Bach: Rio
Olympics showed that sport can unite the world
December
31, 2016 18:18
By Deutsche Presse-Agentur
By Deutsche Presse-Agentur
The Rio de Janeiro
Bach said in a New Year's message posted on the IOC
website Friday that the "unique power of sport to unite all of humanity
is one of the most important things that the Olympic Games can give us in our
troubled times.
"In a world where mistrust and uncertainty are
on the rise, sport isa source of joy and inspiration for so many people, giving
us hope that our shared humanity is stronger than the forces that want to
divide us.
Bach named the Rio Games "marvellous" and
"a rare moment of unity and solidarity for all humankind,"
highlighted the refugee team there as "a strong signal of hope" and
said that half of the world’s population had tuned in to the Games.
The IOC president did not touch on Rio 's
vast problems to stage the Games amid a recession and shortly before the
impeachment of the nation's president Dilma Rousseff.
The Games were also overshadowed by the Russian
doping crisis, with the IOC under heavy attack for not imposing a blanket ban
on the Russian team.
More details have emerged by now as Bach spoke of
"shocking findings" and pledged a thorough investigation after which
"the IOC will take all appropriate measures and sanctions.”
Bach again called for "a more efficient, more
transparent and more robust anti-doping system.”
Bach concluded that with the success of Rio
in mind "we look towards 2017 with a renewed sense of purpose."
Structure of the lead:
Who: Bach
What: said the Olympic Games
can give us in our troubled times
Where: on the IOC website
When: New Year
Why: Not given
How: Not given
Key Words:
unite (v.)團結
fragile (a.)脆弱的
humanity (n.)人類
mistrust (n.)懷疑
marvelous (a.)驚人的
solidarity (n.)團結
recession (n.)衰退
impeachment (n.)彈劾
overshadow (v.)蒙上陰影
impeachment (n.)彈劾
overshadow (v.)蒙上陰影
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