Some of us may not be happy with what we can do or what we are like. We like to dream of having special talents and be better at something than others. But there’re a group of people having difficulty doing even the simplest things like walking and running. We call such a kind of people “disabled” because most of them either have no legs or have no arms. And some of them also can’t see or hear.

However, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (东京残奥会), some Chinese disabled players showed the world what real talents were. Wen Xiaoyan, a girl with some problems in her left part (部分) of her body, got the first in the women’s 200m running competition and broke the world record (记录). When she answered the reporter, she just said she was happy to win the game. She also said she wasn’t surprised to get the result because she practiced all the time. Another example was from Lu Dong, a swimmer with no arms. Like Wen, Lu broke the world record, too. She said to the reporter that she was successful not because of luck but because of her practice and idea of never giving up. Their successful stories touched many people.

Through how well the Chinese players did at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, people around the world knew more about the Chinese way of fighting difficulties in life. Many disabled people may think of ending their lives, but these players showed the disabled can still be successful as long as they try their best. Also, after the game, people started to think more about helping the disabled around them in real life.

Here is some “breaking” news: the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has added breaking into the 2024 Paris Olympic Games!

Breaking might be one of the very strange sports to be added to the Games, as it’s often seen as more of an art form than a sport.

The dance style first appeared on the streets of New York in the 1970s. In the 1980s, breaking swept around the world when it was adopted (采用) by pop stars such as Michael Jackson. Young people worldwide were crazy about such kind of dance style.

Over the past few years, there has been a talk that the Olympic Games have become less interesting to young people. The IOC is trying to make the Games more “youthful”, with sports that young people do in their spare time. “We want to take sport to the youth.” said IOC President Thomas Bach.

To be added to the Olympics, a sport must be practised by men in at least 75 countries on four continents (洲) and by women in no fewer than 40 countries on three continents. Also, it should be competitive and requires training just like other sports. Dancers need to have strong upper body and core strength. “It’s great that it gives us more recognition as a sport,” said British break dancer Karam .

Canada, Mexico and the United States won their joint bid(联合申办) to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the 68th FIFA Congress. This is the first World Cup to be hosted in three countries. The joint bid, called United 2026, won 134 out of the total 203 votes.

Football officials(官员) from the three countries cheered for the news. They said,“It is an important moment to show that we are all truly united through sport. And they are ready to welcome the world to North America and do everything they can for the largest FIFA World Cup in history.”

Morocco also wished to host the 2026 World Cup. But the north African nation only got 65 votes, with a score of 2.7 out of 5.0 when checking their ability to host the World Cup while the United 2026 got 4.0 as they have more support from their countries and are better able to cover the cost.

Among the four countries, the US hosted a World Cup in 1994 and Mexico held twice in 1970 and in 1986. The World Cup has never been held in Canada or Morocco. Unluckily, it was the fifth time that Morocco had failed to host a World Cup.

There is also good news for all football fans The 2026 Word Cup will see more teams playing in it, with 48 teams and a total of 80 matches, compared to the 32 teams and 64 matches of the World Cup in Russia. Maybe the Chinese football team will make it in 2026!