Indian Pair Treesa-Gayatri Reach BWF World Championship Semifinal
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Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand play badminton together. They are from India. They play as a doubles team.
The two players reached the semifinal of the BWF World Championships. BWF is the world badminton group. This is a big tournament.
Because they are in the semifinal, they will get a bronze medal. This medal is now certain. But the team wants more. They want the gold medal.
Gayatri Gopichand is the daughter of Pullela Gopichand. He is a famous badminton coach in India. Her own coach is B Sumeeth Reddy.
Coach Reddy said being Gopichand's daughter is hard. People expect a lot from her. He called this a big baggage.
At the same time, a World Athletics meet is happening in Bhubaneswar. Athletics includes running and jumping sports. This is part of India's big sports news on August 22.
Vocabulary9 words
- badminton
- a sport where you hit a small object over a net
- doubles
- a game with two players on each team
- semifinal
- the match before the final match
- tournament
- a big sports event with many matches
- bronze medal
- a prize for third place
- gold medal
- a prize for first place
- coach
- a person who trains sports players
- baggage
- here, it means a heavy pressure or problem
- athletics
- sports like running, jumping, and throwing
Quiz
Answer key
1. Badminton 2. Bronze 3. Pullela Gopichand
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand play _____ together.
The two players reached the _____ of the BWF World Championships.
Because they are in the semifinal, they will get a _____ medal.
But the team wants more. They want the _____ medal.
Gayatri Gopichand is the daughter of Pullela Gopichand, a famous badminton _____.
Her own coach is B Sumeeth _____.
Coach Reddy said being Gopichand's daughter is a big _____.
A World _____ meet is happening in Bhubaneswar.
This is part of India's big sports news on August _____.