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[Feature]
Rio 2016!
by Son Hee-jeong, Society
Reporter, shjshj88@mju.ac.kr
by Seong So-won, Culture Reporter,
ntnss@mju.ac.kr
One of the largest sports events on the planet,
Olympic. It only comes every four years! In 2016, August, Olympic will be held
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Isn’t it amazing that Olympic that we have been waiting for will be held
soon? To make readers enjoy Rio Olympic perfectly, MJP will introduce
everything about Rio Olympic.
Olympic introduction
Rio de Janeiro is the
first city that host the Olympic Games in 122 years after the launch of
IOC(International Olympic Committee). Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is called as one
of the three most beautiful ports with Napoli in Italy, and Sydney in
Australia, and the time difference with Korea is 12 hours. Brazil greets a
happy occasion once again hosting World Cup in 2014 followed by Olympics in
2016. 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is scheduled to take place over
the span of 17 days from August 8th to 21st. A total of 10,500 athletes in 206
countries will have international competitions pinning 306 medals in 42 sports
throughout the Olympics. Unlike 2012 London Olympics, 4 golden medals are added
and golf and rugby newly become formal subjects in 112 years and 92 years,
respectively. The Paralympics which is hosted after Olympics will take place
from September 7th to September
18th. Also this time, 70 thousands volunteers will be selected, 45 thousands
being put in the Summer Olympics and 25 thousands in the Paralympics.
Emblem Introduction
The emblem of 2016 Rio Olympics which green, blue, and orange people are
taking each other’s hands, is based on the Pão de Açucar model, the famous hill in Rio
de Janeiro. It represents the Olympic spirit, national teams, Rio de Janeiro,
the true character, sensitivity, and aspiration of carioca tune. The
peculiarity of this emblem is that it is possible to be in three dimensions.
Mascot Introduction
The mascots of 2016
Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and Paralympics are ‘Tom’ and ‘Vinicius.’
They are selected by three weeks of people’s voting, so
have a deeper meaning. ‘Vinicius and Tom’ named after the famous singer-songwriter, Vinicius de Moraes and
Antonio Carlos Jobim. Yellow Vinicius embodies the animal and represents
various wild animals in Brazil. Green and blue Tom whose head is covered with
leaves, represents plentiful plant world. About 70 goods related to Rio Olympic
Games will be launched, and it is forecasted that the sales reach a billion
Brazilian real(about 414 billion won). And 25% of sales will be the products
using mascot. The Mascot is not forgotten over time, and in people’s recollection for a long while. It makes people recall that time,
so there are great expectations this times, too.
Korea’s Expected Events
-Golf
Golf is back on the Olympic menu. Golf will be
contested for the first time in 112 years. Especially, in this contest, there
will be so many golf stars who are spotlighted in PGA, LPGA. So people have
expectations with Park In-be who marked her seventh consecutive majors title.
-Archery
Archery is a trusty event where our country wins
many medals in the Olympics. And in this Olympic, Ki Bo-bae who won the gold
medal in London 2012, will try second straight win. If she succeed, she will be
the first athlete who achieves the second consecutive titles in Archery.
-Taekwondo
Many people also expect for the
Taekwondo which is Korea’s traditional sports. Lee Dae-hoon, who won the silver medal in
London will challenge a grand slam again in Rio. Now, he is ranked on the top
of the world ranking. He was born in year of the monkey, and 2016 is year of
the monkey, so he showed a special determination.
-Shooting
Korean shooting star Jin Jong-oh will
participate in Olympic for the fourth. Many people expect that he will do well
because he has been resulted very high score with lots of medals. He already
have world records in two event.
-Track
In Korea, track event is weak compared
to other events. Track has won few medals in Olympic games, and support for
track events is poor relatively. In Rio Olympic, however, Kim Kook-young will
participate in sprint race for the first time as a Korean. He is a well-known
runner in Asia, so let’s cheer for him.
Festival of the world, Olympic is time
to begin. Give a big clap to all the athletes who has dropped tears and sweats
waiting for four years. Let's cheer for the athletes who do a active role in a
far away land, Brazil. Olympic makes one.