Track and Field events from the recent Deaflympics in Taipei, Taiwan.
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2009 Deaflympics Taipei
Teacher Bill here in Taipei. This is the 2009 Deaflympics, and we have track and field events, here. Theres the men, mens Decathlon going on, also the ladies Javelin toss, and weve got the mens Triple Jump. So, well take a look around and see whats happening with these events.
The brand new Taipei Stadium, and they just finished this, maybe 8 months ago. And, uh, seats about 35,000 people, at this stadium. Its actually very nice—well laid-out stadium. Here for the Deaflympics they have it decorated in kind of an Aboriginal motif to welcome all of the Deaflympians here to Taiwan. And, uh, weve got the Javelin toss—its actually part of, the uh,--uh, I think thats womens Javelin toss going on down there.
And weve got the high jump happening down at that end—which is actually part of the mens Decathlon. Oh!—we havent seen many successful jumps.
Thats actually the, uh, Olympic flame—the Deaflympic flame up there. Its been burning up top of the tower. Thats a big drum right below that—they used that drum during the Opening Ceremonies. Im sure theyll use it for the Closing Ceremonies, for some music performances.
A high jump—Ohhhh! Not quite high enough.
Another good toss on the javelin.
Hes from the USA? Heres somebody from the United States. Ohhhh! Too much gravity.
Okay, I think the Italian will be attempting the high jump. Oh, yes! Successful.
Alright, the Javelin throw—Javelin toss, make that.
Alright, the flag from China raised for the Gold. Looks like the Korean flag for Bronze. I dont know what flag that is—the green and white, for the Silver.
Alright, the Triple Jump.
Oooh—good toss.
Ah, this is the beginning of the final event in the mens Decathlon. The fifteen hundred, 1,500 meter race. So, I dont know who is leading the competition—theyve already had nine events in the Decathlon, which is the ultimate competition in the Olympics. And, um, this is going to determine the winner. Very exciting time here tonight. Well check back with these guys later, see how they do.
Okay, that was a Triple Jump attempt.
The guys are over there running the fifteen hundred meters.
I, theres some High Jump going on, and theres Javelin tosses. So, stuff going on all over the place here.
These guys have to pace themselves, dont use up all their energy too soon.
Yeah, wow, its the end of the 1,500 race. Wow, that guy had a big kick at the end. Wow! What a finish.
Okay, this guys going for a new world record—Deaflympics record, 2.13. Ohhh!
Ah, good toss.
Okay, this is the womens 800 meter final. Theyll go around 2 times. Okay, here they come, uh, second and final lap. Theres a guy triple-jumping, there.
800 meters womens final. They run faster than I do.
The mens 800 meter semifinal. Weve got, uh, runners from Venezuela, Kenya, Greece, U.S., Spain, Russia, Russia, and Kenya. Okay.
Hes giving a report for a station, TV station—uh, sounds like Spain, or somewhere in South America.
So, its time for the mens 800 semifinals.
Ah, he is actually from Columbia. So, hell be filing a report back to his TV station, back in Columbia.
Now, back the action—final lap of the mens 800 meter semifinal. Oh, yeah, I use to run like that—use to.
Wow, very exciting, what an ending! Man its going down to the wire. Wow! What a finish. I dont know. Were gonna have to go to the replay. They dont even know—the runners arent even sure who won.
Look at that! Four guys. Four guys right at the finish line.
Who won? I dont know, how do you pick a winner? Four guys, thats amazing.
They dont even know, the runners dont even know, the judges dont even know. Theyre gonna do it with paper-scissors-stone—thats how theyre going to determine the winner.
Heres the finish, of that exciting mens 800 meter semifinal race. A four-way heat, right down at the wire. A four-way heat. Amazing!
Okay, this is the second semifinal of the mens 800 meters race. I dont know, well see if we have, well see if we have four guys finish in a tie, again.
Got the Nigerian—hes taking off.
Okay, second and final lap in the 800 meters, and the pace-setter from Nigeria seems to be fading.
Alright, theres the finish, the second semifinal. Oh my gosh, another guy fell—we had three guys fall in that race. I think they just, uh, fatigued—too much fatigue.
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Least you could put up captioning for us?
soulrunner101 2 years ago
That's a reasonable request, and hopefully I'll get to it by the end of this week.
quinnbill 2 years ago
Thank you.
soulrunner101 2 years ago
Okay, the text is posted. Hope it is helpful!
quinnbill 2 years ago