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Ski jumping: World Cup in Yamagata

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan celebrates after winning the World Cup women's ski jumping gold at AlionTek Zao Schanze in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 20, 2026, her sixth win of the season.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Yamagata

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup women's ski jumping gold at AlionTek Zao Schanze in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 20, 2026, her sixth win of the season.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Yamagata

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup women's ski jumping gold at AlionTek Zao Schanze in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 20, 2026, her sixth win of the season.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Yamagata

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan competes en route to winning the World Cup women's ski jumping gold at AlionTek Zao Schanze in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 20, 2026, her sixth win of the season.

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Freestyle skiing aerials: World Cup event in Lake Placid

Li Xinpeng of China reacts after the second run of the men's aerials final at a freestyle skiing World Cup event in Lake Placid, New York, on Jan. 12, 2026. He won gold in the season's sixth and last race.

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

US athlete Simone Biles, who won the gold medal in the competition, Brazilian athlete Rebeca Andrade who won the silver medal and US athlete Sunisa Lee, who won the bronze medal, pose at the podium at the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France on August 01, 2024. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

US athlete Simone Biles, who won the gold medal in the competition, Brazilian athlete Rebeca Andrade who won the silver medal and US athlete Sunisa Lee, who won the bronze medal, pose at the podium at the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France on August 01, 2024. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

USA's Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France on August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

USA's Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France on August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

US athlete Simone Biles, who won the gold medal in the competition, Brazilian athlete Rebeca Andrade who won the silver medal and US athlete Sunisa Lee, who won the bronze medal, pose at the podium at the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France on August 01, 2024. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

USA's Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France on August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

US athlete Simone Biles, who won the gold medal in the competition, Brazilian athlete Rebeca Andrade who won the silver medal and US athlete Sunisa Lee, who won the bronze medal, pose at the podium at the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France on August 01, 2024. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

US athlete Simone Biles, who won the gold medal in the competition, Brazilian athlete Rebeca Andrade who won the silver medal and US athlete Sunisa Lee, who won the bronze medal, pose at the podium at the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France on August 01, 2024. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

(L-R) Silver Medalist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, Gold Medalist Simone Biles and Bronze Medalist Sunisa Lee hold their medals up during the medal ceremonies for the Women's All-Around Artistic Gymnastics championship during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France, August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

USA's Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France on August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

US athlete Simone Biles, who won the gold medal in the competition, Brazilian athlete Rebeca Andrade who won the silver medal and US athlete Sunisa Lee, who won the bronze medal, pose at the podium at the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France on August 01, 2024. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

US athlete Simone Biles, who won the gold medal in the competition, Brazilian athlete Rebeca Andrade who won the silver medal and US athlete Sunisa Lee, who won the bronze medal, pose at the podium at the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France on August 01, 2024. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

US athlete Simone Biles, who won the gold medal in the competition, Brazilian athlete Rebeca Andrade who won the silver medal and US athlete Sunisa Lee, who won the bronze medal, pose at the podium at the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France on August 01, 2024. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

USA's Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France on August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

USA's Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France on August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

USA's Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France on August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

USA's Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France on August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

USA's Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France on August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

USA's Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France on August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

USA's Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France on August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

USA's Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France on August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Biles Wins All-Around Title For Sixth Olympic Gold

USA's Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France on August 1, 2024. Photo by Giuliano Bevilacqua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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

Japanese judokas pose with their gold medals after becoming world champions in the mixed team event in Doha, Qatar, on May 14, 2023. Japan won their sixth straight mixed team gold.

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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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Judo: World championships

Clarisse Agbegnenou of France reacts 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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Asian Games 2018: Japan's Ikee

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 24 Kyodo - Japan's Rikako Ikee smiles after winning the women's 50-meter freestyle swimming at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Aug. 24, 2018, her sixth gold in Indonesia and the most of any woman at a single edition of the games.

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Gymnast Uchimura holds Guinness World Records certificate

NAGASAKI, Japan - London Olympic gold medalist Kohei Uchimura, five-straight men's all-around world champion in gymnastics, holds a certificate in Nagasaki on Oct. 16, 2014. He was listed by the Guinness World Records as the man with the world's largest number of sixth-straight individual all-around title in gymnastics.

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London Olympic medalist Murata scores KO in nontitle fight

KYOTO, Japan - London Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata of Japan scores a sixth-round knockout over Mexican Jesus Angel Nerio in his fourth professional nontitle fight in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 22, 2014.

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London Olympic medalist Murata smiles after scoring KO

KYOTO, Japan - London Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata of Japan smiles after scoring a sixth-round knockout over Mexican Jesus Angel Nerio in his fourth professional nontitle fight in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 22, 2014.

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Skaters join practice for figure skating exhibition

SOCHI, Russia - Russia's Adelina Sotnikova (L), South Korea's Kim Yu Na (C) and Japan's Mao Asada participate in a practice session for a figure skating exhibition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Sotnikova won the gold and Kim the silver in the women's figure skating competition. Asada was sixth.

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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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U.S.'s Miller misses in men's super combined skiing

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller of the United States competes in the men's super combined slalom at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 14, 2014. He finished in sixth place.

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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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Kitajima advances to 100m breaststroke finals

LONDON, Britain - Two-time gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima stares hard at the scoreboard after he placed sixth in the men's 100-meter breaststroke semifinals at the Olympic Park Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2012. Kitajima scraped into the finals with a time of 59.69 seconds.

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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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Icho wins women's 63-kg world title

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Kaori Icho (L), a two-time Olympic champion at 63 kg, overpowers 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.