hem take part in different international tournaments and are known all over the world. A great number of our sportsmen participate in the Olympic Games. Russian athleteshave won more medals than any other team in all Olympics since 1956. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics the united teams of the former Soviet republics won 45 gold medals.
National and international matches are regularly held in Russia. They attract large numbers of fans. There is a lot of live broadcasting of matches and championships in this country. Many of them are televised live.
Topical Vocabulary
- to go in for sports-заниматься спортом
a sport-lover-любитель спорта
soccer-футбол
track-and-field-легкая атлетика
weightlifting-тяжелая атлетика
figure-skating-фигурное катание
cross-country skiing-лыжный кросс
swimming-плавание
shooting-стрельба
sporting activities-физкультура
a part of daily life-часть повседневной жизни
outdoor sports and activities-спорт и физкультура на открытом воздухе
to be wide-spread-быть широко распространённым
diving-ныряние
sailing-парусный спорт
water skiing-водные лыжи
canoeing-гребля на каноэ
a gym-спортивный зал
a sports ground-спортивная площадка
a subject on the curriculum of smth. -предмет в программе чего-либо
- to pay much attention to smth. -уделять большое внимание чему-либо
organized sports-организованный спорт
sporting societies and clubs-спортивные общества и клубы
an international tournament-международные соревнования
to participate in the Olympic Game-принимать участие в Олимпийских играх
an athlete-спортсмен
to win a medal-выиграть медаль
- to attract large numbers of fans-привлекать большое количество болельщиков
live broadca
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