Swimmer Liebmann Wins Gold, but German TV Missed It Live
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A young swimmer named Liebmann won a gold medal at the European Championships. She won the 800 metre freestyle race. She trains with a swimming group in the city of Magdeburg, in Germany.
German TV did not show her race live. Another German swimmer, Martens, was angry about this. He spoke out and criticised the TV company. He said Liebmann's win was very important.
People say Liebmann is a rising star. This means she is young but very good, and she will become more famous. Many fans want to see her races.
In another race, Italian swimmer Luca De Tullio also had good news. He raced against another Italian swimmer, Matteo Diodato. De Tullio won the duel between them.
De Tullio now goes to the final of the 1500 metre freestyle race. Diodato finished in sixth place in the 800 metre race. The competition continues this week.
Vocabulary15 words
- medal
- a small prize you get for winning
- European Championships
- a big sports event for European countries
- freestyle
- a fast way of swimming
- TV
- television; a machine for watching shows
- star
- a very famous or very good person
- duel
- a race or fight between two people
- final
- the last and most important race
- trains
- practises a sport
- criticised
- said something is bad
- angry
- feeling strong bad feelings
- rising
- going up; becoming bigger
- competition
- an event where people try to win
- race
- a competition to see who is fastest
- group
- a team of people who train together
- city
- a big town
Quiz
Answer key
1. Gold medal in 800m freestyle 2. German TV did not show the race live 3. True
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A young swimmer named Liebmann won a gold _____ at the European Championships. She won the 800 metre _____ race. She trains with a swimming _____ in the city of Magdeburg, in Germany.
German _____ did not show her race live. Another German swimmer, Martens, was _____ about this. He spoke out and _____ the TV company. He said Liebmann's win was very important.
People say Liebmann is a _____ star. This means she is young but very good, and she will become more famous.
In another race, Italian swimmer Luca De Tullio also had good news. He raced against another Italian swimmer, Matteo Diodato. De Tullio won the _____ between them.
De Tullio now goes to the _____ of the 1500 metre freestyle race. Diodato finished in sixth place in the 800 metre _____.