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Worldgames in Kaohsiung World games in Kaohsiung 投稿類別:英文寫作類 World games in Kaohsiung Dajia Senior High School Class306 作者:邵穩財 指導老師:楊正峰 1 PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com World games in Kaohsiung Introduction On July 25th, 2005 the mayor of Kaohsiung led a group to Germany to receive the banner, and it is a symbol that declares the coming of the World games in Kaohsiung in 2009. (1) And now, the month, visitors from around the world assemble Kaohsiung to participate in one of the world’ s athletic competitions－the World Games. As it is, the main reason why I want to write a study to this event is that I’m fond of watching sport games, embracing the pure land, Kaohsiung, and also enjoying being crowded in the throng of people to cheer the players representing Taiwan. And how do I do to make a study on this essay? I decide to go to Kaohsiung myself. I consider it a memorable experience in parts of my life so that I need to fulfill it. With the mixture of Olympic spirit and diverse sports, the World Games takes on a character all their own, compared with Olympic. And the game runs from September 5 to15, featuring 25 sports with approximately 5,000 athletes representing 100 countries. (2) Now, follow my step, and I would introduce my study to you. Thesis Firstly The foundation of the World Games Founded in 1981, the International World Games Association (IWGA) is a non-governmental international organization. Made up of International Sports 2 PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com World games in Kaohsiung federations,th e IWGAa dministers an every four-year sports event, the World Games, which aspires to equal and exceed the importance of world championships. The principal aim of the IWGA is to develop the popularity of the sports to improve their prominence through sporting achievements, and to conserve the traditional values of sports. (3) Secondly The destination of the World Games, and the countries that have ever held the event in history. Competitions at the highest level in a multitude of diversity, popular sports make up the mainstay of The World Games. Sports practiced on land, in the air, in and on the water, all concur in the pursuit of faster, higher, and stronger magnitude. And the countries that have ever held the event from 1981 to 2009 are as follows. (4) The World Gam es in the Past Total Official Invitational Total Total Year City Sports Sports Sports Nations Participants St 1 1981 Santa Clara ( USA ) 18 18 0 n/a 1265 Nd 2 1985 London (GBR) 23 19 4 n/a 1550 Rd 3 1989 Karlsruhe (GER) 19 19 0 n/a 1965 Th 4 1993 The Hague (NED) 25 22 3 69 2275 Th 5 1997 Lahti (FIN) 30 25 5 78 2600 Th 6 2001 Akita (JPN) 31 26 5 93 3200 Th 2005 Duisburg (GER) 38 32 6 89 3400 7 8 Th 2009 Kaohsiung (TPE) 31 26 5 105 4800 3 PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com World games in Kaohsiung (4) Thirdly The introduce of the main stadium When Kaohsiung was granted to host the World Games, the organizing committee immediately launched the construction project of the main stadium in Zuoying(左營) District. With a capacity of 40,000 seats, the building occupies 19 hectares. As the first stadium in the world with an open design, the construction crew conquered the technical difficulties presented by installing spiral steel girders and solar panels on the roof. It is the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies, and all the raw materials are reusable and made in Taiwan. (5) Fourthly The sport The world Games is about diverse, popular, and exciting sports. It categorizes six parts. 1. Artistic and dance sports These sports include rhythmic and gymnastic. The Games will feature events like trampoline and artistic roller skating. 2. Ball sports Kaohsiung’s ball sports include everything from softball to lesser-known sports like Korfball and tchoukball (巧固球) 3. Martial arts There are four martial arts at Kaohsiung World Games, in addition to wushu, watch for sumo Karate and ju- jitsu.