Wuxi Korean School Monthly Online English Newspaper Volume 4.2

Rio Olympics 2016

The Rio Olympics recently ended up with great success, despite all the pre-event fears about the Zika virus and crime. So let’s talk about the highlights of the Olympics!

An UNBELIEVABLE event happened at the Rio Olympic. Jin Jong Oh, a Korean sport shooter, made a miraculous achievement in the 50 meter pistoland became a four-timeOlympic champion.

During the final round of the 50 meter pistol event, his first shot began with a score of 6.6. It was a bit hard for him to get any medal with that score. However, he chased others with high concentration to overcome his previous mistake. By then, Jin’s score gradually accumulated into the top ranks. With his two remaining bullets, North Korean shooter, Kim Sung Kuk, captured the bronze medal. With his final bullet, Jin Jong Oh competed with Vietnamese veteran shooter, Hoang XuanVinh. They scores were very tight, and everything came down to the final shot. In the end, Jin pulled out a victorywith a score of 2.6. His new record as a four-timeOlympic championdemonstrated his mental perseverance and calm under pressure. His performance is worthy of our pride as Koreans

We are proud of all the Korean athletes in Rio Olympics 2016, but there was one fencing player who showed especially impressive skills during his competitions – SangYoung Park.

Sang-Young Park became well-known for his come-from-behind victory against the Hungarian veteran player, ImreGéza. As a veteran, ImreGézaled Park throughout. Park made the score 9-9 butGéza started to attack violently, finishing round 2with 9-13. In round 3, Park gained a point, butGézascored too, making it 10-14. By then, everyone thought that Park would lose and have to settle for the silver medal, as it was match point. Surprisingly, he didn’t! He stopped using his original offensive skills and started to play defensively.As a result, he quickly scored 4 points a row, making the score 14-14. At last, he snatched victory away fromGéza by using his flash attack, earning a gold medal.

Park didn’t just become famous for this come-from-behind victory but also for his speech in between rounds during his match withImreGéza. He kept saying “I can do it.” to himself repetitively in an effort to inspire himself. Not only was everyone impressed by his victory against a veteran player but also by his speech and positiveattitude.

Reporters: Kim Dong Hoon, Hong Su Min (10^th)

Crossword Puzzle (Sports)

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1. Someone who trains a person or team of people in a particular sport.
2.Game played by two teams of eleven players using a roundball
4.If you do this such as your authority, your rights, or a good quality, you use it or put it into effect.
6. Activityof swimming, especially as a sport or for pleasure.
7. Game played inside by two or four people. The players stand at each end of a table which has a low net across the middle and hit a small light ball over the net, using small bats.
12. Gameplayed by two teams using an oval ball. Players try to score points by carrying the ball to their opponents' end of the field, or by kicking it over a bar fixed between two posts.
14. Thedeciding part or parts of a sports or other competition
17.Anarrow board that you stand on in order to slide quickly down snowy slopes as a sport or for fun

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3. A game played by two teams of nine players. Each player from one team hits a ball with a bat and then tries to run around three bases and
get to the home base before the other team can get the ball back.
5.When one firm or country do this with another, it tries to get people to buy its own goods in preference to those of the other firm or country.
8.Anoutdoor game played between two teams of 11 players who use long curved sticks to hit a small ball and try to score goals.
9. A sport in which two competitors fight each other using very thin swords.

Reporter: Ha Shin Young (10^th)