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When the 48-year-old Uzbek gymnast, Oksana Chusovitina,     1     (participate) in the Asiad women’s gymnastics qualification on Monday, thousands of spectators chanted for “Qiu Ma,”     2     translates to “Mother Chusovitina”. When her son was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002, she adopted German citizenship to compete at global events for a higher income and     3     (good) medical treatment. Aften her son’s     4     (recover), Chusovitina continued her gymnastics journey out of sheer love for the sport．

Huang Yuting, a 17-year-old girl from Zhejiang Province, won three gold medals in shooting(射击) at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. “I feel     1     (excite) about the result because the effort is worth it!” Huang said in an interview. When she was 10, she     2     (select) to be a member of the shooting team in a local children sports school. In 2020, she joined Zhejiang Provincial Shooting Team and earned her place by training hard. “This is a sport in which I fight against myself. I will always work hard and try     3     (I) best!” Huang said.

Stephen Curry was thought by many people to be unsuitable for a career in professional basketball. However,    1    (select) for the NBA in 2009, he joined the Golden State Warriors and performed    2    everyone’s expectations with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts. In 2015, Stephen    3    (win) his first NBA championship, and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.

Khorkina is one of the most successful gymnast in Russia. She was born on January 19, 1979, in Belgorod and     1     (introduce) to gymnastics by her mother when she was only four years old. Her coach Boris Pilkin was the only coach     2     her entire career. With the help of her coach, she has won numerous awards. In addition, she    3     (brave) entered the world of show business, and had even more courage to enter the world of theater. On August 19, 2004, she played the artist one final time. Even Olympic boss Jacques Rogge replies Khorkina is his favorite gymnast.

Lang Ping is one of China’s most     1     (recognize) athletes. She has been a volleyball star for more than 35 years and has contributed greatly to the sport,     2     has made her the most popular figure in China’s volleyball history. After     3     (retire) as an athlete in 1986, she has been successful as a volleyball coach in the U.S. and Italy. However, in 1995 she     4    (return) to become the coach of the women’s national team when the team was struggling. Under her leadership, the team came back to the top,     5     (win) the 2015 World Cup.