Xiang's shoes auctioned at 150,000 yuan

时间：2007-01-24 05:46:14

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Liu Xiang (R) receives a certificate after donating all gains from his shoes' auction1 at the event on Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 [Photo: sina.com]
 
Jan.22 - A pair of gold-colored track shoes, once worn by Chinese Olympic Champion sprinter2 Liu Xiang, has been auctioned3 at 150,000 yuan or 18750 US dollars.

 

The deal was made on Sunday at a fund-raising event attended by Chinese sports stars in Wuxi, Anhui Province.

 

All of the money raised at the event will be donated to the China Sports Foundation, for the purpose of funding insurance for the country's elite4 athletes.

 

Liu said he was personally surprised at the price his shoes had reached, but happy that the money can now be used to help disabled or injured athletes.

 

Liu is no stranger to such charity initiatives. In September 2006, he donated real estate, awarded to him for his MVP title at the IAAF 2006 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, to the organizers of the Shanghai 2007 Special Olympics.

 

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1 auction 3uVzy     
n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
参考例句：
  • They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
  • They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
2 sprinter Fhczl7     
n.短跑运动员，短距离全速奔跑者
参考例句：
  • He is more a sprinter than a swimmer. 他是短跑健将，而不是游泳选手。 来自辞典例句
  • The sprinter himself thinks he can run the race at 9.4 seconds. 这位短跑运动员自认为可以用9.4秒跑完比赛。 来自互联网
3 auctioned 1a9ab53832945db108ff2919e21fccc6     
v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 elite CqzxN     
n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的
参考例句：
  • The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
  • We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

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