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Vibrant Plateau: Young Tibetan man's love for downhill mountain biking

STORY: Vibrant Plateau: Young Tibetan man's love for downhill mountain biking SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footages DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:07:07 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Referee "30 seconds to go! Listen to the countdown and go!" "Five, four, three, two, one." Having been passionate about cycling for nearly a decade, Tenzin Jigme will finally compete on a national-level stage. Tenzin Jigme is busy packing up his bike for an entirely new challenge. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TENZIN JIGME "I am prepping stuff for tomorrow. And the bike also needs to be ready for tomorrow's flight." As it's his first time leaving Xizang for a competition, Jigme seems a bit out of his element. Thankfully, help from his friends has given him much peace of mind. SOUNDBITE 3 (Tibetan): TENZIN JIGME "All done, right?" SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHOU GEJIA, Jigme's friend "Aren't you going to take the pedals?" SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ZHOU GEJIA, Jigme's friend "I heard

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Death toll of bus crash in Russia's St. Petersburg rises to 7

STORY: Death toll of bus crash in Russia's St. Petersburg rises to 7 SHOOTING TIME: May 10, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue work (credit: Russian Emergencies Ministry) STORYLINE: The number of fatalities as a result of a passenger bus falling into a river in St. Petersburg has increased to seven, the Russian Investigative Committee press office said Friday night. The incident occurred in downtown St. Petersburg around 1 p.m. local time. The driver lost control of the vehicle while making a turn before crashing from a bridge and sinking in seconds. There were around 20 people inside the bus at the time of the accident. The Russian Emergencies Ministry earlier reported that three people died, four people were in critical condition, while two others were in serious condition. The driver, 44, has been detained and interrogated. According to local media reports, he blamed the accident on failing brakes. Xinhua

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8 killed, 30 injured in collision between 3 vehicles in southern Pakistan

STORY: 8 killed, 30 injured in collision between 3 vehicles in southern Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the traffic accident site STORYLINE: At least eight people were killed and 30 others injured on Wednesday in a collision between three vehicles in Jamshoro district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, the rescue service reported. The accident took place early in the morning on Indus Highway near Manjhand area of the district when an oil tanker, a truck and a passenger bus collided, resulting in casualties, Mearaj Ahmed, a local representative of Edhi rescue organization told Xinhua. "Initially, the oil tanker and the truck collided, and within a few seconds, the bus hit them from behind, which mainly caused the casualties," he added. Upon receiving the information, the rescue workers reached the site and shifted the victims to different nearby hospitals, said the rescue service. T

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

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

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A look at Shenzhou-16 astronauts' return in 60 seconds

STORY: A look at Shenzhou-16 astronauts' return in 60 seconds DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: INNER MONGOLIA, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shenzhou-16 return capsule STORYLINE: Three Chinese astronauts on board the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship returned to Earth safely on Tuesday. Take a look at their return in 60 seconds. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Inner Mongolia, China. (XHTV)

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A look at Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch in 90 seconds

STORY: A look at Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch in 90 seconds DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU LIPENG, Director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center STORYLINE: A see-off ceremony was held for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-17 crewed space mission. The Shenzhou-17 crew, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, has the youngest lineup since the construction of China's Tiangong space station started. The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The three astronauts aboard will stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU LIPENG, Director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center "I now declare the launch mission of the Shenzho

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Chinese company tests jetpack that can fly 4 kilometers

STORY: Chinese company tests jetpack that can fly 4 kilometers DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flying trials of a jetpack product of Guangdong XPeng Aeroht STORYLINE: A Chinese company has tested a jetpack that can fly up to 200 meters high and 4 kilometers far in Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, on Thursday. The jetpack, developed by Guangdong XPeng Aeroht, is the brainchild of Liu Dongsheng, an expert working for the company. Liu said the jetpack could perform various maneuvers such as moving in any direction, turning and braking, with a full tank of fuel. However, the flight time was only 3 to 5 minutes. He demonstrated the jetpack by flying no higher than three meters during the test, citing safety concerns. Claiming that the engine ignition time had been reduced to 18 seconds, the inventor said he had been improving the jetpack in the past few years, aiming to make it safer, lighter and

