the second run of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom final of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Takeuchi won the silver medal.

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Takeuchi wins silver in women's parallel giant slalom snowboard

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan holds up her snowboard after her second run in the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom final of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Takeuchi won the silver medal.