Moments of joy for Chinese superstars
July 27 to August 12, 2012was a great time for London. It held the 30th Summer Olympic Games.There were 10,500 athletes (运动员) in the Games. They1 26 sports. Many young Chinese athletes gave usa wonderful2, They helped China get 88medals(奖牌)in all. Let's have a lookat some great moments!
Lin Dan, 28, badminton
Lin Dan won the gold medalin the men's badminton. At the beginning of the games, Lin fell behind but henever3. When he finally won the match, Lin shouted and ran happilyacross the gym(体育馆).
Sun yang, 20, swimming
Sun yang is the winner ofthis year's men's 1, 500m freestyle. He was born into a sporting family. Hisparents were once volleyball players. He is4. He swims 20, 000 metersevery day.
Chen Ding, 20, racewalking(竞走)
Few pcople knew Chen Dingbefore the London Olympics. He won the gold medal in the men's 20kmracewalking. Chen once gave up racewalking5 health problems. But he went back to thefield. He is clear about his future. "If I want to win more, I need to keepgoing," he said.
Ye Shiwen. 16, swimming
Ye Shiwen surprised theswimming field by two gold medals this year. Throughout the year the Chineseswimming Team has6 many athletes abroad for periods of training,Ye is one of them. She knows that she has much to be learned. And her trainingreally worked.
Xu Lijia, 25, sailing
Xu Lijia won the gold medalin sailing. It is not easy for her to win. She has hearing difficulties. Herleft eye is far-sighted.7, she has a strong mind andtrain hard.
