Liu Yuguan, 13, is a student at Beijing 21st Century International School. Recently he received a special 1. It was from Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee(IOC).
"I was so 2! I didn't expect such a big name would take time to reply to my letter," said Liu.
Liu is a(an) 3 lover. During last year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Liu watched almost every event.
But he saw a 4. "There are 33 events but no men took part in synchronized swimming(花样游泳). " he said.
5 is it so? "Is it discrimination(歧视) against men? Or is it the other way around?"
Liu believes that gender equality(性别平等) is something the IOC should 6. So he wrote a letter to Bach to tell his worries. He also 7 that the IOC should include men's synchronized swimming "as soon as possible".
"It took me about a month to do research and finish the letter. I had to make sure there were no 8 and that my handwriting in English looked perfect," said Liu.
Getting a reply letter has made Liu believe that 9 is much more important than just being a dreamer "As long as we take action, we can help build a better world, no matter how young we are," he said.
10 the IOC hasn't taken his advice yet, Liu said that "perhaps it will happen one day. "
