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Curtains drawn on 13th African Games as Egypt dominates

STORY: Curtains drawn on 13th African Games as Egypt dominates SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the closing ceremony of the 13th African Games 2. various of the 13th African Games 3. various of the handing over of the flag to Egypt STORYLINE: The 13th African Games concluded on Saturday in Ghana's capital Accra, with Egypt emerging top of the medal table. Egypt took 101 gold medals at the Games, while Nigeria and South Africa followed with 47 and 32 golds respectively. Host nation Ghana took 19 golds to place sixth in the medal table. Closing the Games, Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo congratulated and commended all participating athletes for their dedication, valor, and personal sacrifice to win laurels for their respective countries. He said Africa would take a cue from the athletes' sportsmanship and camaraderie to harness the power of sports for positive change, promoting peace,

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2023

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the world's top 10 athletes in 2023: 10. Simone Biles (United States, gymnastics) After overcoming mental health challenges occurring during the Tokyo Olympics, Biles made a triumphant return in 2023 by winning her sixth all-around title at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. With her 34th medal at the Olympics and World Championships, the 26-year-old has surpassed Belarusian legend Vitaly Scherbo to become the new record holder with the most medals. This file photo taken on Oct. 8, 2023 shows gold medalist Simone Biles of the United States celebrating during the awarding ceremony of Women's Floor Exercise Final of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Asian Games: Softball

Members of Japan's women's softball team celebrate on the podium after defeating China to win their sixth consecutive Asian Games gold medal in Shaoxing, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Asian Games: Softball

Members of Japan's women's softball team pose for a photo after defeating China to win their sixth consecutive Asian Games gold medal in Shaoxing, China, on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japanese judokas celebrate winning their sixth straight mixed team gold medal at the world judo championships year in Doha, Qatar, on May 14, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japanese judokas and officials celebrate winning their sixth straight mixed team gold medal at the world judo championships year in Doha, Qatar, on May 14, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Clarisse Agbegnenou of France bites into her medal after winning the women's 63-kilogram final for her sixth judo world championships gold in Doha, Qatar, on May 10, 2023.

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Japan's Asada, Hanyu practice for figure skating gala

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada (L) and Yuzuru Hanyu hold hands during rehearsal for a Winter Olympics figure skating gala exhibition at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Hanyu won the gold medal in the men's figure skating event and Asada finished sixth in the women's competition.

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Crowd joyous over Hanyu's figure skating gold in Sochi

OSAKA, Japan - A crowd of people at Kansai University in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, cheer in the early hours of Feb. 15, 2014, as they watch a live broadcast of Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu winning the gold medal in the men's figure skating event at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 14. The school is the alma mater of Hanyu's compatriot figure skaters Tatsuki Machida and Daisuke Takahashi who finished fifth and sixth, respectively.

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Cup of Russia figure skating

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Tatsuki Machida (C) holds the gold medal after winning the Cup of Russia figure skating competition, the sixth and final leg of the Grand Prix series, in Moscow on Nov. 23, 2013. At left is silver medalist Maxim Kovtun of Russia and at right is bronze medalist Javier Fernandez of Spain.

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Murofushi wins gold at world c'ships

DAEGU, South Korea - Japan's Koji Murofushi makes his sixth and final attempt during the men's hammer throw final at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 29, 2011. He won the gold medal.

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Grange wins slalom gold at world c'ships

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Jean-Baptiste Grange of France (2nd from L) celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's slalom event at the world championships in Germany on Feb. 20, 2011. Japan's Naoki Yuasa (R) is also seen standing beside the winners' podium after finishing a career-best sixth place.

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Icho wins women's 63-kg world title

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Kaori Icho, a two-time Olympic champion at 63 kg, holds the medal after overpowering Elena Pirozhkova of the United States, winning the gold to clinch her sixth crown in the women's action at the world wrestling championships in Moscow on Sept. 9, 2010.

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi (front) competes in the women's 3,000 meter race against Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic (back) on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds to finish in sixth place, while Sablikova won the gold medal.

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi (R) competes in the women's 3,000 meter race against Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds to finish in sixth place, while Sablikova won the gold medal.

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi (R) competes in the women's 3,000 meter race against Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds to finish in sixth place, while Sablikova won the gold medal.

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Russia claims 6th gold medal at synchronized swimming

ROME, Italy - The Russian team performs during the team free routine final of the synchronized swimming at the Swimming World Championships in Rome on July 25. Russia claimed its sixth gold medal with a winning total of 99.167.

