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The five interlaced Olympic rings have become fairly familiar. But do you know what they mean and the story behind the 1 (create)?

The 1912 Olympic Games, held in Sweden, were the first to include athletes from 2 were then considered the five continents: Africa, Asia, Europc. Oceania, and America. 3 (inspire) by what had become a 4 (true) global event, Coubertin designed the symbol of the Games: the Olympic rings. Since 1920, the Olympic rings 5 (use) in every summer and winter Olympic Games.

Given what we know about colors and their many symbolic 6 (meaning), it seems like it’d be safe to assume that each color featured in the Olympic rings would stand 7 something specific, like a continent. 8 in reality, that’s not the case at all. Coubertin 9 (choose) the six official Olympic colors-blue, yellow, black, green, red, and white (featured in the background) — because when he introduced the symbol in 1913, every single flag of the nations participating in the games could be reproduced 10 (make) use of the colors in the Olympic symbol.

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, 1 sponsorship revenue (赞助收入) has exceeded $3.1 billion, 2 (reschedule) to be held from July 23 to August 8 in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 3 (shorten) the Olympic marketing period for the Beijing Winter Olympics—to be held in February 2022—by a year.

Ren Hai, a professor at the Olympic Research Center, claimed on Tuesday, “There will of course be 4 impact, but I think the impact will be limited, as the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics are different in terms of sports and disciplines,” Ren said. “ 5 (history), the two different Olympics were hosted very close together.” Ren 6 (refer) to the period from 1924 to 1992, 7 both the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year.

He Wenyi, executive director of the China Institute for Sports Value, said the reason 8 the limited impact on Winter Olympics marketing is 9 China has relatively few winter sports stars. “The promotional events of Beijing 2022 are unlikely 10 (affect), as the COVID-19 is under control in China.” He Wenyi added.

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Irene Schouten did what most people expected of 1 (she) at the Olympics: winning gold for the Netherlands at Beijing 2022.

But the speed skater was not satisfied 2 just being an Olympic champion. She quickly and 3 (elegant) established her position as the queen of the Ice Ribbon with three gold medals and a bronze (铜牌).

It has been a busy period for the Dutch star 4 had her days fully occupied (被占用) between training 5 skating in Beijing. She has also been busy 6 (plan) for her upcoming wedding.

Here is something you should know about Irene Schouten who won the first and last speed skating 7 (event) in Beijing.

Schouten let out a scream (尖叫) and threw her hands in the air as she crossed the finish line of the women’s mass start. Her 8 (three) gold medal at Beijing 2022 was hard-earned. It was worth all the effort. A natural-born long-distance skater, Schouten started skating when she was 8. Watching her first Olympics, Salt Lake 2002, she 9 (attract) by Gretha Smit’s silver winning moment in the 5000m.

That Olympic moment encouraged her interest in the long-distance races in speed skating. “When I was young, I had a strong wish 10 (win) Olympic gold and now I have it,” she said after her 5000m gold in Beijing.

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The Ontario Convention Center was filled with 1 (excite)on Saturday as hundreds of players competed in the 2023 US Open Table Tennis Championships. The tournament attracted players from around the world, among 2 were Wu Bohan and Zhang Yuwen. Representing Peking University, 3 Chinese pair will participate in a series of events to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Ping-Pong Diplomacy.

When Dell Sweeris, now a 78-year-old, watched the intense action at the championship, fond memories 4 (come) flooding back. With a smile playing on his lips (嘴角), he reflected on how a simple game of ping-pong had once bridged political chasms (鸿沟) 5 brought nations closer together.

“I was so fortunate 6 (be) on the US national team in 1972 when the Chinese team came here,” Sweeris recalled. “They sent legends (传奇人物) here and I luckily traveled with them.”

While 7 (meet) some legendary players of the Ping-Pong Diplomacy era, Sweeris became friends with Liu Wei, a former world champion and now a professor at Peking University.

8 the coach of the Peking University table tennis team, Liu said his team was on a mission to spread the spirit of Ping-Pong Diplomacy. “It is about the continuity of friendship,”she said. “It will 9 (pass) on to the next generation through the medium of table tennis. One of the driving forces behind this continuity is the 10 (share) love for this sport by the people of both China and the United States.”

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