最令人感动的奥运选手(英文)

来源:百度知道 编辑:UC知道 时间:2024/05/21 03:10:32
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这个故事说的是奥运射击比赛最倒霉的那哥们儿的

BEIJING, Aug 24 - Olympics chief Jacques Rogge on Sunday singled out the stoic attitude in defeat of U.S. shooter Matt Emmons as the most touching moment of the Beijing Games.

Emmons threw away a gold medal on his final shot when he nervously pulled the trigger a split second too soon.

It was a stunning blunder that echoed his defeat in 2004 when he lost a gold on the last shot when hitting the wrong target.

Rogge also said the sight of Georgian and Russian athletes embracing on the podium while their countries were locked in conflict was an embodiment of the Olympic spirit.

"I think this kind of sportsmanship and brotherhood is really remarkable," he said.

But what deeply moved Rogge was Emmons -- even if he confessed to reporters he could not remember the shooter's name.

"What touched me most was the attitude of this American shooter," Rogge told a press conf