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China takes gold in women's team sprint at UCI Track Nations Cup

STORY: China takes gold in women's team sprint at UCI Track Nations Cup DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the competition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BAO SHANJU, Chinese cyclist 3. various of the competition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID LAPPARTIENT, UCI chief 5. various of the competition STORYLINE: China bagged the women's team sprint gold medal on Wednesday at the 2023 International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Nations Cup in Cairo. China's trio of Bao Shanju, Yuan Liying and Guo Yufang finished their three laps around the 250-meter velodrome in 47.676 seconds, while Germany's squad of Pauline Sophie Grabosch, Emma Hinze and Lea Sophie Friedrich came second in 47.912 seconds. The 2023 Track Nations Cup is a chance for participating athletes to progress in their bid to earn spots at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BAO SHANJU, Chinese cyclist "We got the gold medal in this race, so in the future, we will have less

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Istanbul's football fans support earthquake victims with teddy bears

STORY: Istanbul's football fans support earthquake victims with teddy bears DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of football match 2. various of fans throwing toys onto the field STORYLINE: Turkish football fans threw thousands of stuffed toy bears onto the pitch during a match Sunday evening for young victims of southern Türkiye's deadly earthquakes earlier this month. The Besiktas Sports Club, one of Istanbul's three premier teams, organized the "This Toy Is For You My Friend" campaign for its match against Antalyaspor which ended 0-0, urging fans to bring stuffed animals, scarves, and warm headgear to the stands to "cheer up" children in the affected areas. The game was paused at precisely 4 minutes and 17 seconds in memory of the first earthquake, which hit at 04:17 a.m. local time on February 6. During the pause, fans threw their donations onto pitch to be collected by staff. "We thank our fans for taking part in this meaningful

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July 24, 2022 shows Armand Duplantis (R) of Sweden hugs his father and coach Gregory Duplantis during the men's pole vault awarding ceremony at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 in Eugene, Oregon, the United States. Three new world records were created at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, the United States. On July 22, Sydney McLaughlin of the United States set a new women's 400m hurdles world record with 50.68 seconds. Two other world records were also shattered, with Swedish star pole vaulter Armand Duplantis clearing 6.21m and Nigeria's Tobi Amusan clocking 12.12 seconds in the women's 100m hurdles. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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Kenya's Ndereba wins women's marathon at world athletics

OSAKA, Japan - The three medalists of the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships -- (From L to R) silver medalist Zhou Chunxiu of China, gold medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya and bronze medalist Reiko Tosa -- pose during a medal ceremony at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Ndereba won the race in a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds.

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Olympics: Medal ceremony for men's 100-meter butterfly

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 13 Kyodo - Joseph Schooling (C) of Singapore celebrates his gold medal as (from L) silver medalists Michael Phelps of the United States, Chad Guy Bertrand Le Clos of South Africa and Laszlo Cseh of Hungary applaud during the medal ceremony for the men's 100-meter butterfly at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 12, 2016. Schooling won the final in 50.39 seconds, 0.75 ahead of the three other swimmers.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's three athletes, (from L) Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir, run a victory lap after finishing first, second and third respectively in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's three athletes, (from L) Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt and Warren Weir, hold the silver, gold and bronze medals they won respectively in the men's 200 meters at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's three athletes, Usain Bolt (C), Yohan Blake (R) and Warren Weir, pose with the national flag after finishing first, second and third respectively in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's three athletes, Usain Bolt (C), Yohan Blake (R) and Warren Weir, pose with the national flag after finishing first, second and third respectively in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Kodaira gets treble at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Nao Kodaira defends her 1,500-meter crown in a meet record time to complete a treble on the final day of the speed skating single-distance national championships at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Oct. 25, 2009. Kodaira, who claimed the 500 and the 1,000 titles in the first two days of the three-day meet, clocked 1 minute, 59.34 seconds to beat Maki Tabata by 0.30. Masako Hozumi came in third with 2:00.06.

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Kodaira gets treble at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Nao Kodaira defends her 1,500-meter crown in a meet record time to complete a treble on the final day of the speed skating single-distance national championships at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Oct. 25, 2009. Kodaira, who claimed the 500 and the 1,000 titles in the first two days of the three-day meet, clocked 1 minute, 59.34 seconds to beat Maki Tabata by 0.30. Masako Hozumi came in third with 2:00.06.