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Phelps grabs 6th gold at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States acknowledges the crowd after winning his sixth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with a victory in the men's 200-meter individual medley final at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 15

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Phelps grabs 6th gold at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States poses with the sixth gold medal awarded to him at the Beijing Olympics after winning the men's 200-meter individual medley final at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 15

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Japan's Kato 6th in men's 500 meters

TURIN, Italy - Japan's gold medal favorite Joji Kato looks unhappy after ending his title pursuit in disappointment at the Oval Lingotto arena in Turin on Feb. 13. The world record holder finished in sixth place in the men's 500-meter event.

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Tamura wins 6th gold in a row at world judo meet

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Ryoko Tamura raises the gold medal after her victory in the women's 48-kilogram final to win an unprecedented sixth straight title at the World Judo Championships in Osaka on Sept. 14. She earned a ''yusei'' decision over Frederique Jossinet of France.

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Russia's Skorjenko wins men's 100 meter surface finswimming

AKITA, Japan - Evgueni Skorjenko smiles with the gold medal at Akita Prefectural Pool in the city of Akita on Aug. 24 after winning the men's 100-meter surface finswimming at the sixth World Games.

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Russian team wins women's group sports acrobatics

AKITA, Japan - The Russian team performs during the women's group sports acrobatics competition of the sixth World Games at Akita City Gymnasium on Aug. 21. They won the gold medal.

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Fukushima takes bronze in women's lightweight-class powerlifting

AKITA, Japan - Yukako Fukushima of Japan prepares to lift 117.5 kilograms in the benchpress in the women's lightweight powerlifting at the sixth World Games at Akita City Culture Hall on Aug. 20. World champion Raija Koskinen of Finland won the gold medal, followed by Chen Kuan-ting of Taiwan with the silver, while Fukushima took bronze.

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Germany's Junker wins women's heavyweight-class bodybuilding

AKITA, Japan - Susanne Neiderhauser of Austria (L), Cornelia Junker of Germany (C) and Jana Purdjakova of the Slovak Republic flex their muscles on the podium at Akita City Culture Hall on Aug. 19. Junker won the gold medal in the women's heavyweight-class bodybuilding competition at the sixth World Games in Akita, followed by Neiderhauser and Purdjakova.

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Mizuma wins silver medal in women's lightweight bodybuilding

AKITA, Japan - Utako Mizuma of Japan competes in the women's lightweight class bodybuilding competition at the sixth World Games at Akita City Culture Hall in Akita on Aug. 19. Pamela Kusar of the United States won the gold medal and world champion Mizuma came in second.

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(2)Tamura wins 5th straight at world judo c'ships

MUNICH, Germany - Ryoko Tamura kisses the gold medal she won at the world judo championships on July 29. ''I can't say anything at the moment, it was such a tough fight. But I do know that I want a sixth successive title as well,'' an exhausted Tamura said as she came off the mat. Tamura's five straight world titles in a single weight category -- 48 kg -- is unmatched by any judoka -- male or female -- since the world championships were first held in 1956.

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Cuba dashes Japan's dream of baseball gold

SYDNEY, Australia - Pitcher Tomohiro Kuroki (L) is pepped up by his manager Kozo Otagaki and catcher Fumihiro Suzuki in the bottom of the sixth inning of the semifinal game against Cuba at Sydney Baseball Stadium on Sept. 26. Japan's dream of an Olympic gold medal was dashed as it lost to double gold medallists Cuba 3-0.

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Super Mario marches off with combined

Austria's Mario Reiter negotiates a turn in the downhill section of the Olympic Alpine skiing men's combined on Feb. 13 at Happo-one, Hakuba, Central Japan. Reiter's sixth place in the downhill was good enough for the gold medal after his dazzling slalom run on Feb. 10.

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Reiter clinches Olympic Alpine skiing

Austria's Mario Reiter celebrates his Olympic gold medal in the Alpine skiing men's combined event after completing his downhill run on Feb. 13 in Hakuba, Central Japan. Reiter, who finished sixth in the downhill section, clinched gold in an overall time of 3 minutes, 8.06 seconds.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers are pictured after trailing 4-2 after the sixth end of the women's gold medal game against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers react after scoring a point in the sixth end of the women's gold medal game against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Russian team wins women's group sports acrobatics

AKITA, Japan - The Russian team performs during the women's group sports acrobatics competition of the sixth World Games at Akita City Gymnasium on Aug. 21. They won the gold medal.

