Spain Enjoys Historic Day at European Athletics Championships
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Spain had a great day at the European Championships in Birmingham. Spanish athletes won two gold medals, one silver, and one bronze. People are calling it a historic day for Spanish sport.
One new star is Paul McGrath. He is young and he does race walking. Race walking is a sport where people walk very fast. McGrath is studying journalism at university. He also says that religion helps him in life and in sport.
McGrath said something strong after his good result. He said that from now on, a bronze or a silver medal will feel like a failure for him. This shows he wants only gold medals in the future.
Another big name is MarÃa Pérez. People call her 'the queen of race walking'. She won another gold medal in Birmingham. She is already thinking about the next big event: the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Spain's team is very happy with this result. Two gold medals, one silver, and one bronze in one day is a great result for the country. Fans hope this success continues at future competitions.
Vocabulary7 words
- European Championships
- a big sports competition between countries in Europe
- athletes
- people who do sport at a high level
- race walking
- a sport where you walk very fast, not run
- journalism
- the job of writing news
- religion
- belief in God or a faith
- failure
- when something is not good enough
- Olympic Games
- the biggest sports event in the world, every 4 years
Quiz
Answer key
1. Two 2. Race walking 3. True
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Spain had a great day at the _____ in Birmingham. Spanish athletes won two gold medals, one silver, and one _____. People are calling it a historic day for Spanish sport.
One new star is Paul McGrath. He is young and he does _____. Race walking is a sport where people walk very fast. McGrath is studying _____ at university. He also says that _____ helps him in life and in sport.
McGrath said something strong after his good result. He said that from now on, a bronze or a silver medal will feel like a _____ for him. This shows he wants only gold medals in the future.
Another big name is MarÃa Pérez. People call her 'the queen of race walking'. She won another _____ medal in Birmingham. She is already thinking about the next big event: the _____ in Los Angeles.