马拉松的介绍(英文)幻灯片.ppt

Marathon
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About Marathon
History
Characteristical
The first championship --Yamada Motochi.
Marathon is a long-distance running event, whose distance is kilometers . The distance of the event was determined by a battle (The Persian War) on September 12th, 490 BC.
The Athenians were obtained the victory against aggression. In order to let the people in hometown know the good news of victory as soon as possible. Commander Miller sent a soldier called Pei Libi Andes back to inform.
Pei Libi Andes was famous for running fast. He kept running, and he was out of breath when he arrived in Athens. He shouted excitedly, ”HA…HAPPY, the Athenian, we…we WON! ” After that, he fell on the floor and died.
The first modern Olympic Games set Marathon as an event in memory of the scarification of Pei Libi Andes in 1896.
After 1896, Marathon was held all over the world. It has been held 104 times since 1897 in the USA.
Characteristics
is very magnanimous. No matter you are professional or not, you can take part in.
Yamada Motochi. 山田本一
In 1984, a unknown man won the world championship at the Tokyo International Marathon. When a reporter asked him what made such a remarkable achievements, he said “wisdom!”
Everyone thought that as long as you were strong and patient enough, you were expected to win. Nobody agreed with him. Two years later, he won the champion again in Italy. This time, his answer for the reporter’s question was the same as before.
Yamada Motochi. 山田本一