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Beijing, Aug 5 (EFE).- Liu Yukun, a former Chinese Paralympic athlete who is now volunteering at the Beijing Winter Olympics, still remembers her success at a "beautiful city" of Barcelona, where she won the discus throwing gold medal and that left her a " deep impression ". (Camera: ALVARO ALFARO).SHOT LIST: AN EFE INTERVIEW WITH FORMER CHINESE PARALYMPIC ATHLETE, LIU YUKUN. SOUND BITES: FORMER CHINESE PARALYMPIC ATHLETE, LIU YUKUN (IN MANDARIN).TRANSLATIONS:- Hello, my name is Liu Yukun and I was a Paralympic athlete. In important national and international tournaments I got 22 gold medals and broke three world records. I represented China in 1992 in Barcelona, ??Spain, at the IX Paralympic Games. Barcelona is a beautiful city and it left a deep impression on me. In addition, at the Montjuic Stadium I made my Olympic dream come true and I got the gold medal, an honor for life.- At the age of 19, I lost both legs in a work accident. After that, I went through a time of despair in which I tried to commit suicide several times. I survived and it was sports and the Olympics that gave me a new dream and a new aspiration.- In 2022, China will host the Winter Olympics. Beijing will be a city that will have hosted both summer and winter Games, a doubly Olympic city. Living in this time and enjoying two Olympic editions in the same city makes me very happy.- I am already retired. I am 63 years old but I have always been promoting the Olympic culture. I have been working with a dedicated group for five years across China, promoting the Beijing Winter Olympics. We explain why China wants to host these Games and the benefits and honor their celebration brings to ordinary people. Without a doubt, China will be able to organize some extraordinary, fun and excellent Games. Thanks!
The International Olympic Committee has given the go-ahead for a number of new sports to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. According to CNN, one notable newcomer will be breakdancing. It will be the first DanceSport event to appear at an Olympic Games, having been staged at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires two years ago. The IOC executive board also announced that skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing will be featured in Paris, too. Those three events were due to debut at the postponed Tokyo Games. Today is a historic occasion, not only for b-boys and b-girls but for all dancers around the world. Shawn Tay President, World DanceSport Federation
Tokyo, Sep 7 (EFE/EPA).- According to media reports, John Coates, Vice-president of the International Olympic Committee and head of the IOC’s Coordination Commission for the Tokyo Games, has confirmed that the Tokyo Olympic Games will proceed, with or without COVID-19, in 2021. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE OLYMPIC RINGS MONUMENT NEAR THE NATIONAL STADIUM, THE MAIN VENUE OF THE TOKYO OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
This leafy lapacho tree, which is growing through the stands of Paraguayan football stadium, has become an official member of Resistencia, a football club based in Asuncion. The club threw a ceremony in the stadium in order to officially honor the tree with its own club membership card and club shirt. The Lapacho, also know as a pink trumpet tree, grew in the stands behind one of the goals and Resistencia's club president decided it was time to honour the tree just as the club turns 100 years old.
Video courtesy of Sportal.bg shows the moment when a bull interrupted an international friendly football match between Bulgarian PFC Botev Plovdiv and Cypriot AEL Limassol in Sofia on Wednesday when he sauntered onto the pitch, halting the non-league game for some time. The owner of the bovine lost sight of the animal, which allowed him to sneak away from the herd. A dog belonging to the cowherd gave chase and also ran onto the field.
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