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Kusar wins women's lightweight-class bodybuilding

AKITA, Japan - Germany's Sandra Weber (L), Pamela Kusar of the United States (C) and Japan's Utako Mizuma flex their muscles on the podium at Akita City Culture Hall on Aug. 19. Kusar won the gold medal in the women's lightweight-class bodybuilding competition at the sixth World Games in Akita, followed by Mizuma and Weber.

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Cuba dashes Japan's dream of baseball gold

SYDNEY, Australia - Pitcher Tomohiro Kuroki (L) is pepped up by his manager Kozo Otagaki and catcher Fumihiro Suzuki in the bottom of the sixth inning of the semifinal game against Cuba at Sydney Baseball Stadium on Sept. 26. Japan's dream of an Olympic gold medal was dashed as it lost to double gold medallists Cuba 3-0.

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Japan win silver medal at world curling championship

(From L) Japan's Yumi Suzuki, Satsuki Fujisawa and Yurika Yoshida celebrate winning two points during the sixth end in the gold-medal game against Switzerland at the World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada, on March 27, 2016. Although Japan lost 9-6, the team claimed the country's first medal in curling in either the Olympics or world championships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gymnastics: Uchimura wins record 6th straight all-around world title

Japan's Kohei Uchimura holds his gold medal after winning a sixth consecutive individual all-around title at the World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow on Oct. 30, 2015. Uchimura posed next to photo panels of past champions on display at the SSE Hydro arena. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Phelps grabs 6th gold at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States acknowledges the crowd after winning his sixth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with a victory in the men's 200-meter individual medley final at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 15 (Kyodo)

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Phelps grabs 6th gold at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States poses with the sixth gold medal awarded to him at the Beijing Olympics after winning the men's 200-meter individual medley final at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 15 (Kyodo)

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi (R) competes in the women's 3,000 meter race against Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds to finish in sixth place, while Sablikova won the gold medal. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi (front) competes in the women's 3,000 meter race against Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic (back) on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds to finish in sixth place, while Sablikova won the gold medal. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Hozumi finishes 6th in women's 3,000m

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Masako Hozumi (R) competes in the women's 3,000 meter race against Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic on Feb. 14, 2010, during the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada. Hozumi clocked 4 minutes, 7.36 seconds to finish in sixth place, while Sablikova won the gold medal. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Kato 6th in men's 500 meters

TURIN, Italy - Japan's gold medal favorite Joji Kato looks unhappy after ending his title pursuit in disappointment at the Oval Lingotto arena in Turin on Feb. 13. The world record holder finished in sixth place in the men's 500-meter event. (Kyodo)

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Icho wins women's 63-kg world title

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Kaori Icho, a two-time Olympic champion at 63 kg, holds the medal after overpowering Elena Pirozhkova of the United States, winning the gold to clinch her sixth crown in the women's action at the world wrestling championships in Moscow on Sept. 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Murofushi wins gold at world c'ships

DAEGU, South Korea - Japan's Koji Murofushi makes his sixth and final attempt during the men's hammer throw final at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 29, 2011. He won the gold medal. (Kyodo)

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Grange wins slalom gold at world c'ships

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Jean-Baptiste Grange of France (2nd from L) celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's slalom event at the world championships in Germany on Feb. 20, 2011. Japan's Naoki Yuasa (R) is also seen standing beside the winners' podium after finishing a career-best sixth place. (Kyodo)

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(2)Tamura wins 5th straight at world judo c'ships

MUNICH, Germany - Ryoko Tamura kisses the gold medal she won at the world judo championships on July 29. ''I can't say anything at the moment, it was such a tough fight. But I do know that I want a sixth successive title as well,'' an exhausted Tamura said as she came off the mat. Tamura's five straight world titles in a single weight category -- 48 kg -- is unmatched by any judoka -- male or female -- since the world championships were first held in 1956.

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Asian Games 2018: Japan's Ikee

Japan's Rikako Ikee acknowledges the audience after receiving her gold medal for the women's 50-meter freestyle swimming at the Asian Games medal ceremony in Jakarta on Aug. 24, 2018, her sixth gold in Indonesia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games 2018: Japan's Ikee

Japan's Rikako Ikee acknowledges the audience after receiving her gold medal for the women's 50-meter freestyle swimming at the Asian Games medal ceremony in Jakarta on Aug. 24, 2018, her sixth gold in Indonesia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games 2018: Japan's Ikee

Japan's Rikako Ikee celebrates after receiving her gold medal for the women's 50-meter freestyle swimming at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Aug. 24, 2018, marking her sixth gold in Indonesia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo