STORY: 2023 Tewo International Hercules China Open held in NW China
DATELINE: July 12, 2023
LENGTH: 0:02:06
LOCATION: LANZHOU, China
CATEGORY: SPORTS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the competition
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MACAULEY TINKER, Competitor from Australia
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LONG WU, Competitor from China

STORYLINE:

The 2023 International Hercules China Open was held Monday and Tuesday in Diebu County, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gannan, northwest China's Gansu Province.

More than 30 contenders from New Zealand, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and other countries participated in the competition.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MACAULEY TINKER, Competitor from Australia
"What I like about these games, in particular, is the events that we go through in the competition and more so the implements that we use within the competition. Everything I find is very unique right here. From the stones with the Chinese symbols to the ingots that we just loaded to the boxes that we just loaded them onto. It's all very unique equipment to this competition. So that's exciting."
 
SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LONG WU, Competitor from China
"The 2023 Tewo International Hercules China Open is the fifth competition held here, and the number of participants is constantly increasing with new competitors presenting high-level performances. This year, we have several champions from Europe and other countries."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lanzhou, China.
(XHTV)