(柔術) 4. Precision sports The precision sports are about accuracy and concentration. The precision sports include billards(撞球), boules(滾球), bowling and archery 5. Strength sports The strength sports are about power. The 2009 Games include three strength sports: bodybuilding, powerlifting(健力) and tug-of-war. 6. Trend sports The trend sports are where the World Games’ excitement really begins. This category includes everything from lifesaving to water skiing and parachuting. (6) 4 PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com World games in Kaohsiung There are many sports holding in Kaohsiung, including some interesting sports like softball, tumbling, Wushu, Martial arts, body building, bowling, lifesaving, to name a few. Now, I would like to introduce some interesting sport to you. Tumbling In tumbling, gymnasts use quick and complex bounds, spring and flip to move down a 25-meter track. Tumbling uses many of the same skills as other gymnastic disciplines. Tug-of-war The event is a kind of sport that needs the root relying heavily on strength between two teams. Two teams of eight people pull on opposite ends of a rope. A team wins by pulling the center of the rope a four meters away from the opponents. Wushu The sport of modern wushu, based on traditional Chinese martial arts, is composed of two disciplines.Firstly, called taolu(套路), athletes are judged on their performance of a series of kicks, punches and jumps. Secondly, called sanda(散打), athletes face off in full-contact sparring. Boules sports Based on an ancient Roman game, the name boules comes from the French word for balls. Teams of players take turns tossing balls toward a small ball. Players got the points if the large balls landed to the small ball than those of their opponents. Climbing In climbing, athletes either race to the top of identical rock walls, or they compete to complete the most difficult climbing routes. Rugby sevens In rugby, teams of the players carry, kick, pass and run a ball to score as many points as possible. Unlike conventional rugby, which uses teams of 15 players, rugby sevens pits two teams of seven against each other in short 15-minute matches. (7) Fifthly 5 PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com World games in Kaohsiung Emblem The emblem of the Kaohsiung World Games shows a ribbon forming the Chinese character gao(高). The ribbon was chosen to represent the festival feeling of the World Games. The colors of the ribbon represent the sun rising over the ocean. The word gao is the first character in the name Kaohsiung. It means superior and high in English. (8) Sixthly Mascot Gao Mei and Syong Ge are named after they represent Kaohsiung (高雄 "Gao Syong"). In the shape of drops, the two water spirits personify Kaohsiung as a city of the sea and the sun. Water and light, the essential natural elements, present the liveliness. The spheres above their heads absorb solar energy, like the roof of The World Games main stadium, and illuminate both with a message of ecology and environmental protection. (9) 6 PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com World games in Kaohsiung Conclusion Since Taiwan has the honor to hold the world-class sporting events, people living in Kaohsiung commence to prepare for it, which is held in Taiwan for the first time, to let the foreigners coming from diverse countries feel satisfied and experience Taiwan’s cultures during the competitions. I think that Taiwan serves as the bridge that connects to different countries. If success, it will create a win-win situation for Taiwan and also enhance the popularity of Taiwan. And, by all means, with a view to participating in this great event, I also headed to Kaohsiung on my own. I bought a softball ticket in advance for knowing that the ticket would be in the demand then. During the game, everyone, including me, extremely went wild and fell into crazy for giving encouragement to the players, who were on behalf of Taiwan. Ultimately, the team representing Taiwan won the game by a landslide, 8 to 1, to Korea, thus entering the final tournament. (10) Right after this game, I departed for the main stadium to take some pictures. In the meanwhile, I met a foreigner from Sweden on MRT. Surely, I said hello to him and introduced Taiwanese tasty food in brief. He was a player, competing dragon-boat and “What a pity!” he said, in that he didn’t get the medal for his country. After having a short-time talking with him, I arrived at the World Games station, 7 PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com World games in Kaohsiung approaching to the main stadium. On my way to the main stadium, I met a foreigner from Mexico. She was a tourist. The reason I talked to her was that she had a curiosity on her face. She was curious about Taiwan’s traffic light which had a green man in the picture and was running. After I explained it to her, she said that it was not only an interesting invention but also a practical traffic signal that reminded us how much time was left to go across the road. Saying good-bye to her, I arrived at the main stadium. Out of the blue, I couldn’t go inside for not paying the gate ticket.
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