Chinese athletes will have a hard time winning golds in '08

时间：2006-12-29 01:09:35

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Olympic champion Liu Xiang shattered a world record held by Briton Colin Jackson as he clocked 12.88 seconds in the Lausanne Grand Prix on July 11.
 
Chinanews, Beijing, Dec. 28 – Chinese athletes will have a hard time in the battle for gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Apart from Liu Xiang, it is very hard for Chinese athletes to win gold medals in other athletic1 events, said Feng Shuyong, vice2 director of the Athletics3 Administrative4 Center under the General Administration of Sport.

 

He made the remarks when summarizing the general situation of Chinese athletic sports in 2006.

 

He said that on the whole, Chinese athletic events still lag behind and the situation has not improved much in 2006. The current situation makes it hard for Chinese athletes to realize the goal set for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and athletes will have a hard time and a great task ahead.

 

Among all Chinese athletes, only Liu Xiang, Olympic champion for the 110-meter hurdle5 race, and Han Yucheng, a professional athlete in 20-km walking race, are graded as the world’s top athletes this year. Of these two, Han made the best performance only at home, not in international competitions. In addition, Zhou Chunxiu was listed as No.2 in world marathon ranking list. Apart from the three athletes, Chinese athletes did not enter into the top three in other athletic events in the world.

 

According to the information given by the Athletics Administrative Center, 16 Chinese athletes managed to enter into the top ten positions in eight world athletic events, with 3 in men’s events and 5 in women's. Thirty-one Chinese athletes managed to enter into the top 20 positions in 12 world athletic events, with 4 in men’s events and 8 in women’s. In 2006, Liu Xiang broke the world record in 110-meter hurdle race and Zhang Wenxiu broke the Asian record for women’s hammer. Although Zhang broke the Asian record for women’s hammer, she could only be ranked fifth in the world. In the other key athletics events, although Chinese athletes have made progress, still, few can win a medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In men’s high jump, two athletes made the 2.30-meter mark, a historic breakthrough. Yet their performances are not steady. In addition, some achievements have been made in women’s shot put and men’s triple jump. However, Chinese athletes’ performances in these two events can only be graded among the top ten in the world.

 

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1 athletic sOPy8     
adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的
参考例句：
  • This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
  • He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。
2 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
3 athletics rO8y7     
n.运动，体育，田径运动
参考例句：
  • When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
  • Our team tied with theirs in athletics.在田径比赛中，我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。
4 administrative fzDzkc     
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
  • The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
  • He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
5 hurdle T5YyU     
n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛
参考例句：
  • The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
  • She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。

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