Sports

It is the sport of moving along a route, typically in a city, trying to get around or through various obstacles in the quickest and most efficient manner possible, as by jumping, climbing, or running.

The act of a person that runs.

The sport of riding a skateboard.

A light spear, usually thrown by hand.

A field event in which the hammer is thrown for distance.

It is the activity of travelling downhill inside a large air-cushioned hollow ball.

A game in which a heavy ball is rolled from one end of a wooden alley at wooden pins set up at the opposite end.

A brand of plastic concave disk, used for various catching games by sailing it between two or more players and thrown by making it spin as it is released with a flick of the wrist.

A form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.

The ball used in this game, an inflated oval with a bladder contained in a casing usually made of leather.

Identify the word that is not related with tennis.

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When talking about successful Costa Rican athletes, we usually think of soccer players like Paulo Cesar Wanchope or Gilberto Martinez, or we think of the famous swimmers Claudia Poll or Silvia Poll because their achievements have been truly outstanding, and at the same time they have become a symbol of our national pride. However, sometimes we overlook the accomplishments of other Costa Rican athletes that succeed in other disciplines, and in some cases these people do not receive the recognition they deserve. For example, have you heard of Juan Antonio Mann, Ernesto Fonseca or Marco Aurelio Odio? They are these three men that have put the name of Costa Rica before the word's eyes and a little has been said about them. Therefore, below you will find in plain words why they deserve credits. READ THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER. PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THE READING ARE CONSIDERED UNDISTINGUISHED.

Let's meet Juan Antonio Mann. This expert tennis player obtained the Coqui Bowl Title in 1989 in Puerto Rico. At this time, he announced he would do great things. He indeed kept his word when became the first and only Costa Rican who has won the Copa del Café. In 1992 and 1993, he was twice champion in doubles and by 1996, he had become a professional tennis player. After winning against Marcelo Rios from Chile and Michael Chang from the USA, Mann got his first title of the ATP in the open of Switzerland in Bastad. Secondly, a wolf in champion's clothing Ernesto "Lobito" Fonseca, was , registered in the history as the first motorcycle pilot of the area that won a title at the age of 17. This prize added to his early successful career: five Latin Americans titles, four Central American titles, four amateur tournaments in USA, 12 national titles, and several other categories in motocross. The third man to honor is Marco Aurelio Odio Gallardo, who is considered the greatest Costa Rican player with five perfect games (line of 300 points) four here in Costa Rica and one in Miami. During his 19 years of career, he won La Raza two times (1989 and 1992). READ THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER. LOBITO FONSECA WON SIX LATIN AMERICANS TITLES.

After a controversial two-year ban (prohibition), former Olympic and World champion swimmer Claudia Poll will return to international competition next week participating in an Olympic qualifying event in France. Poll, one of the Costa Rica's best athletes, made history in 1996, winning the country's first ever Olympic gold medal with her victory in the women's 200-meter freestyle in Atlanta. Four years later in Sidney, she captured two bronze medals. During the course of her career, Poll also has won five World Championship gold medals and set three world records. However the international Swimming Federation banned poll from competition for 4 years, in March 2002, after testing positive for an anabolic steroid the month before. READ THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER. Claudia won in SYDNEY TWO BRONZE MEDAL.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD SUMMER GAMES 2007 The 2007 World Summer Games held in Shangai have been a landmark event for many. Costa Rican athletes in particular were very successful; in fact, they won 67 medals in a variety of events. The event marked the first time the world summer Games were held in Asia, and the second time they have been held outside the united states. In addition to almost 7500 athletes, the 2007 world summer Games included 40 000 volunteers, 3500 event officials and thousands of families, spectators and journalists from every continent. READ THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER. THE WORLD SUMMER GAMES USUALLY TAKE PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD SUMMER GAMES 2007 Special Olympic Athletes of all ability levels competed in 25 different Olympic-type and demonstration sports: Aquatics, Athletics, Basketball, cricket, cycling. Football (soccer) and Gymnastics, among others. With medals around their necks and beaming smiles on their faces, Costa Rica's 60 teenage special athletes were welcomed back after their victory in China. READ THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER. Special Olympic Athletes competed in DIVERSE levels and Olympic-type sport.

PABLO CESAR WANCHOPE Everybody knows Wanchope. He was born in Heredia in 1976. He is 1 .93 m tall and weighs 78 kg. He was one of the most outstanding soccer players in the world. ln December 2000, he did so well he rose to become the 22nd player in FIFA's ranking. He left Heredia's Team in 1997 and signed on as a player for Derby County. ln 1999, he left for West Ham United. ln March 2002, playing as a forward for Manchester, he suffered a knee injury. ln July, still fighting to save his career, he underwent an operation for the same knee problem. ln 2003, he was operated on again for a hip problem, and suffered from a dislocated shoulder while training. He recovered and continued to play professionally until 2007. READ THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER. Wanchope is a WEAK soccer player.

INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE BOXING RING Hanna Gabriel has been representing Costa Rica on a professional level for seventeen years of her life. That is incredible considering that Hanna is only 27 years old. Her athletic career began at the age of when she was introduced to the world of track and field. However, at the age of eighteen she was forced to retire her Olympic dream due to physical injury and her parents' financial problems. So, those money problems Iead Hanna towards the United States in order to help her family in Costa Rica. During that time, Hanna became an award-winning hair stylist specializing in braids. Towards the end of her time in the U.S., she turned down the opportunity to style R&B singer Mary J. Blige's hair. Hanna was also a track and field star, and her brother Windell Gabriel to this day is a professional soccer player. Leslie Gabriel, her father, was overjoyed with Hanna's return to the country. Because Hanna weighed almost 200 pounds, Leslie encouraged her to meet him at the boxing gym. He wanted his daughter to lose weight in order to avoid health complications. Hanna walked into the gym and fell in love with the sound of competition all over again. Eventually, she decided to Ieave work and dedicate her time to training. From that moment, she became a prominent boxer and an outstanding athlete, too. READ AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER. Hanna's father asked her to join the gym to lose weight when she arrived to Costa Rica.

SPECIAL OLYMPIC GAMES COSTA RlCA 2008 About one thousand Costa Rican athletes were selected to compete for a spot in the first-ever Central American and Caribbean Special Olympic Games in Costa Rica in 2008. Narrowing down the list of people's names after 16 competitions around the country, national judges had observed the athletes at the National University's Sports Center, El Palacio de los Deportes and the downtown streets of Heredia. Then, those judges chose the top 220 athletes who made up a national team that confronted the others during the different competitions. Starting at 9:00 a.m., the national finals included weightlifting, running, five-a-side soccer, cycling, swimming, gymnastics and a triathlon. According to Costa Rica's Special Olympics communications and marketing director M6nica L6pez, the Costa Rican team went on to face competitors from throughout Central America and the Caribbean as well as Mexico and China from November 24 to November 30. The November games were the first in the region, adding to the broader Latin American tournament. The last game played in El Salvador, in 2006 of The Special Olympics, was dedicated to the country's former president, Oscar Arias who "gave special support to the national disabled athletes," said López. READ THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER. The former President, Oscar Arias, gave support to disabled competitors.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS FROM COSTA RICA Erick, a 33-year-old swimmer and the oldest son of Eliécer Zumbado and Aracelly Mora, was happy when he received the news that he would be one of the five new members of the Costa Rican Sports Hall of Fame. Erick is the first athlete with a disability (Down syndrome) to be in the Hall of Fame. He attributes his achievement to his hard work and dedication to training and swimming competitions under the guidance of his coach, Heriberto Céspedes. Erick gets up at dawn from Monday through Saturday to travel from his home in Vuelta de Jorco in Aserri to Desamparados to work until 3:00 p.m. at the Labor Workshop of the Goodwill lndustries. After work, he goes to Barreal de Heredia to train from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., swimming 3 700 meters. He began swimming at the age of 14, in 1989, when his parents decided to enroll him in a recreational swimming program in Heredia. Without realizing it, they were setting out on a road of success for the entire family. "Knowing that Erick had Down syndrome was very painful because it was something unexpected. We were overwhelmed at first, but we faced it," Mrs. Mora remembered. READ THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER. Erick WAS FOURTEEN WHEN he started swimming.

SABOGOAL Alvaro Saborio (Sabogoal) is one of the soccer players on the Saprissa team. He is twenty-three years old. He was born in Ciudad Quesada, on May 25, 1982. He weighs 77 kg. and his height is 1,83 m. He is a forward on his team. He is at the right place to make a goal. Sabo is the best goal scorer on the Saprissa soccer team. He is very serious and responsible. The Ultra Saprissa fans (an organized crowd of followers) cheers every time he scores. People praise his efforts to win on the street. During the third game of the Torneo de Clausura, Saborio was about to be changed for another soccer player when he got another goal. To appear on the other team's side of the field is his best feature. He is the kind of player that makes things happen. He scored two goals against the other team, with them, Saborio allowed his team to receive its third victory. His fans admire him very much. He is looking forward to scoring his 100th goal, and he is only 8 goals away from achieving that number. READ THE TEXT AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER. Saborio's fans admire him because he is one of the best forwards on the soccer field.