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Athens champion Noguchi wins half-marathon in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Athens Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi wins her first half-marathon title in three years at the Miyazaki women's road race on Jan. 6. Noguchi, who was recently named to a strong field for the London Marathon in April, took the lead just after the start of the race and never looked back, crossing the finish line at Miyazaki prefectural athletics stadium in 1 hour, 8 minutes, 30 seconds.

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(2)Komatsu TKOed by champion Pongsaklek in WBC title fight

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese challenger Noriyuki Komatsu is about to collapse in the fifth round of his world title bout against WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Jan. 29. Referee Malcolm Bulner from Australia called an end to the bout after 1 minute, 42 seconds into the fifth round. The Thai boxer was leading on all three score cards.

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Researchers unveil robot capable of jumping into crouch

TOKYO, Japan - A group of researchers, led by Yasuo Kuniyoshi, an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo, on Sept. 12 at the university unveils a human-shaped robot named Daneel that is capable of jumping to a crouching position from its back. The robot, measuring 160 centimeters in height and weighing 70 kilograms, can jump from its back (top photo) to a crouching position (bottom photo) in two to three seconds.

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Japan takes gold in Asian Games cycling+

PUSAN, South Korea - A Japanese trio wins the men's team sprint event in the cycling competition Oct. 5 at the Asian Games. Yuichiro Kamiyama, Harutomo Watanabe and Takashi Kaneko (from left) completed three laps at Geumjeong Velodrome in 1 minute, 0.927 seconds to win over the South Korean trio for Japan's first Asian Games gold in the team sprint.

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Yamamoto wins 3rd title in women's world c'ships

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Japanese defending champion Seiko Yamamoto shows off her gold medal after claiming her third straight title in the women's wrestling world championships at the Palace of Sport in Sofia on Nov. 24, 2001. Yamamoto defeated Liubov Volosova of Russia 4-1 with a three-point takedown 14 seconds into overtime in the 56-kilogram championship. ''I hope I can savor this sensation again in Athens,'' the 21-year-old Nihon University student said after her victory.

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Hamaguchi, Iwama add gold in women's wrestling

OSAKA, Japan - Kyoko Hamaguchi, a former three-time women's wrestling world champion, smiles at Namihaya Dome in Osaka on May 25 after pinning Jiang Xueyan of China in 53 seconds to claim the 75-kilogram championship at the East Asian Games. Women's wrestling is making its debut at an international multi-sport event in Osaka.

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Kiksis makes it three straight in int'l keirin series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ainars Kiksis of Latvia (R) waves to fans in Hiroshima on April 16 after edging Australia's Shane Kelly at the finish line to make it three wins in as many races in cycling's international keirin series. Kiksis completed five laps and 2,015 meters on the Hiroshima velodrome's banked track in 3 minutes, 3.4 seconds to defeat 1998 series winner Kelly by three-quarters of a length for the second straight final in the series.

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Kawai wins 2 gold medals at Sydney Paralympics

SYDNEY, Australia - Blind Japanese swimmer Junichi Kawai adds a golden glow to his collection of three silver medals with a double gold medal performance at the Sydney Paralympic Games on Oct. 28. Kawai won the men's S11 50-meter freestyle with a Paralympic record of 26.37 seconds as he finally beat Daniel Kelly of the United States, who had denied the Japanese team captain a gold medal three times earlier at Sydney International Aquatic Center.

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Ethiopia's Abera wins Sydney Olympic men's marathon

SYDNEY, Australia - Ethiopia's Gezahgne Abera raises his hands before he breaks the tape to win the Olympic men's marathon at Sydney Olympic Stadium on Oct. 1. Abera pulled away from African rivals with three kilometers left, covering the 42.195 kilometers in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 11 seconds. Japan-based Kenyan runner and Atlanta Olympic bronze medalist Eric Wainaina got the silver, while Tesfaye Tola of Ethiopia took the bronze.

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Mejiro Dober wins 2nd straight Queen Elizabeth Cup

KYOTO, Japan - Second favorite Mejiro Dober (C) darts from the middle of the pack entering the stretch and held off a surging Fusaichi Aredale on Nov. 14 to win her second straight Queen Elizabeth Cup race for fillies and mares. The 5-year-old Mejiro Dober covered the 2,200-meter turf at Kyoto Racecourse in 2 minutes, 13.5 seconds to win by three quarters of a length, giving jockey Yutaka Yoshida and trainer Yokichi Okubo their second Queen Elizabeth Cup each.

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Ito unofficially breaks 10-second mark in 100 meters

Japan's top sprinter Koji Ito (C) unofficially becomes the first Asian to crack the 10-second barrier for the 100 meters on June 16 when he was timed with a stopwatch at 9.9 seconds at a track meet in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Ito, who bagged three gold medals at the Asian Games in Bangkok in December, was competing as a guest in a collegiate meet. The record will not stand because the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation does not recognize times measured with nonelectronic equipment.

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Germany celebrates Olympic gold medal

The four-man team of Germany '2' pose for the cameras after winning Olympic bobsleigh gold Feb. 21 at Nagano's Spiral track. The German crew, piloted by Christoph Langen, finished the rain-shortened three-heat race in 2 minutes, 39.41 seconds to take the gold ahead of Switzerland's Marcel Rohner. Britain and France shared the bronze medal.

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Cretier prevails in stop-start

French veteran Jean-Luc Cretier (C) finally tastes Olympic glory after an upset win in the Olympic Alpine men's downhill on Feb. 13 in Hakuba, Central Japan. The blue ribbon event of the Winter Games, which was finally staged after three cancellations, was interrupted by a number of injuries caused by spectacular crashes near the top of the course, but Cretier held his nerve to win in 1 minute 50.11 seconds.

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A look at Shenzhou-14 astronauts' return in 60 seconds

STORY: A look at Shenzhou-14 astronauts' return in 60 seconds DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the returning of Shenzhou-14 manned spaceship STORYLINE: Three Chinese astronauts on board the Shenzhou-14 manned spaceship returned to Earth safely on Sunday, after accomplishing many "firsts" during their six-month space station mission. Shenzhou-14's return capsule, carrying astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 8:09 p.m. Beijing Time, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The astronauts were all in good physical condition, and the Shenzhou-14 manned mission was a complete success, the agency announced. They were carried out by ground workers and placed onto chairs in front of the capsule. They looked relaxed and waved to the ground crew. The return capsule separated from Shenzhou-14's orbiting capsule at 7

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Tesla delivers first electric Semi trucks

STORY: Tesla delivers first electric Semi trucks DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:03 LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, U.S. CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tesla Semis trucks 2. various of Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaking 3. various of Tesla Semis trucks STORYLINE: Tesla delivered the first patch of electric Semi trucks to PepsiCo on Thursday at an event held at its Gigafactory in Sparks, U.S. state of Nevada. Tesla CEO Elon Musk drove one of three Tesla Semis in front of audiences at the event. The Semi was first unveiled in concept form five years ago. It was supposed to go into production in 2019 but was delayed mainly due to the global parts shortage and the COVID-19 pandemic. It is powered by four independent motors, and can accelerate 0-60 miles per hour in 20 seconds. It has a battery range of up to 500 miles when pulling an 82,000-pound (37,000-kilo) load. According to Tesla, the prices might start at 150,000 U.S. dollars. Musk said the company plans to ramp up Semi production to make 50,0

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Mengtian lab module in 60 seconds

STORY: Mengtian lab module in 60 seconds DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mengtian lab module STORYLINE: China's Long March-5B Y4 carrier rocket, carrying space station lab module Mengtian, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province on Monday. Mengtian is the second lab module of China's Tiangong space station. Consisting of a work cabin, a cargo airlock cabin, a payload cabin and a resource cabin, it is the heaviest single-cabin active spacecraft in orbit in the world right now. It will join the combination of core module Tianhe and lab module Wentian in space to form the planned T-shape layout at the space station's completion. The building of Tiangong into a national space laboratory with three modules marks a milestone in China's three-decade effort to advance its manned space program. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wenchang, China. (XHTV)

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New Zealand's 31st Auckland Marathon attracts over 14,000 runners

