Voigt wore the yellow jersey of the Tour de France twice, though he was never a contender for the overall title owing to the mountainous nature of the stages of the race being better suited to climbing specialists. His career achievements include winning the Critérium International a...
cities all over the world jump at the opportunity to impress, hoping that they will be chosen for the global celebration of human feats and accomplishments. As spectators, we are assured that cities can only benefit from being chosen to host the events. They bring tourism, new architectural pr...
According to this study, published in the PNAS, 10 volunteers were initially exposed to clean air and given a placebo(安慰剂)to check their baseline responses. The group then kept on taking placebos for four weeks before being exposed to heavily polluted air from downtown Tor...
Jesse Owens seemed sure to win the long jump at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Just the year before, he had set three world records in one day. He was the record holder of the running long jump with 26 feet 8.25 inches — a record that would stand for 25 years. As he...
Field events, such as the high jump, long jump and shot put, test how high or far someone can jump or throw an object.One of the most exciting events in the Olympics is the 100-metre race. More than one hundred years ago, the world record for the men’s 100-metre race was 10. ...
Bob Beamon of the USA leaped six feet into the air and made a record-shattering long jump of 8.90 meters (29 ft, 2 1/2 inches) on his first attempt to win the gold medal in the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, Oct. 18, 1968. Beamon added an incredible 58 cm (22.8 inches) ...
由此可知,作者说I was in for a surprise.(我大吃一惊)是因为他遇到竞争者了。故选B。【小题2】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的The instant I landed from my final jump — the one which set the Olympic record of 26 feet 5 1/16 inches—he was at my side, congratulating me.可知,在我完成最后...
sweated myself for six years, with the Games in mind.On my way there all I could think about was taking home one or two of those gold medals.I had my eyes especially on the running broad jump.A year before, as a sophomore(大二学生).I’d set the world’s record of 26 feet 8 ...
But Rogers is apparently unrelated to Curtis Rogers, who in 1985 set Cal’s still-standing long jump record of 26-6 1/4. Aug 4, 2024 JEFF FARAUDO Jeff Faraudo was a sports writer for Bay Area daily newspapers since he was 17 years old, and was the Oakland Tribune's Cal bea...
After practice, Jackson admitted he could not beat Benjamin in his specialties. “I can beat him in the long jump, no problem,” Jackson said, noting he jumped 25 feet, 11 inches in college. Benjamin was asked about his favorite Giant. He topped his list with Eli Manning, the two-time...