SHOTLIST:

1. Pan of creator of Berlin wall cycle trail, Michael Cramer and his friend Guenter Warnecke riding bikes at Potsdamer Platz

2. Tilt down of watch tower

3. Low angle of Cramer and Warnecke climbing up inside the watch tower

4. Wide of building seen from window of watch tower

5. Cramer and Warnecke riding their bikes

6. Tilt down from wall to Cramer and Warnecke visiting Topography of Terror memorial

7. Cramer and Warnecke visiting memorial

8. Close of wall at Topography of Terror memorial

9. SOUNDBITE: (German) Michael Cramer, initiator of the wall bike trail:

"Over there is one of the ministry buildings. It was the former air traffic ministry of the Nazis. There on June 15th 1961, former GDR (German Democratic Republic) leader Walter Ulbricht said, ''Nobody has the intention to built a wall''. But here is the wall."

10. Cramer and Warnecke riding their bikes along wall trail

11. SOUNDBITE: (German) Michael Cramer, initiator of the wall bike trail:

"Peter Fechter was one of the first refugees to be killed. It was especially tragic because his friend made it into West Berlin. Fechter was stuck in barbed wire and was shot. For four hours nobody cared. The Allied forces and Berlin police did not want to, and could not help him and the other side (East) did not care. He finally bled to death."

12. Cramer and Warnecke riding their bikes along the former wall

13. SOUNDBITE: (German) Guenter Warnecke, bike and history enthusiast:

"13th of August 1961 was a Sunday. I was was at a sports ground and someone had a radio there where we heard about the construction of the wall. As a result, I noticed a couple of days later that my fellow students from Teltow, Babelsberg and Potsdam (in the former east) disappeared."

14. Cramer and Warnecke riding along the former patrol road

15. Cramer passing by "East side gallery"

16. Close of bicycle

17. Pan of Cramer and Warnecke arriving at "East Side gallery"

18. Set up of historian at Bernauer Strasse, Guenter Schlusche

19. SOUNDBITE: (German) Guenter Schlusche, Historian:

"The leaders of the GDR were under pressure to act because more and more people were leaving the country, in the time, the months and years, before the wall was built. The GDR leaders didn''t or did not want to see the reason for it. That''s why they decided to built the wall."

20. Wide memorial for victims of the Berlin wall at Bernauer Strasse

21. Photographs of people who died at the wall

22. SOUNDBITE (German) Michael Cramer, initiator of the wall bike trail:

"Only someone who knows the past can face the future. We all want to be able to deal with our future, that''s why we have to know our past. The bicycle is fast enough to see a lot and slow enough to take it all in."

23. Cramer and Warnecke on their bikes

24. Pan of East Side Gallery

STORYLINE:

Fifty years after East German authorities constructed a wall through the heart of Berlin, only at a few pieces remain of the once formidable barrier that divided the city in two.

Although the former wall is one of Berlin''s biggest tourist draws, the attractions relevant to the structure are far-flung and difficult to find.

It is not only foreign visitors who struggle to figure out where the barrier once stood.

A young generation of Berliners has hardly any reminders of their city''s - and nation''s - once defining barrier.

Michael Cramer, a member of the left-leaning Greens party decided it was important to keep parts of the wall visible as a reminder of the city''s turbulent history.

After campaigning for 10 years, he and his party have established the Berlin Wall Trail, a bicycle path to mark the former strip where the wall once stood.

The Berlin Wall Trail traces the course of the former GDR (German Democratic Republic) border fortifications that encircled West Berlin.

For nearly three decades, the former western enclave in the heart of communist Germany was surrounded by the nearly 160-kilometre (99-mile) barrier.

The bike trail starts in the centre of Berlin, at Potsdamer Platz, formerly a no-mans-land between east and west.

The first stop is only a few metres away - one of five former East German watch towers that still stand today.

More then 300 watch towers were built along the former inner-German border and used to prevent people from escaping the former GDR into the west.

From Potsdamer Platz, the trail leads to another place soaked in the history of the former GDR, and the Nazis before them.

At the place where today the Topography of Terror memorial site now stands, the Nazis tortured people during interrogations at the former Gestapo headquarters.

Right behind it is the house of the ministries where history was written several times.

"It was the former air traffic ministry of the Nazis," says Cramer. "There on June 15th 1961, former GDR leader Walter Ulbricht said ''Nobody has the intension to built a wall''. But here is the wall."

More than 230 people died at the Berlin Wall.

The first was Guenter Liftin on August 24th 1961 and the last Chris Gueffroy on February 6th 1989.

Recently erected columns along the bike path with the names of the victims honour those who died.

"Peter Fechter was one of the first refugees to be killed," Cramer says. "It was especially tragic because his friend made it into West Berlin. Fechter was stuck in barbed wire and was shot. For four hours nobody cared. The Allied forces and Berlin police did not want to and could not help him, and the other side (East) did not care. He finally bled to death."

City authorities have laid down an eight-kilometre (five-mile) long, double row of cobblestones through the heart of the city to mark the course of the wall.

The entire wall ran some 40 kilometres (25 miles) through the city.

Since 2001, Guenter Warnecke, a 72-year-old Berliner has regularly ridden along the wall trail.

The former engineer was a student in 1961 and remembers the historic day when suddenly his former classmates who lived in the east were no longer around.

"I was was at a sports ground and someone had a radio there where we heard about the construction of the wall," Warnecke recalls. "As a result, I noticed a couple of days later that my fellow students from Teltow, Babelsberg and Potsdam (in the former east) disappeared."

The bike trail runs along the former patrol road used by customs officers in West Berlin, or along the control road used by GDR border troops for their own patrols.

Sections of historic interest, with traces or remains of the old wall, alternate with stretches of natural beauty.

The last section of the inner wall has become famous all over the world as the "East Side Gallery."

Its pictures, painted by various artists in 1990, were carefully restored to their original brightness in 2009.

In recent years, the efforts to preserve the Berlin Wall, including the bike trail, have made it one of the city''s top tourist attractions.

Germans and foreigners alike flock to see pieces of the former barrier to contemplate the lessons it can bring to future generations.

"Only someone who knows the past can face the future. We all want to be able to deal with our future, that''s why we have to know our past," says Cramer. "The bicycle is fast enough to see a lot and slow enough to take it all in."

Friedrich-Wilhelm Lenz was only a toddler when the wall went up that split his family's 75-hectare farm in two - dividing the cow stall and even a restaurant on the land.

It was 1952, and East German authorities were erecting the wooden barrier that broke up the twin towns of Zicherie in the capitalist West and Boeckwitz in the communist East.

The two had operated as one for centuries - sharing markets, schools and social clubs - and had long been the site of the Lenz family farm.

Years before the collapse of the Berlin Wall - whose 25th anniversary falls Sunday - East Germany had already started sealing off its main frontier with West Germany, spanning nearly 1,400 kilometres (870 miles), dividing communities, friends and even families.

The Lenz family keenly felt the trauma of division.

"My father kept on dreaming of his farm. And he always told me that there is nothing is more enduring then property," recalled Lenz, now 64.

"My father never said 'One day we get our property back' - nobody would have believed it anyway."

The East German authorities seized their property and forced them to relocate to another town on the communist side of the border.

They didn't like it and were able to move to the part of their property that remained in Zicherie in 1960.

But they left Friedrich-Wilhelm's older sister, Anneliese, with an aunt so she could finish high school before rejoining them.

It was a tragic error.

In 1961, East Germany built the Berlin Wall to stem an exodus of its citizens and left the family fractured.

That also turned a still relatively porous divide between East and West into a full-fledged Iron Curtain.

"We were here and my sister was in the East," said Lenz.

"It was brutal and hard for us."

It was only in 1986 - a quarter century after separation - that Anneliese was allowed to rejoin her family in the West.

Meanwhile the residents of Boeckwitz lived as if in a prison.

They needed permission from the Communist authorities to receive visitors, even from other East Germans, or to go out late at night.

They lived in an exclusion zone and were forced to document almost every step they made.

Many people left.

By 1989, only 78 of the previous 120 residents were still living in the town.

Boeckwitz native Willi Schuette was 13 when the town was first divided after World War II.

Schuette and his family also lost their farm in 1952.

The family relocated to a village 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) away from Zicherie in the Western part of Germany.

From here Schuette came to Zicherie as often as he could to observe the situation in his hometown Boeckwitz from behind the wall.

But just looking across the border was life-threatening, he said.

"I was standing in Zicherie at a barrier and wanted to take a picture of him (East German soldiers at window). But he took his rifle and pointed it to me like he wanted to kill me. I was full of fear because at my side in the West were no border guards. I left and wanted to go but when I turned around I saw him leaving. That was the moment I took this picture here," Schuette said.

Following reunification, both the Schuette and the Lenz families got their confiscated property back.

Schuette renovated one of the buildings still standing to create a museum to remind succeeding generations of the difficult years under Communism.

"If we don't preserve something like this then nobody would know about it today," Schuette said.

The photos that Schuette shot - including that of the soldier who pointed his gun at him - are now part of the museum.

The shadow of Germany's divided past lives on in the lives of such communities that straddled the Cold War divide.

Gerhard Borchert, Mayor of the borough of Brome, which contains Zicherie, thinks that though it may take time to overcome the divide, the first steps have already been taken.

"I think that people are getting closer together again. People meet in sport communities and hunting clubs or sing together. A lot of things went back to normal," he said.

Boeckwitz and Zicherie, once a symbol of Germany's division, are now a hopeful sign of its reunification.

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Boeckwitz/Zicherie - 3 November 2014

1. Pan to fence where wall used to be

2. Barbed wire on top of the wall

3. Fence where wall used to be

4. Watchtower behind fence

5. Zoom in to watchtower in conservation area

6. Former Boeckwitz resident Friedrich Wilhelm Lenz passing landmark in Zicherie from 1958 reading (German) "Germany can't be divided"

7. Lenz showing the area where his former home was UPSOUND (German) "This was our land, where our farm and farmhouse was. I was born here."

8. Various of model of Lenz's farm

9. SOUNDBITE (German) Friedrich Wilhelm Lenz, former Boeckwitz resident who was forced to flee:

"My father kept on dreaming of his farm. And he always told me that there is nothing which is more enduring than property. My father never said 'One day we get our property back '- nobody would have believed it anyway.'"

10. Street signs reading (German) "Bockwitzer Strasse and Zicherier Strasse"

11. Street in Zicherie

12. SOUNDBITE (German) Friedrich Wilhelm Lenz, former Boeckwitz resident who was forced to flee:

"It became more complicated when the wall was built in 1961. We were here and my sister was in the East because she wanted to finish school and planned to join us afterwards. But all over sudden it wasn't possible anymore. It was brutal and hard for us."

