Miguel Ángel López Wins Silver in Race Walking at European Championships
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The European Athletics Championships had a morning session on day six. Many events happened that day.
One event was the race walking marathon. Race walking is a sport. Athletes walk very fast. They cannot run.
Miguel Ángel López is a Spanish athlete. He competed in the race walking marathon. He won the silver medal.
A silver medal is for second place. First place gets gold. Third place gets bronze.
The fans loved the race walking event. Many people watched it with excitement.
This is a good result for Spain. Miguel Ángel López is a strong athlete in this sport.
Vocabulary8 words
- European Athletics Championships
- a big sports event for runners and jumpers in Europe
- session
- a part of a day with sports events
- race walking
- a sport where people walk very fast, not run
- marathon
- a very long race
- silver medal
- a prize for second place
- athlete
- a person who does sports
- competed
- took part in a contest
- fans
- people who love watching a sport or team
Quiz
Answer key
1. Race walking 2. Silver 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The European Athletics Championships had a _____ session on day six. Many events happened that day.
One event was the _____ marathon. Race walking is a sport. Athletes walk very fast. They cannot run.
Miguel Ángel López is a Spanish _____. He competed in the race walking marathon. He won the _____ medal.
A silver medal is for _____ place. First place gets gold. Third place gets bronze.
The _____ loved the race walking event. Many people watched it with excitement.
This is a good result for Spain. Miguel Ángel López is a strong _____ in this sport.