IAAF Athletics in Osaka
From the 25th of Aug to the 2nd of Sept the IAAF World Championships in Athletics was held in Osaka. Did you see it on TV?? Actually, the stadium they used is about 20 minutes from our house so the place was crowded with tourists and athletes all week! I managed to get a ticket for one of the days but when my friend tried the next day and they were all sold out! So I happily went along to see what was going on.
It was a really great event and I saw loads of famous athletes competing and was even sitting really close to a huge German woman who I had seen winning the discus the day before on the TV! The highlights were the long jump final (man those guys can jump!) with a guy winning it in the final jump, and also the 200 metres with Tyson Gay from the USA. Its unbelievable to see people running at the speed they do and after the starter gun sounded there was a collective gasp in the stadium to see a human move that quick!
Maiko, myself, Satoshi (Maiko's brother), some teenagers we know and even Daniel also went along on another day for an outreach. We got talking to lots of people and gave away about 100 Bibles and books. Our cunning ploy was to use sweets to attract people to us and then start up conversations! But it really did go well and we made many friends there.
I didn't know this but apparently the World Championships in Athletics is the third biggest sports event after the Olympics and World Cup. Also, with 212 countries and territories represented i think it was a new record. Cool!
The Stadium starts to fill up
It was a really great event and I saw loads of famous athletes competing and was even sitting really close to a huge German woman who I had seen winning the discus the day before on the TV! The highlights were the long jump final (man those guys can jump!) with a guy winning it in the final jump, and also the 200 metres with Tyson Gay from the USA. Its unbelievable to see people running at the speed they do and after the starter gun sounded there was a collective gasp in the stadium to see a human move that quick! Maiko, myself, Satoshi (Maiko's brother), some teenagers we know and even Daniel also went along on another day for an outreach. We got talking to lots of people and gave away about 100 Bibles and books. Our cunning ploy was to use sweets to attract people to us and then start up conversations! But it really did go well and we made many friends there.
I didn't know this but apparently the World Championships in Athletics is the third biggest sports event after the Olympics and World Cup. Also, with 212 countries and territories represented i think it was a new record. Cool!
The Stadium starts to fill up
8 comments:
I am the huge german lady that sat beside you...and yes i did win the discus....you could of shared your crisps with me you cheeky little british man...and you need a hair cut
I am the German lady's husband and I am very proud of her hairy arm pits that help add to the speed of her discus throwing.
why are you ignoring me?
did ya see the black italian dude who won the long jump? he is a christian and is soooo funny! Proud of the Italians in Osaka! xx
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