STORY: New Zealand's 31st Auckland Marathon attracts over 14,000 runners DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:26 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Auckland Marathon STORYLINE: Over 14,000 athletes hit the race course of the Auckland Marathon in the rain on Sunday as the event celebrated its 31st anniversary. Home runner Daniel Jones from Wellington created history with a first-ever three-peat victory with a time of two hours 21 minutes and 56 seconds, while Hannah Oldroyd from Christchurch became a two-time winner as the iconic event returned for the first time without COVID-19 restrictions. Jones relished the conditions this morning, with rain proving no barrier to the 32-year-old as he made it three in a row, including the delayed 2021 event that was hosted in January this year. It was far from easy though, with Jones running side by side with British Luke Cotter and Daniel Balchin from Alexandra for most of the journey, only breaking clear in the final few kilo

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Vingegaard wins maiden Tour de France title

STORY: Vingegaard wins maiden Tour de France title DATELINE: July 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:20 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: various of the matchvarious of audiences cheeringvarious of the awarding ceremony STORYLINE: Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark claimed his first Tour de France title in the 109th edition of the most prestigious road cycling race in Paris on Sunday. Vingegaard, who finished second behind Tadej Pogacar last year, has become the first Danish rider to have won the competition since Bjarne Riis in 1996. The 25-year-old Dane finished the three-week race two minutes and 43 seconds ahead of Pogacar, thanks to his excellent performance in the mountain stages. He also won the polka-dot jersey for the mountains classification. White jersey holder Pogacar finished runner-up overall, and the 2018 winner Geraint Thomas rounded out the podium. Vingegaard's teammate Wout van Aert became the winner of the green sprint jersey, and team Jumbo-Visma combined for six stage wi

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100-Year Old Swimmer Misses Another World Record

TOKYO, JAPAN – JUL. 16: A 100-year old Japanese female, Mieko Nagaoka, world record holder of 1500-meter freestyle in the category of 100 year old swimmer or older, participated in the 400-meter freestyle at Japan Masters swimming competition on Thursday July 16 in Tokyo. Nagaoka, from Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, swam 20 minutes and 22 seconds, three and a half minutes behind the world record in the category. She is also set to swim 50-meter freestyle on July 19.

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Shenzhou-14 mission explained in 60 seconds

STORY: Shenzhou-14 mission explained in 60 seconds DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shenzhou-14 crewed spaceship STORYLINE: The Shenzhou-14 crewed spaceship was launched on Sunday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The crew of three astronauts will stay in orbit for six months. They will complete the construction of the Tiangong space station, with a basic three-module structure consisting of the core module Tianhe and the lab modules Wentian and Mengtian. The Shenzhou-14 crew will work with the ground team to complete the rendezvous, docking and transposition of the two lab modules with the core module. They will enter the two lab modules for the first time and help make the environment suitable for their stay, and will unlock and install a dozen of scientific experiment cabinets in the two modules. They will also carry out relevant function tests on the two-module space station complex, t

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South Africa's iconic marathon event resumes after two-year break

STORY: South Africa's iconic marathon event resumes after two-year break DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: CAPE TOWN, South Africa CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: various of the MarathonSOUNDBITE 1 (English): GERDA STEYN, Women's championSOUNDBITE 2: EDNDALE BELACHEW, Men's championvarious of atheletes getting medals STORYLINE: The Two Oceans Marathon took place on the weekend in South Africa's Cape Town after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. South Africa's Gerda Steyn won the women's race for the third consecutive time in Sunday's 56-km ultra marathon, in three hours 29 minutes and 42 seconds, while Ethiopia's Edndale Belachew became the new men's champion in three hours nine minutes and five seconds. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GERDA STEYN, Women's champion "The race strategy was quite different from what I anticipated. I didn't think that there would be such a big group at the later stages of the race, especially off the half-way mark, let alone being dropped at one stage, while

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A robotic hand developed by OMRON and the University of Tokyo that repeatedly performs precise insertion

