Rio 2016: Olympic Games refugees team unveiled
The International Olympic Committee
has unveiled its first team of refugees to
compete at Rio 2016 under the Olympic banner.
The Team of Refugee Olympic Athletes has 10 members - five from South Sudan,
two from Syria , two from DR
Congo and one from Ethiopia
The six men and four women will
compete in swimming, judo and athletics.
"These
refugee athletes
have no home, no team, no flag, no national anthem,"
said IOC president Thomas Bach.
The team includes swimmer Yusra
Mardini from Syria , who
trains in Germany , South
Sudanese middle-distance runner Rose Nathike Lokonyen, who is living in a refugee camp in Kenya ,
and DR Congo judoka Yolande Bukasa Mabika, who trains in Brazil
They will enter the opening
ceremony as the penultimate team, before hosts Brazil
Rio 2016: Singapore 100m
Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling has in
recent days been mobbed by jubilant fans, been offered a standing ovation in
Parliament and generally treated as a national hero after winning the country's
first Olympic gold medal in Rio
The 21-year-old Singaporean won in
an Olympic record time of 50.39 seconds.
Phelps came in second, earning a
silver on 51.14 seconds - tied with South Africa 's
Chad Le Clos and Hungary
But to many Singaporeans following
Schooling's Olympic journey, it was all about the emotions of seeing him meet
his childhood idol back in the Olympic swimming pool - eight years after they
first met.
Many on Facebook shared memes and photos of
the swimmers' meeting in 2008.
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Introduction Analysis:
What: the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Who: refugees, Joseph Schooling, Michael Phelps
Where:
Key words:
unveiled 揭開
refugee難民
anthem 國歌
memes 網路爆紅
beat = defeat擊敗
I see many miracles in the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016, especially refugees’ team.
回覆刪除They have no home, no team, no flag, no national anthem, but they still chose to compete.
They claim that they don’t give up their dream and they encourage everyone that even though they face any problems, they can’t give up easily.
There are many toiching things at Rio 2016 Olympic.
回覆刪除Although The Team of Refugee has no country' banner,they are very like sports.They never give up their dreams.And I think this is very highly commendable.
And another story:The 21-year-old Singaporean won in an Olympic record time of 50.39 seconds.I think he is a brave and hard person.So,he could win the game in front of his idol.