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U.S. Olympic silver medalist Mary Whipple is one of only two coxswains on the U.S. National Rowing Team who will be competing in the Beijing Olympics. Current Olympic rules allow only one coxswain for the women's team, and another for the men. Coxsw
How do you to find 1 kilogram? Easy. It's the exact mass of medal cylinder called the international prototype kilogram. IPK, for short. Kept in controlled conditions in France. But the standard kilogram has gained weight since its creation in 1875. T
06 Competition and Prizes GLOSSARY to take (someone) on to compete against someone; to accept someoneschallenge * Why did you agree to take him on in a boxing match? Hes at least 50 poundsheavier than you are, so theres no way you can win. chicken a
Yelena Isinbayeva is the greatest female pole vaulter ever. She won the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Gold Medal and has twice been the IAAFs Female Athlete of the Year. In 2005, she became the first woman to clear five metres and is the current world record
The United States has picked up three more gold medals in Olympic Swimming, with Michael Phelps remaining on course to claim an unprecedented eight gold medals at a single games. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more from the Water Cube in Beijing, where oth
American Michael Phelps has tied legendary swimmer Mark Spitz's Olympic Gold record, winning his seventh gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Phelps has been winning by world record times in all of his events. His latest time was only an Olympic recor
African runners swept the Men's Marathon race Sunday on the last day of the 29th Olympic Games in China. In all, athletes from more than a dozen African countries won medals in events ranging from running and football to swimming and kayaking. VOA's
By Parke Brewer Turin 18 February 2006 Shani Davis celebrates after winning men's 1000 meter race American Shani Davis has become the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olym
By Parke Brewer Turin 22 February 2006 Two U.S. Olympic gold medal speed skaters have gotten a lot of publicity by the American media at the Turin Winter Games because of their reported unfriendly riv
Argentina has successfully defended its Olympic football (soccer) gold medal with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer was at Saturday's match in Beijing's and has a report. Nearly 90,000 fans filled the National Stadium on a d
Americans Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh have won their second Olympic gold medal, defending the beach volleyball title they won four years ago in Athens, Greece. From Beijing, VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on their latest victory on the sand. Mis
By Paul Sisco Washington 28 May 2008 The Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to environmental activists around the world annually for what the Goldman foundation calls environmental grass roots heroism. The prize carries with it $150,000 and has b
Phelps Wants to Enjoy Life After Olympic Glory Phelps now has three Olympic records - for winning the most overall medals with 22, for winning the most gold medals with 18, and for the most gold medals in a single Olympics with eight, which he won in
US four-man bobsled team, captured gold medal Saturday at Vancouver Winter Games Parke Brewer | Whistler Sliding Center, BC, Canada 28 February 2010 Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS The United States' USA-1,' with Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler, a
As the world focuses on the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, an athlete-based, international humanitarian organization is using the spotlight to help promote sports in the poorest parts of the planet. The organization, called Right To Play, help
By Parke Brewer Chicago 03 November 2007 Russian boxers are showing they should be a force at next year's Beijing Olympics as they are headed for the top performance of the 107 countries at the amateur World Boxing Championships in Chicago. VOA Sport
Sunday features the busiest single day of the Beijing Games, when 35 athletes or teams will experience the thrill and pride of wearing an Olympic gold medal. VOA's Jim Stevenson has this preview of the competition that will be highlighted by gymnast
今天我们要学的词是celebrated。Celebrated, 意思是著名的。美国国会将最高平民荣誉、国会金质奖章授予美国四位著名宇航员, U.S. Congress has awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to four celebrated American ast
By Paula Wolfson White House 17 May 2006 Members of the 2006 U.S. Winter Olympic and Paralympic teams were honored Wednesday by President Bush. They gathered at the White House for a reunion and some
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