标签:athletics 相关文章
By Parke Brewer American basketball player Dawn Staley and the rest of the United States women's team is looking for a third Olympic gold medal in as many tries when they take the court in Athens. Daw
The number of international students in the United States is at record levels. Last year, more than six hundred seventy thousand foreign students attended an American college or university. And for the eighth year the school with the largest number w
By Parke Brewer For an athlete who had hoped to be a baseball player, Felix Sanchez is doing quite well. He had to turn to athletics after breaking his hand in an off-season wrestling match. The injur
on cross3561 by Roonatic Good morning. The Royal Commissions interim report into the Black Saturday bushfires will be released later today. It is expected to recommend major changes to Victorias controversial stay or go policy. Australias biggest cot
French president Francois Holland is calling the coordinated attacks on Paris claimed by the IS or hash an act of war. France will be pitilessly concerning the barbarity of the hash and use all its means in the framework of law. Holland heard through
French officials are searching for an eighth assailant linked to Friday night's terrorist attacks in Paris. They've released the name and photo of a Belgium-born man. And NPR's EB also reports authorities say they've identified one of the suicide att
040 the Olympics Words Medal stadium competitor medals table judge time event sport trainer team host city opening ceremony water sport track and field spectator Flag Olympic record world record personal best measure Phrases Take part in an event Win
THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming. Please be seated. Welcome to the White House. And it is fitting that we use the East Garden because, one, this is rarely used; and two, it is an opportunity for me to welcome a lot of people to the -- that are here
For the Chinese athletics team, the World Athletics Championships is considered a test event in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games. The biggest winners at the championshipsthis time were the U.S. team, who had every reason to celebrate at the cl
Unit 2 AN INTERVIEW Pausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games. P: M
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 21 September 2009 Caster Semenya (File photo) South Africa's top athletics official is in danger of losing his job. The government's sports ministry and major political parties have called for him to be removed for lying a
US Marathoner Aims for Another Olympic Medal Meb Keflezighi has had a very successful athletics career since moving to the United States with his family at age 12. His two biggest highlights are a silver medal in the marathon at the 2004 Athens Olymp
Tanzanian Boxer Strives to Win Olympic Gold Selemani Kidunda grew up and still lives on the outskirts of Tanzanias commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. He says when he was a young boy he saw a former world heavyweight champion fight and that got him in
Senegalese basketball legend Anne Marie Dioh is helping to train the next generation of women basketball players in her country. Dioh is making a difference through her after-school program that also encourages young people to stay in school. Anne Ma
Usain Bolt Makes History Again 博尔特再破世界纪录 It's happened again. The worlds fastest man has destroyed the field to take gold, this time in the mens 100 metres final at the Athletics World Championships in Berlin. Usain Bolt shaved 0.11
After years of anticipation, the greatest show on earth has ended. The London 2012 Olympic Games have come and gone, and the city must begin to return to what life was like before the two weeks of intense sport. Any Londoner could scarcely avoid the
Despite temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius on Sunday, hundreds turned out in southwest Beijing to take part in what's known as an ultra-marathon. More than twice the distance of a marathon, which is just over 42 kilometers, ultra-marathons are
Topic1 Liu Xiang retiresLiu Xiang, China's Olympic gold medal-winning hurdler, announced his retirement on Tuesday. Liu has been one of China's brightest sports stars since he startled the athletics world by winning gold in the 110-meter hurdles at t
The BBC has learned that the sportswear manufacturer Adidas plans to end its multi-million-dollar sponsorship deal with athletics world governing body in the wake of a doping scandal. Our sports editor Dan Roan has more. Last year,the World Anti-dopi
American defense officials have insisted that a raid by US and Kurdish forces on a prison runby Islamic State militants in Northern Iraq is not a change of tactics. About 70 hostages werefreed. From Washington, here's Gary O'Donoghue. The press secre