Feature: 20-yr-old female racer finds rhythm in Taklimakan Rally

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-05-29

URUMQI, May 29 (Xinhua) -- As the roar of her engine pierced the desert stillness, Aliyyah Koloc's fingers tapped a rhythm on the steering wheel. In her rearview mirror, a curtain of dust swallowed the trail she had just blazed through the sand. It was the 2025 Taklimakan Rally - one of China's most demanding cross-country races. The 20-year-old was deep in the heart of Asia, crossing the vast Taklimakan Desert, known as the "Sea of Death", wi......

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