Global Press Journal Connections: The World in Photos

Mannar, Sri Lanka

From left, Christhobar Ajith, Mohammathu Sathaku Yasin, Ravuthar Mohammathu Pasith and Mohammathu Imthiyas Infan play carom as they wait for three-wheeler customers in a parking lot in Mannar, Sri Lanka.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Racers urge their camels toward the finish line during the Ten Thousand Camel Festival in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. More than 120 camel riders and 3,500 attendees participated in the event.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Héctor Avedaño, far left, instructs, from left, Nahuel Deleva, Diana Gómez and Iara Bustamante in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Avedaño, who started teaching taekwondo outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic, now offers lessons both indoors and at parks.

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Sarantsetseg Enkhtuvshin, 7, right, plays checkers with Buyanbayan Enkhtuvshin, 9, left, in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. The Arkhangai 100 Shot Checkers Championship for children ages 5 to 16 was held after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted.

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Filipino Combat Systems instructor Esteban Barraza, in all black, demonstrates an exercise during a martial arts class at Centenario Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Barraza says this discipline can help a wide range of people defend themselves, because it doesn’t require a lot of strength or flexibility.

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Doljin Uuriintuya, left, instructs a yoga class in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. Over the past two years, the yoga center has dealt with regular closures due to coronavirus lockdowns.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

Epworth, Zimbabwe

Natsiraishe Maritsa, 18, right, demonstrates a taekwondo stance to a group of students in Epworth, Zimbabwe. Maritsa, who teaches the Korean martial art to teenage girls at her home on the weekends, says taekwondo requires mental strength and self-control.

Photo by Vimbai Chinembiri

Murun, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia

Gansukh Sharav marks measurements on a horn to craft a traditional composite bow, made from cow horns and cattle tendon, in Murun, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia. Gansukh says his goal is to train as many people as possible and pass archery, a national sport, on to the next generation.

Photo by Dolgormaa Sandagdorj

Chihuahua, Mexico

Sofía Torres slacklines for the first time, accompanied by Juan Romero at the sports center in Chihuahua, Mexico. Rocío Portillo patiently teaches her how to keep her balance.

Photo by Lilette A. Contreras

Goma, DRC

Henriette Ngaramire, left, and Coralie Nabintu play in a wheelchair basketball tournament in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. The tournament was held to evaluate the athletes’ performance, promote parasports and wheelchair basketball, and encourage team spirit after the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano on May 22 forced the athletes to pause activities.

Photo by Noella Nyirabihogo

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico

Nidia Barajas sings and Roberto Blanco plays keyboard at a secondhand bookstore in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.

Photo by Marissa Revilla

Mexico City, Mexico

Yaretzi Ramos, 11, practices slalom, a style of skating, during a class at a public park in southern Mexico City. “I like that it’s a good challenge and that you can make progress very quickly,” Yaretzi says. Classes were suspended for nearly a year due to coronavirus restrictions, but the pandemic also brought new students, who joined in search of outdoor activities.

Photo by Mar García

San Francisco, Mexico

Israel Tovar trains at a park in San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico. Tovar performs freestyle football and has traveled throughout Mexico and Europe, where he worked on marketing campaigns. “I never thought about making money from this, but I discovered that I could make money out in the street, at the traffic lights in Monterrey,” Tovar says. “Then I realized I could make money anywhere in the world.”

Photo by Maya Piedra

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai Province, Mongolia

Anujin Darambazar, 5, plays badminton for the first time in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Anujin’s parents bought her equipment after she became interested in the sport while watching the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Photo by Myagmarsuren Battur

Teotihuacán, Mexico

Tourists ride hot air balloons in the early morning in Teotihuacán, Mexico. Visitors have returned to taking flights and exploring the area’s pyramids as pandemic restrictions have eased.

Photo by Aline Suárez del Real

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fernando Nuñez pivots in the air on his BMX bike at Parque Centenario, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nuñez, who has been practicing and performing BMX tricks for 10 years, says riders meet in the park to share tips and teach each other new skills.

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Lusaka, Zambia

Coach Victor Simwaba, right, instructs 11-year-old Andile Simbeya to jump over metal bars during football practice at Queensmead Stadium in Lusaka, Zambia. Simwaba devised a training schedule to keep players from having direct contact during the coronavirus pandemic.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Batkhuyag Tserendorj releases an arrow while practicing archery at the central stadium in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi Province, Mongolia. Just a few days before the annual Nadam Festival was set to begin, archers like Batkhuyag, who were planning to compete there, were notified that the event was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Crew members Benson Phiri and Roy Kamwali prepare for a tourist to bungee jump from a bridge over Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Photo by Fortune Moyo

Umnugovi Province, Mongolia

Baljinnyam Erdenechuluun, 12, and Temuulen Khash-Erdene, 14, ride bikes on training rollers in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. Selected children, with permission from their parents, started training for state-level cycling races in hopes of qualifying for national races.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

Kawanda, Wakiso district, Uganda

Proscovia Kirabo, 9, removes bottle top rings to make a rope in Kawanda, Wakiso district, Uganda. Proscovia sells the recycled-plastic ropes and says she’s happy she doesn’t need to buy them to play with anymore.

Photo by Patricia Lindrio

Mutare, Zimbabwe

From left, Godknows Recha, 13, Simbarashe Mubango, 5, Muponesi Muridzo, 11, Bornlove Guda, 9, and Promise Muridzo, 11, play a board game called “tsoro” in Shona as they wait for a meal at a food center in Devonshire, a neighborhood in Sakubva, a suburb of Mutare, Zimbabwe. The center provides food for children whose guardians cannot afford school fees or meals at home.

Photo by Evidence Chenjerai

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico

Lía Sánchez, 6, pets her dog during a dog race organized to raise funds for animal shelters in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico.

Photo by Marissa Revilla

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico

Dancer Giovanna Triana, also known as Triana Circus, performs a series of acrobatics during the Circo Pa’l Barrio festival in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico. In the state of Chiapas, events can be held outdoors with coronavirus safety precautions.

Photo by Adriana Alcázar González

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Mannar, Sri Lanka

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Epworth, Zimbabwe

Murun, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia

Chihuahua, Mexico

Goma, DRC

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico

San Francisco, Mexico

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai Province, Mongolia

Teotihuacán, Mexico

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Lusaka, Zambia

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Umnugovi Province, Mongolia

Kawanda, Wakiso district, Uganda

Mutare, Zimbabwe

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico