Chinese tennis legend Li Na will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.     1     (amazing), Li is the first Asian player     2     (receive) the sport’s ultimate honor. She was joined by Mary Pierce and Yevgeny Kafelnikov for the halls Class of 2019, which     3     (announce)at the Australian Open last month. Li retired in 2014 because of recurring knee injuries, eight months after winning that year’s Australian Open and     4     (rise) to a career-high second in the WTA ranking. Her first Grand Slam trophy came at the 2011 French Open,     5     she defeated four top-10     6     (opponent) along the way. To     7     (she) credit, those on-court achievements, along with L’s engaging     8     (personal), helped spur interest in tennis at home in China.

“I have loved seeing the sport grow in China,” Li said in     9     statement, “and I’m proud to be part of that history.” The formal induction ceremony will be held     10     July 20th in Rhode Island.

It’s never easy for     1     Asia athlete to shine in track and field events. But Su Bingtian 28,     2     (know) as the “Chinese flying man”, became the first male Chinese sprinter to win a     3     (globe) medal in an individual event.     4     March 3, he took the silver in the men’s 60m final at the World Indoor Championships in the UK. In the final, Su Bingtian ran his personal best of 6.42 seconds,     5     (break) the Asian record of 6.43, which he also set last month in Germany.

The last time a Chinese athlete achieved a milestone was in 2004,     6     Liu Xiang won a gold medal in Athens in the 110m hurdles. Inevitably, Su     7     (compare) to Liu. “Liu Xiang is my idol and also my friend,” Su told Xinhua News Agency.

As a matter of fact, Su had expected     8     (win) a bronze during the final. “There is no difference between silver     9     bronze. Even a bronze could prove that Chinese sprinters have made breakthroughs in major world     10     (compete),” he said.

Shawn Cheshire is a blind cyclist who competed in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She lost her ability     1    (see) after an accident nine years ago. She has tried to become as     2    (depend) as possible in the last few years.

She said that,     3     a long time, she was in a really dark place and hated being blind. She said that sports and physical exercise gave     4    (she) another opportunity at living.

Earlier this month, Cheshire crossed 68 kilometers of steep and uneven ground in the Grand Canyon(大峡谷). She did so in 24 hours and 15 minutes,     5     is believed to be a record for a blind hiker (徒步旅行者). The     6    (early) record of 28 hours     7    (set) in 2014.

Three friends helped her during the Grand Canyon hike. They walked several steps apart. They guided and warned her of     8    (barrier). She listened for and followed the sound of a bell     9    (wear) by the lead hiker. She used hiking poles for balance.

Cheshire and her friends finished the hike on October 8, 2018. She said as the group neared     10     end of the trip, “I had a huge ball of emotion welled up in my chest –I cannot believe we just did that.”