Pan-American Games 2011
The greatest sporting festival in the Americas
About 6,000 athletes from 42 countries will take part in the Pan- American Games in Guadalajara. The event will begin on October 14 and Brazil will be sending its best athletes
About 6,000 athletes from 42 countries will take part in the Pan- American Games in Guadalajara. The event will begin on October 14 and Brazil will be sending its best athletes
The Pan-American Games are like a big party. A party that will begin on October 14 and end on October 30. Only countries from the American continent can take part. About 6,000 athletes from 42 countries will compete for medals in 44 sports. This will be the 16th edition of the Games. The USA has won first place in themedals table [1] in 13 of the 15 previous [2] editions (in only two editions did the Americans come in second, in 1951 and 1991). Brazil's performance has improved in the last two Games. In 2003, Brazil won 123 medals - 29 of them gold. In the 2007 Pan-American Games, in Rio, Brazil broke its record for medals, winning 157 in total, with 52 gold medals. But even so, it ranked third, behind Cuba, which won 59 gold medals.
Brazil looking for [3] medals in several sports
Brazil is a major [4] world power in sports like volleyball, beach volleyball and soccer, both in men’s and women’s events. However, over the 15 editions of the Pan-American Games, the most successful sports for Brazil have been athletics, swimming, judo and sailing [5]. In addition to these, Brazil has a good chance of winning medals in several other sports. The Brazilian delegation includes some Olympic and World Champions, such as César Cielo, Maurren and Fabiana Murer.
Foto (Fabiana Murer) – Agência Luz.
Áudio – Julia Constantinides.
Áudio – Julia Constantinides.
Primeira parte da matéria sobre os Jogos Pan-Americanos de Guadalajarao. A edição de outubro da revista Maganews traz a segunda parte desta matéria, com áudio de Thiago Ribeiro.
Vocabulary
1 medals table – quadro de medalhas
2 previous - anteriores
3 to look for – aqui = lutar por / buscar
4 major - importante
5 sailing - vela
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