13. Various STILLS showing wide of wall dividing Zicherie and Boeckwitz

14. Former Boeckwitz resident Willi Schuette pointing at photograph

15. STILL of wall dividing Zicherie and Boeckwitz

16. SOUNDBITE (German) Willi Schuette, former Boeckwitz resident:

"I was standing in Zicherie at a barrier and wanted to take a picture of him (East German soldier at window). But he took his rifle and pointed it at me like he wanted to kill me. I was full of fear because at my side in the West there were no border guards. I left and wanted to go but when I turned around I saw him leaving. That was the moment I took this picture here."

17. Tilt down entrance of museum

18. East German Trabant at museum entrance

19. SOUNDBITE (German) Willi Schuette, former Boeckwitz resident:

"If we didn't preserve something like this then nobody would know about it today."

20. Fence and sign where wall used to be

21. Signpost of former inner German border

22. SOUNDBITE (German) Gerhard Borchert, mayor of Brome:

"I think that people are getting closer together again. People meet in sport communities and hunting clubs or sing together. A lot of things went back to normal."

23. Various of fence and barbed wire where wall used to be

SNTV Features

The Olympic Stadium in Berlin has already held its fair share of momentous events, starting with American sprinter Jesse Owens winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

Now after a 242 million Euro facelift, on July 9th a global audience of well over a billion is set to follow the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final live from the stadium on TV.

SUGGESTED VOICEOVER:

After a turbulent history Berlin, the country's largest city, has once again become the capital of a united Germany, the Brandenburg Gate symbolising this re-unification.

The city became the political centre of Brandenburg, Prussia and the German Reich.

After the foundation of the German Reich in 1871, the city progressed quickly to become Germany's largest industrial and cultural centre. The Second World War (1939-1945) triggered by the National Socialists, the Nazis, had a devastating effect on Berlin and led to the destruction of large parts of the city. Subsequent political developments divided the country and its capital: The building of the Wall in 1961 brutally completed this separation.

The Wall did not come down again until 1989, when the people from West and East Berlin were finally reunited.

Berlin is not only the seat of the government and cultural capital, but also Germany's sports city. More than 525,000 male and female athletes are registered in about 1,900 clubs.

Like the city the The Berlin Olympic Stadium has a long and distinguished history. Originally designed by architect Werner March it was built between 1934-36 for the 1936 Olympic Games.

American sprinter Jesse Owens won four gold medals at those games and today, one of the avenues leading to the ground and a VIP lounge bear the great runner's name.

SOUNDBITE:

"Of course this stadium is special because it is old. It is more than 70 years old and if you look at it from the outside it was originally built in 1936. This is because it is protected by landmark protection, it is a monument. So this is part of the impression that you have when you go inside the stadium. From the outside you have a historical building and you get information by our tourist guides or the information points. But when you go inside you have one of the most modern arena in Europe."

SUPERCAPTION: Christoph Meyer, press officer Olympic Stadium

Reconstruction at a cost of 242 million Euro began in the summer of 2000 and was officially re-opened in July 2004.

It has a total capacity of over 74,000, but will be restricted to 66,000 for the World Cup.

The new roof, a vast oval interrupted as before by the listed Marathon Gate, provides a delicate contrast to the robust muscularity of the historic tectonics.

The lightweight cantilever construction is borne by an intricate web of 20 beam supports ranging over the gallery, and 132 steel pillars.

The roof is literally the crowning glory of a harmonious solution incorporating past, present and future.

SOUNDBITE:

"242 million Euro were spent to renovate this stadium and of course Berlin is the capital of Germany. So this is a very good place and a place like Berlin really is a vibrant city to host a final of the world cup. It is the biggest media event in the world and I think the capital is the right place for this."

SUPERCAPTION: Christoph Meyer, press officer Olympic Stadium

This spectacular stadium is due to host six matches during the tournament but the final on July 9th will of course be the biggest. A global audience of well over a billion is set to follow the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final live on TV.

SHOTLIST: Berlin, Germany Recent

1. 00:00 Wide shot of the Brandenburg Gate

2. 00:05 Close up of Brandeburg Gate, pan down to mime artist

3. 00:16 Wide shot of "Straße des 17. Juni" ("road of June 17th") and the "Siegessäule " ("victory Säule")

4. 00:22 Close up of the roof of the Reichstag

5. 00:27 Wide shot of the Reichstag

6 00:33 Close-up of a section of the Berlin Wall

7. 00:38 Wide shot of the Wall

8. 00:44 Wide shot of some historical buildings

9. 00:49 People in a restaurant

10. 00:55 Exterior of the Olympic Stadium, pan from the Olympic rings to stadium

11. 01:04 Closer pan of the outside

12. 01:17 SOUNDBITE: Christoph Meyer, press officer Olympic Stadium

13. 01:52 Pan from roof to pitch and track around the field

14. 02:00 Zoom out from the halfway to wide shot of stands and roof.

15. 02:12 Zoom out from the back of the arena

16. 02:22 Wide shot from the middle stand

17. 02:34 SOUNDBITE: Christoph Meyer, press officer Olympic Stadium

18. 02:53 The Olympic Stadium by night

Keyword-world cup 2006 venue

SHOTLIST:

Berlin, Germany - 22 June 2013

1. Daniel Vogel-Essex, "Ozon Cyclery" (a bike manufacturer based in Berlin that specialises in bamboo bikes) co-founder, getting up on bamboo bike and cycling away

2. Tracking shot of Vogel-Essex cycling

3. Vogel-Essex cycling past camera

4. Low wide shot of Vogel-Essex cycling towards camera and coming to a halt

5. Various close shots of bamboo bike

6. SOUNDBITE: (English): Daniel Vogel-Essex: "Ozon Cyclery" co-founder:

"The frame weights about two kilos. Our frames weight generally around two kilos, which is equivalent to a high-end steel frame. Like sometimes, we have had one that was a kilo and a half. That was, I think, the lightest. And, like for touring bikes or like someone who is really tall, they can go maybe 2.5 kilos. I think the heaviest we have ever built was like three. So you have to really, really make it thick and robust to get it to three kilos."

7. Various of man with mask applying fibre composite material on bamboo tubes

8. Mid of man sanding bamboo tube

9. Pan from logo to man working with tools with background

10. Close of bike sketch

11. Mid of bamboo tubes on shelves

12. Close of bamboo tubes on counter

13. Mid of Stefan Bruning, Co-founder of "Ozon Cyclery", sanding bamboo tube

14. Mid of Vogel-Essex and Bruning speaking

15. SOUNDBITE: (English): Daniel Vogel-Essex, "Ozon Cyclery" co-founder:

"People say steel is real. You know, steel... a steel frame rides really nicely. A lot of people don't like the way that aluminium rides because it's really super stiff and uncomfortable. I want to make a bumper sticker that says 'bamboo is realer.' Like, you start with an aluminium frame, it's really super stiff and uncomfortable. You go to a steel frame and you think 'oh this rides really great', it's really... it's stiff but at the same time it is comfortable to ride. And, with bamboo you can get an even stiffer frame, like torsional stiffness is even better but then the vibration absorption is even better than steel. So its both qualities are better."

16. Close of bamboo

17. Low mid shot of man joining bamboo tubes

18. Various close shots of bamboo bike

19. SOUNDBITE: (English): Daniel Vogel-Essex: "Ozon Cyclery" co-founder:

"Bamboo is perfect for custom frames. It's perfect for frames where ever frame is different, because every bamboo pole is different. You have the option when you build a bamboo frame to pick the tubing that is perfect for you. The right diameter, the right wall thickness. Which� Where�. Since every tube is different, then you order one... one stack of bamboo and you got all sorts of different options which is perfect for custom hand building a frame."

20. Close of Robin Gobel, participant in bamboo bike workshop, tightening bike screws

21. Mid of Gobel building bike

22. Various close shots of Gobel building bike

23. SOUNDBITE (German): Robin Gobel, participant in bamboo bike workshop:

"I think when you ride through the city with a normal bike you get ignored. But I have heard from the other people here that with this kind of bike people stop you to speak to you."

24. Wide of Vogel-Essex jumping up on bike and cycling away

25. Mid tracking shot of cycling; tilt up

26. SOUNDBITE: (English): Daniel Vogel-Essex, "Ozon Cyclery" co-founder:

"I think it will be easy for us to give a 10-year guarantee on a frame. Right now, if anyone can get one of our frames to break within two years, I would happily sponsor them. Because that means that they are riding a lot. Right?"

27. Low wide shot of Vogel-Essex riding past camera with pedestrian walking in background

28. Mid of Bamboo bike locked to fence

29. Close of metal lock on bamboo bike

LEADIN:

A company in Berlin has joined a small and exclusive club of bike producers that make their frames of bamboo.

The company claims bamboo is the perfect material for a bike; lightweight, stable and shock absorbent.

STORYLINE:

It rides like any other but this bike is not made of steel or alluminuin or even, carbon fibre.

Its frame is actually made of a plant: bamboo.

The steel or carbon frame debate rages amongst cycling fanatics.

But bamboo is now gaining fans amongst cyclists who wants to stand out from the regular bike crowd.

Daniel Vogel-Essex, an American citizen who moved to Berlin in 2007, and Stefan Bruning are the founders behind "Ozon Cyclery" - a bike manufacturer based in the German capital that specialises in bamboo custom bikes.

Over the last three years, they have built around 70 bamboo bikes in their small workshop located in Berlin's trendy Friedrichshain district.

Holding one of the first bamboo bikes he built himself, Vogel-Essex explains that the weight of the frames is one of the advantages of bamboo.

"The frame weights about two kilos. Our frames weight generally around two kilos, which is equivalent to a high-end steel frame,"

"And, for touring bikes or someone that is really tall, they can go maybe 2.5 kilos. I think the heaviest we have ever built was like three. So you have to really make it thick and robust to get it to three kilos," Vogel-Essex adds.

As well as selling the custom made bikes, "Ozon Cyclery" also runs workshops where people can spend their weekends building their own bamboo bikes.

But if you think these bikes can be a budget option, you are wrong.

A custom made frame will start at 1000 euro (1300 US dollars).

A workshop to learn how to make the bike will set you back between 450 and 800 euro (585 - 1040 US dollars) depending on how much help and time you need to finish your bike.

But according to Vogel-Essex, it's time and money well spent.

He says, bamboo might be stiff but it's also confortable.

"Like, you start with an aluminium frame and it is really super stiff and uncomfortable and you go to a steel frame and you think 'oh this rides really great,' it is stiff but at the same time it is comfortable to ride,"

"And, with bamboo you can get an even stiffer frame, like torsional stiffness is even better but then the vibration absorption is even better than steel. So its both qualities are better." Vogel-Essex explains.

The bamboo comes from a local supplier who imports it from East Asia.

Building a bamboo bike takes time and a lot of patience since a big part of the work is handmade.

The tubes come in batches containing all different kinds of sizes and with different thicknesses and characteristics.

And while this would be a problem if you were to mass produce the bamboo bikes, Vogel-Essex says it is perfect for custom building frames.

"You have the option, when you build a bamboo frame, to pick the tubing that is perfect for you. The right diameter, the right wall thickness."

Robin Gobel has been working on his bamboo bike for several months.

He started participating in the "Ozon Cyclery" workshop in late 2012 and has spent many weekends working on his bike.

Besides wanting to build something with his own hands, he also wanted to stand out of the regular cycling crowd.

"I think when you ride through the city with a normal bike you get ignored. But I have heard from the other people here that with this kind of bike people stop you to speak to you," Gobel says.

Despite its current success, the beginning of "Ozon Cyclery" was anything but easy.

The first bamboo frames didn't even last enough time to put the wheels and seats on.

They were simply not strong enough and not treated correctly.

But since then, they believe they've almost perfected the bamboo frame building, even to the point where the frames are strong enough to handle daily riding for years.

"I think it will be easy for us to give a 10-year guarantee on a frame. Right now, if anyone can get one of our frames to break within two years would happily sponsor them. Because that means that they are riding a lot," Vogel-Essex says.

Other small bamboo bike companies have cropped up around the world, such as in the US, UK and Australia.

Vogel-Essex is certain that the market will grow, so don't be surprised if you see a bamboo racer going past you on the bike path.

But one essential part of the bike kit is unlikely to change anytime soon.

The bike lock will probably continue to be made of metal for the foreseeable future.

STORYLINE:

Top marathon runners Eluid Kipchoge, Wilson Kipsang and Zersenay Tadese joined Tirunesh Dibaba, Glady Cherono and Edna Kiplagat in the shadow ot the famous Brandenburg Gate to look ahead to the Berlin Marathon in Germany on Friday (14th September).  

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

Two days before there 45th Berlin Marathon takes place in the German capital, some of the favourites for the men's and women's races were invited to the famous Brandenburg Gate to promote the event.

The Berlin marathon has adopted the nickname 'the fastest marathon in the world' on the back of ten world record having been set on the course over the years.

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, the current men's Olympic champion and Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia, the 2008 and 2012 Olympic 10,000 metres champion, will both start as favourites in the men's and women's races.

However, it will not be a stroll for either on Sunday.

While he might carry the favourite's tag with ease, the pressure is on Kipchoge to break a world record that was set in Berlin four years ago by his compatriot Dennis Kimetto at 2 hours 2 minutes and 57 seconds.   

Kipchoge has got as close as 2:03:05.

He has also won his last eight marathons in a run stretching back to Berlin in 2013.

Lining up against Kipchoge will be fellow countrymen Wilson Kipsang, Eliud Kiptanui and Amos Kipruto, plus Abera Kuma of Ethiopia.

Kipsang ran well at Tokyo in 2017, taking first place ahead of compatriots Gideon Kipketer and Dickson Chumba in a time of 2:03:58, but he dropped out of the Berlin run last year.

Kiptanui and Kipruto are experienced campaigners both with personal bests around 2 hours and five minutes.

Kuma has also been on the circuit for several years, though his personal best came just this spring, a 2:05:50 time in Rotterdam.

The women's race is more evenly balanced.

The main threat to Dibaba is likely to come from her fellow Ethiopians Aselefech Mergia and Ruti Aga, and Kenyan pair Gladys Cherono and Edna Kiplagat.  

Cherono won the Berlin marathon for the second time last year and, along with the other prominent names, will be hoping that their greater experience can be brought to bear on Dibaba, who will be competing in only her fifth marathon.   

However, that might just mean that the best of Dibaba is yet to come.

Her personal best of 2:17:56 places her behind only Paula Radcliffe and Mary Keitany on the all-time list.

Hotel Intercontinental and Brandenburg Gate Berlin, Berlin, Germany. 14th September 2018.

1. 00:00 Rio Olympic marathon champion Eluid Kipchoge (right) is greeted by a firend prior to the press conference

2. 00:07 Eluid Kipchoge (left) sitting with Wilson Kipsang (centre) and Zersenay Tadese (right) at the beginning of press conference

3. 00:11 Kipchoge, Kipsang and Tadese walk onto stage

4. 00:17 SOUNDBITE (English): Zersenay Tadese, Eritrea:

"Yes I hope so, because I have prepared well and I will try my best."

5. 00:27 Cutaway camera

6. 00:31 Kipchoge, Kipsang and Tadese in profile

7. 00:36 SOUNDBITE (English): Eluid Kipchoge, Kenya:

"My last race was in London in April and after going back to training, all has been well, up to the last of my training sessions at the beginning of this week and I can assure you that we will have a good race on Sunday..."

(Q: So you're only focused on Berlin, you're not doing any other races?)

"No. Absolutely my full focus is on this race."

8. 01:04 Cutaway camera

9. 01:09 SOUNDBITE (English): Wilson Kipsang, Kenya:

"For me I think my last race was, in which I did very well, was last year in New York, but this year running in New York wasn't well (doesn't fit the schedule), but all true, I've just been training and preparing for Berlin."

10. 01:22 Wide shot of stage

11. 01:29 SOUNDBITE (English): Wilson Kipsang, Kenya:

"I think all has really been going very well. I'm really focusing so much, I think what is left for me is to secure it on Sunday."

12. 01:40 Tadese and Kipchoge in profile

13. 01:45 SOUNDBITE (English): Wilson Kipsang, Kenya:

"If I try to look back to 2013 when I broke the world record, I ran a negative split so that is... basically my plan run under 6130 (one hour, one minute and 30 seconds), which is a world record pace, but run a negative split in the second half (of the race)."

14. 02:02 Wide of press conference.

15. 02:06 SOUNDBITE (English): Eluid Kipchoge, Kenya:

"Its already in the back of my mind... I will try my best to run in Tokyo."

16. 02:15 Wie shot Kipchoge and Kipsang on stage

17. 02:19 SOUNDBITE (English): Eluid Kipchoge, Kenya:

(on his experience of Japanese marathon runners)

"Oh, I met two of them last June when I visited Tokyo and they are preparing very well towards 2020 Olympics."

18. 02:30 Cutaway photographer.

19. 02:35 SOUNDBITE (English): Wilson Kipsang, Kenya:

(on the 2020 Olympics and Japanese marathon runners)

"I think for me 2020 is too far (away at the moment). A lot of things can happen in between, but I am looking forward. By that time that I should still be in top shape that I may qualify and be selected as one of the representatives from Kenya for the 2020 Olympics."

20. 02:57 Cutaway press taking photographs

21. 03:01 Kipchoge, Kipsang and Tadese on stage

22. 03:06 Pan up to Kipchoge, Kipsang and Tadese holding their name tags

23. 03:11 Wide of marathon runners and press

24. 03:18 Kenyan marathon runner Glady Cherono waves to the crowd at Hall of Fame venue in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

25. 03:22 Close up Cherono

26. 03:25 Cherono holds up her nname tag to the crowd

27. 03:29 Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) waves to the crowd

28. 03:35 Close up Dibaba

29. 03:38 Dibaba walks to wall of fame to find her name

30. 03:47 Three elite female favourite runners for Berlin Marathon for 2018 on stage together, Tirunesh Dibaba, Glady Cherono and Edna Kiplagat (Kenya)

31. 03:54 Close up Kiplagat

32. 03:59 Wide of Hall of Fame stage

33. 04:02 Kipchoge signs autographs for fans

34. 04:09 Kipsang signs autographs

35. 04:15 Kipchoge and Kipsang in the crowd at Brandenburg Gate

36. 04:20 Tadese waves from Hall of Fame to the crowd

37. 04:26 Kipsang waves to crowd from stage

38. 04:32 Kipsang shows name tag to crowd

39. 04:36 Kipchoge waves to crowd from Hall of Fame stage

40. 04:45 Kipchoge points at his name on wall of fame

41. 04:51 All the athletes at wall of fame together

42. 04:56 Close up Dibaba

43. 04:59 Wide shot of athletes

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 05:18

LEADIN

An exhibition showcasing immersive art from the 1960s has opened in the German capital Berlin.

The rooms in the Martin-Gropius Bau museum are filled with flashing lights, red tunnels, smells and even a Japanese teahouse - all to create an immersive experience for the visitor.

STORYLINE

This is an art exhibition like no other.

Instead of oil paintings on a wall there are tunnels illuminated with neon light.

Instead of bronze statues there are entirely white rooms complete with a neon light panel, creating the sense of being in a haze.

And if you sit down on the benches, they will start moving.

The exhibition is called "Welt Ohne Außen" - it can be translated as "A World Without an Outside."

The exhibition - held at the Martin-Gropius Bau museum in the German capital Berlin - shows "Immersive Art" from the 1960's.

The whole idea is to immerse the visitor in a new experience.

One area of performances, experiences and workshops is curated by Isabel Lewis, an Dominican Republic-American artist that currently lives in Berlin.

She has set up one room as a Japanese Teahouse.

Visitors can simply sit down, relax and have different teas served to them by a tea expert.

In the background music is playing, the walls are decorated with Japanese art.

"For me, this aspect, this part of the exhibition is about engagement and embodiment and activation of the senses," says Lewis.

"So the first place to do that is exactly here in the tea room where your sense of smell is adressed, your sense of taste is addressed, there is a haptic feeling to the table. It is very special. So all of those aspects of the room adress the multiple senses."

The exhibition has 12 rooms with art ranging from the early 1960s until today.

Curator Annika Kuhlmann says it can be seen as a maze of experience rather than a traditional exhibition.

"Basically we are merging two formats. We are taking the very traditional format of the exhibition that presents artworks in distinct spaces between white walls, thereby turning an objet in to an artwork, and we are now taking that and we are introducing situations in to it," she says.

"And these situations kind of align next to another, together forming an experience. An experience that will be new and unexpected in this kind of space and environment."

In one room large mirrors and windows have been set up to create a small maze.

The artwork, called "6 x 8: An Improvisation" by American artist Larry Bell, creates an outer-bodily sense.

Artistic director Thohmas Oberender says the exhibition is trying to rewrite the rules of what museum visits are like.

"If we were to compare the exhibition to a football game. Then we can say that a football game is pretty much always the same," he says.

"What makes a difference is that are different players. But the rules are always the same. What the exhibition "World Without Outside" does is that it changes the rules. And some players are the same, but many are entirely new."

While most of the works immerse the visitor in a pleasant feeling the room with the artwork "Light Wall" by Stockholm-based Carsten Hoeller, can create a sense of nausea.

One of the walls has been covered with 1920 lightbulbs that are flashing to the beat of a loud signal.

It is extremely disorienting.

However, curator Tino Sehgal, says the exhibition should just not be seen as an experience, but also as a showcase of immersive art since the 1960s.

"Immersion is not something new kind of notion, it is what artists have been busy with since the 60s," he says.

The exhibition Welt Ohne Außen opens to the public on June 8 and runs through August 5.

++CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS FLASHING AND STROBE LIGHTING++

Berlin - 8 June 2018

1. Woman entering "Ambiente spaziale" by Lusio Fontana (1964)

2. Woman walking though "Ambiente spaziale" by Lucio Fontana (1964)

3. Woman entering "Untitled" By Dough Wheeler (1969)

4. Various of "Untitled" By Dough Wheeler (1969)

5. Various of people sitting on artwork "Moving Bench" by Jeppe Hein (2000)

6. Tilt down of "Teahouse" curated by Isabel Lewis

7. Various of "Teahouse" curated by Isabel Lewis

8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Isabel Lewis, artist:

"For me, this aspect, this part of the exhibition is about engagement and embodiment and activating of the senses. So the first place to do that is exactly here in the tea room where your sense of smell is addressed, your sense of taste is addressed, there is a haptic feeling to the table. It is very special. So all of those aspects of the room address the multiple senses."

9. Various of "Teahouse" curated by Isabel Lewis

10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Annika Kuhlmann, curator:

"I think that the entire exhibition was conceptualised as more of a situation than an exhibition. Basically we are merging two formats. We are taking the very traditional format of the exhibition that presents artworks in distinct spaces between white walls, thereby turning an object in to an artwork, and we are now taking that and we are introducing situations in to it. And these situations kind of align, one next to another, together forming an experience. An experience that will be new and unexpected in this kind of space and environment."

11. Various of "6 x 8: An Improvisation" by Larry Bell (1994)

12. SOUNDBITE: (German) Thohmas Oberender, Artistic Director Martin Gropius Bau:

"If we were to compare the exhibition to a football game. Then we can say that a football game is pretty much always the same. What makes a difference is there are different players. But the rules are always the same. What the exhibition "World Without Outside" does is that it changes the rules. And some players are the same, but many are entirely new."

++CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: THIS SECTION CONTAINS FLASHING AND STROBE LIGHTING++

13. Entrance to "Light Wall" by Carsten Hoeller (2000/2018)

14. Tracking shot entering "Light Wall" by Carsten Hoeller (2000/2018) ++STROBE LIGHTING++

15. Various of "Light Wall" by Carsten Hoeller (2000/2018) ++STROBE LIGHTING++

16. SOUNDBITE: (English), Tino Sehgal, curator:

"I think about it as a traditional experience. Sorry, traditional exhibition. So, I don't think of it as an experience first, I think of it as well but I am trying to think of an art historical argument saying like, immersion is not something new kind of notion, it is what artists have been busy with since the 60s."

17. "Ambiente spaziale" by Lucio Fontana (1964)

18. "Teahouse" curated by Isabel Lewis

19. Exterior of Martin-Gropius-Bau museum where the exhibition is held

French / Ger / Eng / Nat

Cooking their way to glory -- chefs from around the globe have gathered in Berlin to compete in the Culinary Olympics.

The competition consists of a week of cook-offs to determine which country can come up with the most delicious dishes.

And at the end of the week, the champion goes away with a gold.

More than one-thousand cooks from 32 nations have been skewering scallops, poaching salmon and stuffing suckling pig this week in their quest to capture gold at the international Culinary Olympics.

Medals are awarded in various categories, including cold and warm food preparation and regional specialties.

The competition includes the traditional artists of dining delights -- the French and Italian, but competitors from other nations says they plan to give the pros a run for the gold.

The American team says it hopes to win by being faithful to its own cuisine.

It will not try to compete with the French creating classic pastries and sauces.

Instead, the team says it's preparing "New World cuisine".

The Americans hope to bring home the gold by serving up braised bison tenderloins and sweet potato pie.

But the French aren't too worried.

SOUNDBITE: French

"There is not only France. Every nation, every country has got its own conception of its cuisine, of its roots. Every nation, every country has got its own cuisine, and it is always excellent."

SUPER CAPTION: Auguste Guyet, President d'honneur avec Paul Bocuse-des maitre cuisinier de France

The judges will face quite a feast testing the cuisine of different countries.

The Germans hope to bring home the bacon with their offer of roast pork tenderloin with onion soup.

And the Austrians hope to give them a run for the money by preparing forest mushroom soup and venison fillets.

They certainly impressed the crowds.

SOUNDBITE: German

"I found it interesting to watch the international cooks, for example the Japanese and Korean ones. It is really exciting."

SUPER CAPTION: VOXPOP

The competition even includes some unlikely events like a contest for Armed Forces cuisine.

No sign of chipped beef and gravy here.

An American military cook says he's planning a main course of mahi-mahi with a macadamia crust.

The Culinary Olympics were previously held every 4 years in

Frankfurt.

Organizers decided to move the competition to the German capital after the fall of the wall and reunification in 1990.

BERLIN, Germany September 9, 1996

1. Wide shot of fair centre in Berlin

2. Shot of entrance

3. Zoom out to visitors

4. Shot of Auguste Guyet preparing the cook demonstration

5. Auguste Guyet preparing a pears cake

6. Cutaway photograph

7. Guyet preparing a pear cake

8. Close up Guyets wife

9. Guyet with pear cake

10. Close up cooks medal

11. SOUNDBITE: Auguste Guyet, President d'honneur avec Paul Bocuse-des maitre cuisinier de France

12. Zoom fair hall

13. Australian desk

14. Close up sign

15. Close up food, zoom out

16. Cutaway visitors

17. Shot of food

18. Visitors looking at the food

19. Close up dish with special food

20. SOUNDBITE: Voxpop

21. Shot of fishes

22. Close up of fishes

23. Close up cook pan dishes

24. Trade fare sign.

KEYWORDS: UNUSUAL

LEAD IN:

A 27-year old Jordanian man is training for the Berlin Marathon despite fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Mo'ath al-Khawaldeh also hopes to qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo with the help of a specially designed diet and exercise program.

STORY-LINE:

Another day on the track for marathon runner Mo'ath al-Khawaldeh.

For 30 days, he's training and eating according to a program he's developed with nutritionists and trainers in the US and Jordan. He's hoping to get his best ever time at the upcoming marathon in Berlin.

But this is no ordinary training schedule - it's taking place during Ramadan, the holy Islamic month in which he is required to fast between the hours of sunrise and sunset.

"It's tough. Once I get to the track I just forget that I'm fasting. Sometimes you cannot forget about it because in the middle of the work out you hit the wall, but you have to keep pushing", he explains.

Mo'ath al-Khawaldeh is pushing himself because he is also hoping to qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

The 27-year old Jordanian works 40 hours a week at Generations for Peace, where he trains young people throughout the world to achieve peace making and conflict resolution through sports.

While training builds his physical strength, al-Khawaldeh says fasting develops his mental strength.

"It's a great feeling, the sense that you have that power in your body that you didn't know was there but comes out during Ramadan", he says.

Al-Khawaldeh has built a diverse team of people to support his marathon ambitions. They include a Sudanese trainer, an American running coach and a Jordanian nutritionist. He's been working with this team for the past three years to develop his mental and physical strength.

Hanoia Adam, a Sudanese runner and fitness coach, times al-Khawaldeh's daily runs during Ramadan before iftar. These are shorter, lighter exercises designed for a body already stressed by more than sixteen hours of hunger and thirst.

"Before iftar it's difficult but at the same time great, because about an hour before iftar there's a feeling of power and you're able to do some great work then. Training during Ramadan truly is sweet", Adam says.

Al-Khawaldeh breaks his fast with a meal specially designed to recover nutrition lost during the long day of fasting and the pre-iftar workout.

He generally starts with potassium-rich smoothies of skimmed milk, protein powder, bananas and dates, followed by a light meal of vegetables and lean protein like chicken. This diet replaces glycogen and nutrients lost throughout the day's fasting.

He tracks his meals with the help of Aseel al-Saleh, a nutrition coach who specialises in "precision nutrition" for athletes.

Since starting the new diet of vitamin supplements and meals six months ago, al-Khawaldeh has lost 2.5kg of body fat and gained 0.8kg of muscle.

Al-Saleh helped al-Khawaldeh develop a Ramadan meal plan that fits the needs of an athlete and an observant Muslim.

"The key to improved performance during Ramadan fasting is recovery, repair, sleep and supplementation. When it comes to iftar and suhoor (post-sunset and pre-sunrise meals) focus mostly on good quality carbohydrates, good quality proteins and lots of vegetables", says al-Saleh.

After iftar, al-Khawaldeh sleeps for a few hours and then starts his workout again at midnight. This time the exercise is much harder and longer. A support car follows him with protein shakes and water (he must drink up to 4 litres of water a day) as he races along the highway south of Amman.

LEAD IN:

A 27-year old Jordanian man is training for the Berlin Marathon despite fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Mo'ath al-Khawaldeh also hopes to qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo with the help of a specially designed diet and exercise program.

STORY-LINE:

Another day on the track for marathon runner Mo'ath al-Khawaldeh.

For 30 days, he's training and eating according to a program he's developed with nutritionists and trainers in the US and Jordan. He's hoping to get his best ever time at the upcoming marathon in Berlin.

But this is no ordinary training schedule - it's taking place during Ramadan, the holy Islamic month in which he is required to fast between the hours of sunrise and sunset.

"It's tough. Once I get to the track I just forget that I'm fasting. Sometimes you cannot forget about it because in the middle of the work out you hit the wall, but you have to keep pushing", he explains.

Mo'ath al-Khawaldeh is pushing himself because he is also hoping to qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

The 27-year old Jordanian works 40 hours a week at Generations for Peace, where he trains young people throughout the world to achieve peace making and conflict resolution through sports.

While training builds his physical strength, al-Khawaldeh says fasting develops his mental strength.

"It's a great feeling, the sense that you have that power in your body that you didn't know was there but comes out during Ramadan", he says.

Al-Khawaldeh has built a diverse team of people to support his marathon ambitions. They include a Sudanese trainer, an American running coach and a Jordanian nutritionist. He's been working with this team for the past three years to develop his mental and physical strength.

Hanoia Adam, a Sudanese runner and fitness coach, times al-Khawaldeh's daily runs during Ramadan before iftar. These are shorter, lighter exercises designed for a body already stressed by more than sixteen hours of hunger and thirst.

"Before iftar it's difficult but at the same time great, because about an hour before iftar there's a feeling of power and you're able to do some great work then. Training during Ramadan truly is sweet", Adam says.

Al-Khawaldeh breaks his fast with a meal specially designed to recover nutrition lost during the long day of fasting and the pre-iftar workout.

He generally starts with potassium-rich smoothies of skimmed milk, protein powder, bananas and dates, followed by a light meal of vegetables and lean protein like chicken. This diet replaces glycogen and nutrients lost throughout the day's fasting.

He tracks his meals with the help of Aseel al-Saleh, a nutrition coach who specialises in "precision nutrition" for athletes.

Since starting the new diet of vitamin supplements and meals six months ago, al-Khawaldeh has lost 2.5kg of body fat and gained 0.8kg of muscle.

Al-Saleh helped al-Khawaldeh develop a Ramadan meal plan that fits the needs of an athlete and an observant Muslim.

"The key to improved performance during Ramadan fasting is recovery, repair, sleep and supplementation. When it comes to iftar and suhoor (post-sunset and pre-sunrise meals) focus mostly on good quality carbohydrates, good quality proteins and lots of vegetables", says al-Saleh.

After iftar, al-Khawaldeh sleeps for a few hours and then starts his workout again at midnight. This time the exercise is much harder and longer. A support car follows him with protein shakes and water (he must drink up to 4 litres of water a day) as he races along the highway south of Amman.

Amman, Jordan - 25 June 2016

1. Various of Mo'ath al-Khawaldeh running around a track in Sports City in Amman in the twilight hour before Iftar

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Moa'th al-Khawaldeh, Jordanian long-distance runner:

"It's tough. Once I get to the track I just forget that I'm fasting. Sometimes you cannot forget about it because in the middle of the work out you hit the wall, but you have to keep pushing."

3. Various of al-Khawaldeh tying shoes, stretching and warming up

4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Moa'th al-Khawaldeh, Jordanian long-distance runner:

"Generally fasting is not easy, especially in summer. But thank God I've been fasting since I was little, but now for me there's a new side to fasting and that's training while fasting. In the beginning last year it was a little difficult but thank God we were able to learn what exactly to focus on - what to eat, what to drink, what to eat for suhoor, what to break the fast with after the call to prayer, what to focus on two hours after the prayer - these all help one out and then we are able to train and fast together."

5. Mid of al-Khawaldeh and Hanoia Adam, a Sudanese runner and fitness coach who helps al-Khawaldeh train

6. Wide of al-Khawaldeh and Adam

7. Close of Adam blowing a whistle

8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hanoia Adam, Sudanese runner and fitness coach:

"There are difficulties but you feel after breaking the fast it's even harder. Before iftar it's difficult but at the same time great, because about an hour before iftar there's a feeling of power and you're able to do some great work then. Training during Ramadan truly is sweet."

9. Close of al-Khawaldeh's feet

10. Wide of al-Khawaldeh sprinting

11. Mid of al-Khawaldeh running past

12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Moa'th al-Khawaldeh, Jordanian long-distance runner:

"The most beautiful thing is breaking the fast after the call to prayer by drinking water. I don't always know if I will do the exercise or be able finish it, but then you do and break the fast. It's a great feeling, the sense that you have that power in your body that you didn't know was there but comes out during Ramadan."

13. Wide of mosque sounding out the call to prayer, a signal that the day's fasting is over

14. Various of al-Khawaldeh preparing and drinking a smoothie with skimmed milk, dates, banana and almonds

15. Various of al-Khawaldeh eating a meal prescribed by his nutrition coach Aseel al-Saleh

16. Close of al-Khawaldeh tracking his food consumption

AP Television

Amman, Jordan - 28 June 2016

17. Close of sign for office of nutrition company DNA

18. Mid of exterior of DNA office

19. Various of "precision nutrition" certified coach Aseel al-Saleh

20. SOUNDBITE (English) Aseel al-Saleh, nutrition coach:

"The key to improved performance during Ramadan fasting is recovery, repair, sleep and supplementation. When it comes to iftar and suhoor (post-sunset and pre-sunrise meals) focus mostly on good quality carbohydrates, good quality proteins and lots of vegetables. When it comes to suhoor, focus on low-fat and fat-free dairy because it has a type of protein called casein which is the slowest absorbed protein that keeps you sustained for longer hours throughout the next day."

21. Various of al-Khawaldeh training at night after iftar and before suhoor on the highway south of Amman.

After suffering their first defeat in the Bundesliga last weekend, RB Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhuttl is hoping his side can bounce back on Saturday (17th December) against Hertha Berlin who lie one place below them in the table.

Second hosts third in the Bundesliga on Saturday with this season's surprise package RB Leipzig welcoming Hertha Berlin.

Ralph Hasenhuttl's Bundesliga new boys were top of the table after eight consecutive victories but their first defeat of the campaign at FC Ingolstadt last Saturday allowed champions Bayern Munich to move back in front of them but only on goal difference.

RB Leipzig and Hertha have never met in a competitive match with the home side unbeaten at their Red Bull Arena so far this season.

Hertha are six points behind the leaders with Vedad Ibisevic their topscorer on eight goals this season.

The 32-year-old Bosnian striker has scored against 17 of the 18 current Bundesliga sides and needs one against RB Leipzig to complete his collection.

Leipzig, Germany. 15th December 2016.

1. 00:00 RB Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhuttl, and defender Marcel Halstenberg arriving for news conference

2. 00:10 Cutaway

3. 00:14 SOUNDBITE: (German) Ralph Hasenhuttl, RB Leipzig coach:

"We now have a task against the team ranked third. They are coming here for an absolute top match. We're a team that has developed greatly in the past two years, and we put the entire focus, the whole energy into it. This is possibly a new series here in this home match, this is the goal we're having."

4. 00:38 Cutaway

5. 00:43 SOUNDBITE: (German) Ralph Hasenhuttl, RB Leipzig coach(on defeat in their last match against Ingolstadt):

"It wasn't so much an issue this week. We very, very quickly settled, and I don't want to discuss it anymore because the focus since Tuesday is so much on the match against Hertha. We do not think about the defeat anymore."

6. 00:58 Cutaway, Hasenhuttl and Marcel Halstenberg

7. 01:03 SOUNDBITE: (German) Marcel Halstenberg, RB Leipzig defender:

"Of course, we want to play our game, and play differently to the match against Ingolstadt where we brought our game on the pitch in the last 15 minutes. We had the chance to score and were a bit unlucky. Well, we will see how Hertha plays and makes our life hell."

8. 01:26 Cutaway

9. 01:30 SOUNDBITE: (German) Ralph Hasenhuttl, RB Leipzig coach:

"We'll see if they surprise us. We know which team to expect, and it is an opponent changing a lot anyway in the course of the game. So therefore for us it is about acting very flexibly and being very alert, finding a solution for everything and ideally forcing our game on them so that they have to try to find solutions. That's actually our plan."

10. 01:59 Cutaway

11. 02:03 SOUNDBITE: (German) Ralph Hasenhuttl, RB Leipzig coach:

"We are a new team in the league, one forgets this sometimes. We haven't played against all teams. We want to see what it's like to play against these teams, and we want to prove to ourselves that we can stand our ground. We don't see ourselves as favourites because we have a home match against Hertha. As some occasionally portray us, we know where we are coming from and we have humility towards the tasks waiting for us. But we also have, and I can promise this, a lot of courage and a lot of confidence in what we do."

12. 02:40 Cutaway, painting of RB Leipzig players on the wall

13. 02:44 Cutaway, media conference

14. 02:51 RB Leipzig logo, outside building

15. 02:56 External shot of RB Leipzig ground

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 03:03

SHOTLIST

++PLEASE NOTE - AUDIO AS INCOMING ON SHOTS 4 AND 5++

June 7, 2006

1. Wide shot of former Brazilian World Cup champion Pele walking through Pele Station holding football and waving to cameras

2. Round screen showing archive pictures of Pele as a player

3. Pele talking to fans

4. Wide shot of Pele in press conference

5. SOUNDBITE (English): Pele, former Brazilian World Cup champion:

"I think if I have to repeat everything, you know, I will do everything the same. I am very happy with what God has given to me."

6. Screen showing archive pictures of Pele as a player

7. Pan of video wall

8. Top shot of Mini cars with flags on their roofs parked at Berlin fair

9. Close-up of Mini car with German flag on roof, drivers and cars in background

10. SOUNDBITE (German): Kathrin Petersen, spokeswoman of 'Partner Berlin':

"As Berlinizer you can show everybody, to Berliners or their guests, 'We are happy to have you here and to assist you if you need our help'."

11. Drivers standing next to cars waving

12. Various shots of Mini cars driving away

13. Tilt down from Berlin Schoeneberg town hall to arriving 'Mini' cars

14. Cars passing

15. Wide shot of ambassadors near marquee

16. Ambassador of Costa Rica getting into car

17. SOUNDBITE: (English): Esteban Penrod, Ambassador of Costa Rica:

"It feels great because this means integration in the city but for all the people who live here and I'm very glad this initiative is taking place at this moment precisely."

18. Ambassador of Equador holding model of Mini car

19. SOUNDBITE: (English): Horatio Sevilla, Ambassador of Equador:

"Well, I feel proud to be part of this international city, this cosmopolitan city, as Berlin is, and I'm very grateful to the organisers of that event and Ecuador will receive this with great pleasure."

20. Ambassador of Equador driving away in his Mini

21. Wide shot of Reichstag, German Parliament building

22. Close-up of giant poster of Argentinean football player Juan Roman Riquelme, Reichstag building in background

23. Pan of Interior of Adidas arena

24. Row of seats, poster in background shows World Cup trophy and photo of players

Recent

25. Wide shot of Olympiastadium Berlin, giant beach towel printed with England flag is spread on ground

26. People carrying towel

27. Unveiling towel on the stairs under the Olympic fireplace

28. Various of giant towel spread on steps

STORYLINE:

Brazilian football legend Pele visited Berlin on Wednesday to inaugurate an exhibition dedicated to his footballing career, one of several events taking place in the build up to the opening game of World Cup 2006.

The exhibition, PeleStation - the Legend in Action, contains two 40 metre (43 yard) wide projections of images highlighting Pele's remarkable playing career.

PeleStation was opened in a tunnel of a subway station in Berlin.

Pele's popularity cuts across generations and fans came in large numbers to see the Brazilian.

With football fever at a high, Pele turned nostalgic and told the media he was extremely satisfied with the way his career panned out.

PeleStation was designed and created by a Brazilian company with the close cooperation and support of Pele himself.

Meanwhile, the car manufacturer BMW gave 32 Mini cars to the ambassadors of the countries participating in the World Cup, part of the 'Berlinizer' campaign to promote Germany as a friendly host.

The cars will be driven until July 9 by the ambassadors or by people participating in the 'Berlinizer' campaign.

For the ambassadors who live in Berlin, the handover of the cars was a special moment.

The ceremony took pace in the same place that former US President John F Kennedy once said: "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I'm a Berliner).

Marketing company Partner Berlin launched the campaign to encourage Germans to open up to guests and friends.

To become a 'Berlinizer', visitors have to log on to the Internet and answer some questions about Berlin.

Those who answer correctly win a badge marked with "I'm a Berlinizer please ask me for help".

Organisers hope that visitors to the city can approach those wearing the badges to ask for assistance or help.

Also in Berlin, the popular German sports brand Adidas has built a special arena where fans can experience an atmosphere similar to the city's famous Olympia Stadium.

The massive arena, built next to the spectacular Reichstag - the German Parliament building, will have live screenings of all World Cup games.

The English were also getting involved in publicity events in the run up to the tournament.

A British tabloid newspaper arranged for a giant beach towel, emblazoned with England's St. George cross, to be spread across a stand at the

Olympiastadium in Berlin.

The newspaper says the 7,578 square-foot (704-square-metre) towel is the world's largest, though the Guiness Book of World Records is still in the process of verifying this claim.

A team of ten unfurled the towel to send a message of support to the English World Cup squad.

The publicity stunt plays upon a popular British view that stereotypes German tourists as always seeking to reserve sun loungers with their towels before British holidaymakers can reach them.

Keyword-world cup 2006

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A German-born long distance runner is to represent Palestine in the marathon event at the Rio Olympics.

Mayada Al-Sayad shows off her medals, her trophies and tells us how she feels about her upcoming adventure.

STORY-LINE:

Sandals are put to one side and the running shoes come on.

The sports watch is set so speed and distance can be assessed.

This is Mayada Al-Sayad.

She's a long distance specialist. And while she is not all-conquering in her home country of Germany, her father's Palestinian nationality has enabled her to qualify for this summer's Olympic Games.

And having broken the qualification standard of 2 hours and 42 minutes for the 26.2 mile (42.2 kilometres) race, she will become the first woman to run the event under the Palestinian flag at an Olympic Games.

She has collected a number of medals during her career, and this year travelled to the West Bank and won the Bethlehem half marathon.

But qualification for the Rio de Janeiro games is her primary achievement.

"Last year in Hamburg I reached the world standard for the Olympic games for Palestine, that is under than 2:42. This means I can now go to Rio for Palestine," she says with obvious delight.

Her time in the April 2015 Hamburg marathon was 2:41:44.

She later improved upon that with a personal best at this year's Dubai Marathon with 2:39:48.

Al-Sayad hopes other women of Arab descent will follow in her many footsteps and also wants to be able to show Palestine in a different light.

"We mostly just hear bad news from there," she says, wearing a T-Shirt with "Palestine" emblazoned across the front.

She was born in Berlin to a German mother and Palestinian father and got her Palestinian passport in 2014.

Al-Sayad's trainer Tobias Singer says her single mindedness and lack of nerves will stand her in good stead for the Olympics.

"Nobody runs 250 kilometres in a week without a reason," he says.

Al-Sayad spends time every summer at her family house in Palestine. But now she's driving back to her German home to see her mother, who is understandably proud.

"She is now the first woman who managed to qualify for Palestine. We all find this great and hope it will go well," her mother says.

Considering the small number of athletes expected to represent the territories this summer, there is a decent chance that Al-Sayad will be the flag bearer at the opening ceremony on 5 August.

"This would also be a huge honour for me," she says.

She's not expecting to win the race in Rio, but she's hoping to improve upon the 50th place at the 2015 World Championships in Bejing.

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A German-born long distance runner is to represent Palestine in the marathon event at the Rio Olympics.

Mayada Al-Sayad shows off her medals, her trophies and tells us how she feels about her upcoming adventure.

STORY-LINE:

Sandals are put to one side and the running shoes come on.

The sports watch is set so speed and distance can be assessed.

This is Mayada Al-Sayad.

She's a long distance specialist. And while she is not all-conquering in her home country of Germany, her father's Palestinian nationality has enabled her to qualify for this summer's Olympic Games.

And having broken the qualification standard of 2 hours and 42 minutes for the 26.2 mile (42.2 kilometres) race, she will become the first woman to run the event under the Palestinian flag at an Olympic Games.

She has collected a number of medals during her career, and this year travelled to the West Bank and won the Bethlehem half marathon.

But qualification for the Rio de Janeiro games is her primary achievement.

"Last year in Hamburg I reached the world standard for the Olympic games for Palestine, that is under than 2:42. This means I can now go to Rio for Palestine," she says with obvious delight.

Her time in the April 2015 Hamburg marathon was 2:41:44.

She later improved upon that with a personal best at this year's Dubai Marathon with 2:39:48.

Al-Sayad hopes other women of Arab descent will follow in her many footsteps and also wants to be able to show Palestine in a different light.

"We mostly just hear bad news from there," she says, wearing a T-Shirt with "Palestine" emblazoned across the front.

She was born in Berlin to a German mother and Palestinian father and got her Palestinian passport in 2014.

Al-Sayad's trainer Tobias Singer says her single mindedness and lack of nerves will stand her in good stead for the Olympics.

"Nobody runs 250 kilometres in a week without a reason," he says.

Al-Sayad spends time every summer at her family house in Palestine. But now she's driving back to her German home to see her mother, who is understandably proud.

"She is now the first woman who managed to qualify for Palestine. We all find this great and hope it will go well," her mother says.

Considering the small number of athletes expected to represent the territories this summer, there is a decent chance that Al-Sayad will be the flag bearer at the opening ceremony on 5 August.

"This would also be a huge honour for me," she says.

She's not expecting to win the race in Rio, but she's hoping to improve upon the 50th place at the 2015 World Championships in Bejing.

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Berlin - 11 May 2016

1. Mid of Mayada Al-Sayad putting on her running shoes

2. Al-Sayad putting on her smartwatch

3. Various of Al-Sayad stretching

4. Various of Al-Sayad running

5. Al-Sayad with her medals

6. Close of medals

7. Close of winner's trophy from Bethlehem half marathon

8. SOUNDBITE (German) Mayada Al-Sayad, running marathon for Palestine in Rio:

"Last year in Hamburg I reached the world standard for the Olympic games for Palestine, that is under than 2:42. This means I can now go to Rio for Palestine."

9. Al-Sayad running towards camera

10. SOUNDBITE (German) Mayada Al-Sayad, running Marathon for Palestine in Rio:

"I am trying to show that more Arab women should do sports, because they could do it the same as me - if they really want to and are motivated and train enough. Also I want to show Palestine in good light, because we mostly just hear bad news from there."

11. Wide of Al-Sayad training on track

Berlin - 12 May 2016

12. SOUNDBITE (German) Tobias Singer, Trainer

"Maya does not think much about other runners and the competition around her. She does it primarily for herself and this really helps her, even though she's probably not really aware of it."

Berlin - 11 May 2016

13. Wide of Al-Sayad running on track

Berlin - 12 May 2016

14. SOUNDBITE (German) Tobias Singer, Trainer:

"Nobody runs 250 kilometres in a week without a reason - there is goal behind it: to bring new personal bests and represent Palestine as well as possible."

Berlin - 11 May 2016

15. Wide of Al-Sayad running

16. Close of Al-Sayad driving

17. Wide of Mayada Al-Sayad and her mother

18. SOUNDBITE (German) Anjte Al-Sayad, mother:

"Her father is from Palestine and this small country does not have many athletes. And they only had one athlete that managed international qualification so far. But she is now the first woman who managed to qualify for Palestine. We all find this great and hope it will go well."

19. Close of Al-Sayad's Palestinian passport

20. SOUNDBITE Mayada Al-Sayad (German)

"There is also a small chance that I will be the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of Olympic Games in Rio on 5 August. This would also be a huge honour for me."

21. Close of pictures on her wall

22. Detail of pictures and newspaper article entitled (German) "Thumbs up for Maya"

23. Close of Al-Sayad looking herself in the mirror

24. Wide of her leaving the room

25. Wide of her closing the door to house

26. Wide of her leaving the house

27. Wide pan of her running outside

SHOTLIST:

1. Exterior of brothel "Artemis"

2. Sign "Artemis"

3. Pan interior of pool in "Artemis" brothel

4. Pan brothel lounge

5. Bar with champagne

6. Medium shot couch

7. SOUNDBITE: (German) Eike Wilmans, Artemis spokesman:

"We are looking forward to the World Cup and we are prepared and relaxed. We expect more guests to come and of course we will have more prostitutes working here during World Cup."

8. Pan picture to bed

9. SOUNDBITE (German) Coco, sex worker:

"We are looking forward to the World Cup and we hope that many more men will come here than they do right now. It will be a lot of stress, but that's what we like."

10. Brunhilde Raiser, head of National council of German women's organisation with colleagues

11. Campaign whistles

12. SOUNDBITE: (German) Brunhilde Raiser, head of National council of German women's organisation:

"We want to point out that forced prostitution exists and it is a heavy violation of human rights. We have to fight against it and to stop it if possible. That's why we have very clear demands to politicians and the people in charge, which we have to follow up in detail after the World Cup."

13. Zoom in banner of campaign "stop forced prostitution," pull focus

STORYLINE:

As soccer's best players prepare to square off this summer at the World Cup, businesses across Germany are anticipating a huge windfall with the arrival of an estimated 1 (m) million fans from around the world.

The sex industry is no exception, and just down the street from Berlin's Olympic Stadium, which hosts the final, stands the city's largest brothel.

Artemis, which cost 8.2 (m) million dollars to build was established in September with an eye on capitalising on the influx of World Cup visitors.

The four storey, 40-bedroom bordello is decorated with fake animal prints and velvet on beds, walls and furniture, as well as Greek and Roman statues under North African style arches.

The establishment has been averaging 130 visitors a day, many from the nearby convention centre, and was planning to blitz the Olympic Stadium and Berlin hotels with leaflets during the World Cup.

Eike Wilmans, PR Manager of the "Artemis," said he expected demand to increase during the World Cup.

Prostitution is legal in Germany, with about 400,000 people registered in the trade - the women who work in Artemis pay taxes and receive social benefits like people in any other job.

However, the anticipated World Cup sex-trade boom has raised fears of an increase in forced prostitution - an estimated 40,000 women from poorer Eastern European countries were expected to be heading to Germany for the World Cup, some against their will.

Already, the European Union estimates more than 100,000 women in Europe each year are forced into prostitution.

A Berlin women's group has started an information campaign against forced prostitution to coincide with the World Cup, endorsed by German Soccer Federation President Theo Zwanziger.

Brunhilde Raiser, head of National council of German women's organisation, said forced prostitution was a violation of human rights.

"We have to fight against it and to stop it if possible. That's why we have very clear demands to politicians and the people in charge, which we have to follow up in detail after the World Cup."

Police in Berlin have said they are planning raids to uncover illegal prostitution rings during the World Cup.

SHOTLIST:

1. Pan interior of pool in "Artemis" brothel

2. Pan of entrance hall

3. Pan brothel lounge

4. Bar with champagne

5. Medium shot couch

6. Bar

7. SOUNDBITE: (German) Eike Wilmans, Artemis spokesman:

"We are looking forward to the World Cup and we are prepared and relaxed. We expect more guests to come and of course we will have more prostitutes working here during World Cup. We want to fulfil the guests' wishes and therefore we also offer our guests to watch the play's live here."

8. Zoom out lamp to bed

9. Pan picture to bed

10. SOUNDBITE: (German) Coco, sex worker:

"We are looking forward to the World Cup and we hope that many more men will come here than they do right now. It will be a lot of stress, but that's what we like."

11. Sign: (English) "Artemis"

12. Exterior of brothel "Artemis"

13. Brunhilde Raiser, head of National council of German women's organisation with colleagues

14. Pan whistles

15. SOUNDBITE: (German) Brunhilde Raiser, head of National council of German women's organisation:

"We want to point out that forced prostitution exists and it is a heavy violation of human rights. We have to fight against it and to stop it if possible. That's why we have very clear demands to politicians and the people in charge, which we have to follow up in detail after the World Cup."

16. Zoom in banner of campaign "stop forced prostitution," pull focus

STORYLINE:

As soccer's best players prepare to square off this summer at the World Cup, businesses across Germany are anticipating a huge windfall with the arrival of an estimated 1 (m) million fans from around the world.

The sex industry is no exception, and just down the street from Berlin's Olympic Stadium, which hosts the final, stands the city's largest brothel.

Artemis, which cost 8.2 (m) million dollars to build was established in September with an eye on capitalising on the influx of World Cup visitors.

The four storey, 40-bedroom bordello is decorated with fake animal prints and velvet on beds, walls and furniture, as well as Greek and Roman statues under North African style arches.

The establishment has been averaging 130 visitors a day, many from the nearby convention centre, and was planning to blitz the Olympic Stadium and Berlin hotels with leaflets during the World Cup.

Eike Wilmans, PR Manager of the "Artemis," said he expected demand to increase during the World Cup.

Prostitution is legal in Germany, with about 400,000 people registered in the trade - the women who work in Artemis pay taxes and receive social benefits like people in any other job.

However, the anticipated World Cup sex-trade boom has raised fears of an increase in forced prostitution - an estimated 40,000 women from poorer Eastern European countries were expected to be heading to Germany for the World Cup, some against their will.

Already, the European Union estimates more than 100,000 women in Europe each year are forced into prostitution.

A Berlin women's group has started an information campaign against forced prostitution to coincide with the World Cup, endorsed by German Soccer Federation President Theo Zwanziger.

Brunhilde Raiser, head of National council of German women's organisation, said forced prostitution was a violation of human rights.

"We have to fight against it and to stop it if possible. That's why we have very clear demands to politicians and the people in charge, which we have to follow up in detail after the World Cup."

Police in Berlin have said they are planning raids to uncover illegal prostitution rings during the World Cup.

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide pan of coordination centre of Interior Ministry

2. Medium shot of military official

3. Screens on wall

4. Military officials looking at computer screen

5. Red light on ceiling, pull out to wide of room

6. SOUNDBITE (German) Christian Sachs, Interior Ministry spokesman:

"We Germans do not have to look as far as Warsaw or Basel, we have seen here in Berlin that there are problems, and that is very aggravating. For the World Cup though, we have to say that we expect to have a very secure situation in the stadiums through the personalisation (labelling with names of owners) of tickets."

7. Cutaway coordination centre

8. SOUNDBITE (German) Christian Sachs, Interior Ministry spokesman:

"Video surveillance, fencing, entry control are all segments that must be implemented there. Until now, the signs have been positive that the federal state police forces and communities plan to do so. We expect the fans to react in a certain way, namely to isolate potential violent people, and on the other hand, we have to make sure that there is a way to punish those who want to cause trouble."

9. Low shot of coordination centre

STORYLINE

The German Interior Ministry has expressed confidence that the security measures taken for the World Cup in Germany will prevent scenes of football violence similar to those seen in Warsaw, Basel and Berlin over the weekend.

Interior Ministry spokesman Christian Sachs spoke to AP Television News at the opening of the Interior Ministry's National Information and Coordination Centre (NICC) on Tuesday.

"We expect to have a very secure situation in the stadiums," Sachs said.

The NICC will be operational 24 hours a day, and is designed to facilitate the exchange of security-related information between various organisations and government bodies.

While Sachs showed concern about the escalation of violence in various cities, he said the personalisation, or printing of the rightful owner's name, on tickets would guarantee security.

Sachs appealed to the local authorities to implement security measures suggested by the federal government for the so called "Public Viewing" areas.

The police union has repeatedly expressed concern about some 300 such locations where safety measures are regulated by the local authorities.

Worry surrounding security at the World Cup has grown after scores of police and rioters were injured during clashes between police and violent football fans in Basel and Warsaw over the weekend, and a third league match had to be interrupted after clashes between fans broke out in Berlin.

Sachs also appealed to the football fans themselves: "We expect the fans to react in a certain way, namely to isolate potential violent people."

SHOTLIST

1. Tilt of painting on wall featuring members of Brazilian football team

2. Brandenburg gate, with massive football sculpture in foreground

3. Brazilian fans holding a banner

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Brazilian fans, voxpops (No names given):

Woman (not in shot): "It is just formality..."

Man: "To do, to play it, but we will win today."

Woman: "But it is nice to play against them because they really want to win so it will be a nice match to see."

5. Two Brazilian fans and one Croatian fan walking away together, pan to massive Brandenburg gate football

6. Various of Croatian fans singing

7. Various of Brazilian fans singing

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Croatian fans, voxpops (No names given):

"Last game was nil-nil I think so this is the time to beat them I think."

(Reporter: "You really think you have a chance?")

"Yes we have a chance, this is football, you never know."

9. Various Brazilian fans singing and playing guitar

10. Various of Brazilian supporters playing samba music outside the Kempinski hotel (place where the Brazilian team is staying)

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Croatian fan, voxpop (No name given):

"You can imagine if a nation of four (m) million people like Croatia wins against Brazil. It would be one week of holiday celebration in Croatia."

13. Croatian supporters and Brazilian supporters walking past each other

14. Dog wearing Brazilian shirt

15. Brazilian girls chanting and jumping

STORYLINE

The mood was festive and colourful on Tuesday morning as Brazilian and Croatian fans gathered in the German capital, Berlin, ahead of their teams' World Cup Group F clash later in the day.

Brazil are five-time champions and heavy favourites to win a record sixth world championship.

The Croats, third in the 1998 World Cup in France, have admitted a draw would be called heroic.

The match, scheduled for 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT), is the first in the tournament to be played at the Olympiastadion.

A big screen has been set up at the Brandenburg gate for those fans not lucky enough to get tickets for the game.

Early on Tuesday morning fans of both teams wrapped in their nations' flags sang and danced in the sun while waiting for the game to start.

A Croatian fan said he thought his team stood a chance against the current champions, whilst Brazilian supporters appeared more certain, almost arrogant, about success.

"This is a formality," said one Brazilian fan.

Brazil's coach, however, has said he expects Group F to be decided only in the final round of games.

Australia, Brazil's next opponent on Sunday, beat Japan 3-1 on Monday in their group opener.

Brazil and Croatia have drawn the only two times they have played, including 1-1 in a friendly last year.

Both sides will be at full strength for Tuesday's match at the Olympiastadion.

Outside the Kempinski hotel where the Brazilian team is staying in central Berlin, around 40 Brazilian supporters were waiting and playing samba rhythms, hoping to catch a glimpse of their heroes.

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SHOTLIST:

1. Tilt of painting on wall featuring members of Brazilian football team

2. Brandenburg gate, with massive football sculpture in foreground

3. Brazilian fans holding a banner

4. SOUNDBITE, (English) Brazilian fans:

Woman (not in shot): "It is just formality..."

Man: "To do, to play it, but we will win today"

Woman: "But it is nice to play against them because they really want to win so it will be a nice match to see."

5. Two Brazilian fans and one Croatian fan walking away together, pan to massive Brandenburg gate football

6. Various of Croatian fans singing

7. Various of Brazilian fans singing

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Croatian fans:

"Last game was nil-nil I think so this is the time to beat them I think."

(Reporter: "You really think you have a chance?")

"Yes we have a chance, this is football, you never know."

9. Various Brazilian fans singing and playing guitar

STORYLINE

The mood was festive and colourful on Tuesday morning as Brazilian and Croatian fans gathered in the German capital, Berlin, ahead of their teams' World Cup Group F clash later in the day.

Brazil are five-time champions and heavy favourites to win a record sixth world championship.

The Croats, third in the 1998 World Cup in France, have admitted a draw would be called heroic.

The match, scheduled for 9pm (19:00 GMT), is the first in the tournament to be played at the Olympia stadium.

A big screen has been set up at the Brandenburg gate for those fans not lucky enough to get tickets for the game .

Early on Tuesday morning fans of both teams wrapped in their nations' flags sang and danced in the sun while waiting for the game to start.

A Croatian fan said he thought his team stood a chance against the current champions, whilst Brazilian supporters appeared more optimistic about success.

"This is a formality," said one Brazilian fan.

Brazil's coach has said he expects Group F to be decided only in the final round.

Australia, Brazil's next opponent on Sunday, beat Japan 3-1 on Monday in their debut in the group.

Brazil and Croatia drew the only two times they played, including 1-1 in a friendly last year.

Both sides will be at full strength for Tuesday's match at the Olympiastadion.

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The joint Korean handball team held a media day in Berlin, Germany on Friday, ahead of the start of the 2019 World Handball Championship.

It's the first time a unified Korean team willtake part in the competition.

Just as at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, Korea will start with the country abbreviation COR and under the blue flag symbolising a unified Korea.

Four players from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will be part of the squad.

Because of the special status and to integrate those players more easily, the International Handball Federation (IHF) has decided to increase the number of players in the unified team from 16 to 20.

The unranked joint Korea team have been drawn in Group A with hosts Germany, Russia, France, Serbia and Brazil.

Korea will play the opening game of the tournament against Germany on January 10th in Berlin.

Horst-Korber-Sportzentrum, Berlin, Germany. 4th January 2019.

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1. 00:00 Korea team training

2. 00:06 Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea)

3. 00:12 Camera pan left over Korea team training

4. 00:23 Various shots of players from North Korea and South Korea training together (Note for editors: players from North Korea can be identified by their blue shoes with red laces)

5. 00:51 (from left) Sin Myung Chol, Korea assistant coach (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea), Jung Su Young, Korea captain (from South Korea) and Ri Song Jin, Korea player (from Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), during media talk

6. 00:54 Mid of Sin Myung Chol, Korea assistant coach (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea), and Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea)

7. 00:59 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea):

"We have the honour to participate at the world championship in Germany - to play also against Germany - as one team from Korea. A joint team with North Korea. It is the first time in the history of handball that North and South Korea compete together with one team. And all this here in Berlin. The city is a symbol of peace and for German unity. We have been together for two weeks now and trained together. This is a long time and all the players are united in the will to give their best. And we were able to prepare very well. I think that we will give our best in every game and that everyone can look forward to beautiful pictures."

8. 01:51 (from left) Sin Myung Chol, Korea assistant coach (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea), Ri Song Jin, Korea player (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and Jung Su Young, Korea captain (from South Korea), posing for cameras, zoom in

9. 02:02 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Sin Myung Chol, Korea assistant coach (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea):

"We will meet very strong teams, known world wide as very strong teams. Of course there are differences in strength. I can hardly say what the strengths and weaknesses of the respective teams are. But I'm very happy that we have the opportunity to participate here as a united team and give our best in every game."

10. 02:50 Various shots of squad training

11. 03:21 Mid of Jung Su Young, Korea captain (from South Korea) and Ri Song Jin, Korea player (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

12. 03:25 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Jung Su Young, Korea captain (from South Korea):

"When we first met the players from North Korea, we felt a little strange. But in the days we spent time together, ate and trained together, we got closer. And now we are very friendly together."

13. Various of team training

14. 04:21 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Ri Song Jin, Korea player (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea):

"When we first met the players from South Korea, we had an unofficial get-to-know-you meeting and it was a little bit strange at the time. But now we've talked a lot and we're very harmonious."

15. 04:50 Wide of team training

16. 04:55 Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea)

17. 05:05 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea):

"The World Championship is very important for us. Especially that we can play here in Berlin. Berlin was a divided city. With the fall of the wall, the path of peace was taken here. That's why we want to show by this World Championship as a team that we as Koreans can also go this way and we want to show the world a united team."

18. 05:48 Set up shots of Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea)

19. 05:58 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea):

"It was only a short time, but for me it was enough to get an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the individual players from North Korea. And in consultation with my assistant from North Korea, we are still discussing and setting up a strategy as to when we will actually let which North Korean players play. That depends on what positions each player has and how they can best fit into the team. And here I can say that the Centre Back harmonises incredibly well with the other players. My promise is that one of the North Korean players will be there in every game."

20. 07:07 Tracking shot of Ri Song Jin, Korea player (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea) during training

21. 07:38 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Ri Song Jin, Korea player (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea):

"For us it is the first time to take part at a World Championship. We do of course have expectations with regard to the experiences that we will take with us from here. And as a team, we certainly want to bring home results."

22. 08:02 Various shots of team training

23. 08:33 All players together as training has finished

LEADIN

Royal excitement is building in Berlin as Britain's Prince William and Princess Catherine, with their children George and Charlotte, are set to arrive on Wednesday (19 July).

Children at a social centre in the east of the capital are busy with a special British tradition: making Union Jack bunting to make the Royals feel welcome.

STORYLINE

The children at the "Youth house Bolle," a social centre for children from disadvantaged backgrounds in the east of Berlin, are working hard.

They are printing Union Jack flags and hanging them on strings to make bunting - a very British way to get ready for a party.

Germany does not have its own royal household, but on Wednesday Price William and Princess Catherine - also known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - will visit the centre on their first day in the German capital.

They might even bring their children George and Charlotte with them.

The children at Bolle House have been learning about the United Kingdom to prepare for the visit.

Ten-year-old Dean Vorpahl lets everyone know that he knows the colours of the Union Jack flag.

"We make bands with English flags. We have also bands around our wrists with the English colors: white, red and blue," he says.

Around 100 children, from young school children to teenagers, visit the centre each week.

The district is one of the poorest in the German capital, and most of the children in the centre come from disadvantaged backgrounds.

At the centre they get healthy food, can do their homework and of course play.

But on Wednesday there will be no homework, the children are going to show their flags and enjoy the commotion that comes with a celebrity visit.

"On Wednesday Prince William will come with his Duchess Kate to the youth Club Bolle," says Vorpahl.

"There are going to be a lot of police here. And lots of people doing interviews with cameras."

The children have watched videos from the Royal wedding in 2011.

They have also tried to learn a bit of English.

"Many of them are really excited. It is something big when a real prince comes. It is really great," says Stefanie Milios who works at the centre.

Youth house Bolle was founded in 2010 and is a part of an organisation called "Strassenkinder" which translates to "street children."

It is a place for the children to spend their afternoons after school before returning to their homes.

Youth house Bolle runs on donations, and a royal visit can help with fundraising, says Eckhard Baumann who founded the centre.

"First of all, we are thinking that maybe the children will be motivated to learn a bit of English. If they get to know this country a bit and learn a bit of English then it would be a success," he says

"But of course it would also be really great if the public would notice us a bit."

The Royal Family will arrive in Berlin on Wednesday morning.

Prince William will start the day by holding talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Then the Duke and Duchess will visit the Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust memorial, in the centre of the capital.

The memorial was built in 2004 and consists of 2711 individual concrete slabs arranged in rows.

The memorial commemorates the millions of Jewish people that were murdered by the National Socialist regime of Adolf Hitler before and during the Second World War.

There are other memorials for other targeted groups in the city, but this one is fully focused on the murdered Jews.

Architect Peter Eisenmann designed the memorial to be open, and without information texts and pictures.

"It is a space for free associations," says Adam Kerpel-Fronius, project leader for 'European sites of remembrance'

"That means that you enter the memorial and you can let the memorial make an impression on you."

The memorial is one of most visited tourist sites in Berlin.

The ground is slanted, so when the visitors reach the centre of the memorial, the surrounding world slowly disappears.

"Many people feel lost in the memorial," says Kerpel-Fronius

"They feel like they can't find a way out. Other people think that because the rows are relatively straight, and you can always see the exits and that life continues outside with the noise of the city, they start thinking about how they are her in 2017 and about what the Holocaust has to do with us now."

The Royal family will also visit Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday.

The 18th-century neoclassical gate is one of the best know landmarks in Germany.

Here Prince William and Princess Catherine will "greet the crowds that will have gathered at the gate," according to a press release by Clarence House.

The royal trip started on July 17 in Poland where the family visited Warsaw, the former Nazi concentration camp Stutthof, and Gdansk.

After the visit to Berlin, the Royal family will visit the German cities of Heidelberg and Hamburg before returning to London on July 21.

Berlin - 17 July 2017

1. Children and staff at the "Youth house Bolle" that Prince William and Princess Catherine will visit on Wednesday

2. Close of British flags on table

3. Various of children and staff making British flag bunting

4. Various of child colouring British flag

5. Dean Vorpahl cutting British flag for bunting

6. SOUNDBITE: (German), Dean Vorpahl, 10-year old:

"We make bands with English flags. We have also bands around our wrists with the English colours: white, red and blue."

7. Vorpahl cutting British flag

8. Various of children making bunting

9. SOUNDBITE: (German), Dean Vorpahl, 10-year old:

"On Wednesday Prince William will come with his Duchess Kate to the youth Club Bolle. There are going to be a lot of police here. And lots of people doing interviews with cameras."

10. Vorpahl and boy holding bunting and British flag

11. Close of Vorpahl and British flag

12. Youth house worker Stefanie Milios putting up bunting

13. SOUNDBITE: (German), Stefanie Milios, Youth worker:

"Many of them are really excited. It is something big when a real prince comes. It is really great"

14. Children playing table football, pan to poster on wall with British flag and photos of Prince William and Princess Catherine

15. Close of poster

16. Children playing table football

17. SOUNDBITE: (German), Eckhard Baumann, founder of "Youth house Bolle":

"First of all, we are thinking that maybe the children will be motivated to learn a bit of English. If they get to know this country a bit and learn a bit of English then it would be a success. But of course, it would also be really great if the public would notice us a bit."

18. Exterior of "Youth house Bolle"

19. British flags in window

20. Various of 'Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe' in central Berlin, that Prince William and Princess Catherine will visit on Wednesday

21. Wide of man walking among concrete slabs in memorial

22. Adam Kerpel-Fronius, project leader for 'European sites of remembrance', walking along concrete slabs

23. SOUNDBITE: (German), Adam Kerpel-Fronius, project leader for 'European sites of remembrance':

"It is a space for free associations. That means that you enter the memorial and you can let the memorial make an impression on you."

24. People walking in memorial

25. Pull focus from slab of concrete to back of boy walking in memorial

26. Various wide of memorial

27. Moving shot inside memorial

28. SOUNDBITE: (German), Adam Kerpel-Fronius, project leader for 'European sites of remembrance':

"Many people feel lost in the memorial. They feel like they can't find a way out. Other people think that because the rows are relatively straight, and you can always see the exits and that life continues outside with the noise of the city, they start thinking about how they are here in 2017 and about what the Holocaust has to do with us now."

29. Wide of Brandenburg Gate that Prince William and Princess Catherine will visit on Wednesday

30. Close of Brandenburg Gate

31. Man playing a street organ in front of Brandenburg Gate

32. Organ grinder taking hat off

33. Wide of German Parliament building, Prince William and Princess Catherine will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday

34. Close of writing on building reading: (German) "The German Peoples"

35. Close of German flag on Parliament building