Part 1. Vocabulary
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shot putter |
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shot-poot-er/ n. - an athlete
who competes in the shot put (a field event in which a heavy ball or shot is
thrown or put for distance.) Due to the heavyweight of the shot, shot-putters are known for their strength. |
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strip |
/ strip/ v. - to take
away from or remove: The committee
strip away his prize for violating the rules. |
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logical |
/loj-i-kuhl /
adj. - reasonable;
to be expected: War was the logical consequence of such threats. |
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lament |
/luh-ment/ v. - to feel or
express sorrow or regret for: To lament his
absence, the fans sent messages to his social media. |
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ridiculous |
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ri-dik-yuh-luhs/ adj. - extremely
silly or unreasonable She looks
ridiculous in that outfit. |
Part 2. Comprehension Question
What is the cost of shot putter Muhammad Ziyad
Zolkefli's tardiness?
What did the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
spokesman Craig Spence do when the competitors were late for the competition?
Who had won silver but was awarded gold after Zolkefli's
disqualification?
Some users of social media lamented the loss of Zolkefli’s
and directed their anger to the gold medalist. How should such social media
behavior be dealt with? Why.
Do you or do you not about the statement “rules are rules”?
Why.
Part 3. Article Reading
(CNN)We've all been there: arriving a few minutes late for
an important event, a lunch or meeting with friends.
But in shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli's case,
his tardiness cost him a gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.
The Malaysian athlete was stripped of his gold medal
after he won the men's shot put F20 on Tuesday because he had arrived three minutes
late to the competition.
Zolkefli and two other competitors were initially allowed to
participate in the event because "they may have had a logical
reason for being late" said International Paralympic Committee (IPC) spokesman
Craig Spence.
"Therefore, we allowed them to compete and look at the
facts of the matter afterward," Spence added.
However, a referee later concluded that there was "no justifiable reason for the athletes' failure" to show up to the event in
time, according to a statement from the track and field governing body
World Para Athletics.
As a result, Zolkefli's name was trending on Twitter, with
some users lamenting his loss.
"You did your best. No need to say sorry champ.
Comeback stronger our hero ziyad zolkefli," one user tweeted.
"So heartbreaking for Ziyad Zolkefli," said another.
Others directed their anger at Ukraine's Maksym Koval, who
had won silver but was awarded gold after Zolkefli's disqualification. Spence
described the comments as "very abusive."
"Ridiculous in my view. I mean, yes you can be
unhappy with the decision but what I now see is comments on all our social
media posts which have nothing to do with the men's shot put F20 event," Spence
said.
"Rules are rules, the decision was taken, and it wasn't
the Ukrainian's fault. The Malaysian was late to the call room," Spence
added. "Really disappointing that such abuse happens on social
media."
Koval's Ukrainian teammate Oleksandr Yarovyi clinched
silver, while Greece's Efstratios Nikolaidis claimed bronze. [By Sana Noor Haq, CNN]
Source:
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/02/sport/muhammad-ziyad-zolkefli-late-stripped-tokyo-paralympic-gold-spt-intl/index.html