Professor Masatoshi Ishikawa of the University of Tokyo and Omron have developed a robot hand that can perform precision work by groping at a speed of 1,000 times per second. When the ring hits the end of the cylinder and the angle shifts, the robot adjusts its three fingers to restore the shift. This is a high-speed reproduction of the way a human being searches for the right angle to fit a ring using the senses of his or her fingertips. In the past, even with the use of force sensors, it took time to process, and insertion and removal took 1-2 seconds. In the automation of precision assembly, it is difficult to keep the positional accuracy within 10 micrometers, including robots and jigs. If this can be handled by hand or control, the range of precision work will expand. Photo taken on November 27, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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(2)Komatsu TKOed by champion Pongsaklek in WBC title fight

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese challenger Noriyuki Komatsu is about to collapse in the fifth round of his world title bout against WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Jan. 29. Referee Malcolm Bulner from Australia called an end to the bout after 1 minute, 42 seconds into the fifth round. The Thai boxer was leading on all three score cards. (Kyodo)

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Athens champion Noguchi wins half-marathon in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Athens Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi wins her first half-marathon title in three years at the Miyazaki women's road race on Jan. 6. Noguchi, who was recently named to a strong field for the London Marathon in April, took the lead just after the start of the race and never looked back, crossing the finish line at Miyazaki prefectural athletics stadium in 1 hour, 8 minutes, 30 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Kenya's Ndereba wins women's marathon at world athletics

OSAKA, Japan - The three medalists of the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships -- (From L to R) silver medalist Zhou Chunxiu of China, gold medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya and bronze medalist Reiko Tosa -- pose during a medal ceremony at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Ndereba won the race in a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Yamamoto wins 3rd title in women's world c'ships

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Japanese defending champion Seiko Yamamoto shows off her gold medal after claiming her third straight title in the women's wrestling world championships at the Palace of Sport in Sofia on Nov. 24, 2001. Yamamoto defeated Liubov Volosova of Russia 4-1 with a three-point takedown 14 seconds into overtime in the 56-kilogram championship. ''I hope I can savor this sensation again in Athens,'' the 21-year-old Nihon University student said after her victory.

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The Sunshine Project

A pilot plant for the use of solar heat was built in Niocho, Kagawa Prefecture, and succeeded in generating full-scale electricity, lighting the light of the sun. A pilot plant using solar heat was built on the site of a former salt field in Niocho, Kagawa Prefecture, a solar energy experiment using mirrors, black paper that burns in three seconds, and a pilot plant that successfully started full-scale operation after careful test runs.

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Fukushi named to 6-member Japan Olympic marathon team

File photo taken Jan. 31, 2016, shows Japan's Kayoko Fukushi celebrating after winning the Osaka Women's Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 22 minutes, 17 seconds at Yanmar Stadium in Osaka. The 33-year-old three-time Olympic middle distance athlete was named on March 17 among the six-member Japanese marathon team for the Rio de Janeiro Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 New Year revelers arrested in Tokyo's Shibuya

Police officers are deployed at the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on the night of Dec. 31, 2015 to provide for contingencies as thousands of youth gather there every New Year's Eve to count down the seconds to the new year. Police arrested two teens and three in their 20s on suspicion of assaulting riot police and mounting the roof of a police vehicle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marathon: Matsuda wins in Osaka, closes in on 2020 Olympic berth

Mizuki Matsuda (2nd from L) competes in the Osaka Women's Marathon on Jan. 26, 2020. Matsuda crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 21 minutes, 47 seconds, her second win in three years and moving a step closer to Olympic selection by clearing the qualifying standard of 2:22:22 at the race that doubled as a Tokyo Games qualifier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marathon: Matsuda wins in Osaka, closes in on 2020 Olympic berth

Mizuki Matsuda (R) competes in the Osaka Women's Marathon on Jan. 26, 2020. Matsuda crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 21 minutes, 47 seconds, her second win in three years and moving a step closer to Olympic selection by clearing the qualifying standard of 2:22:22 at the race that doubled as a Tokyo Games qualifier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marathon: Matsuda wins in Osaka, closes in on 2020 Olympic berth

Mizuki Matsuda (3rd from L) competes in the Osaka Women's Marathon on Jan. 26, 2020. Matsuda crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 21 minutes, 47 seconds, her second win in three years and moving a step closer to Olympic selection by clearing the qualifying standard of 2:22:22 at the race that doubled as a Tokyo Games qualifier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo