体坛英语资讯：Chinese double amputee Xia wins Laureus Sporting Moment of the Year
<p><span word="MONACO">MONACO</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 18-- <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="amputee">amputee</span> <span word="climber">climber</span> <span word="Xia">Xia</span> <span word="Boyu">Boyu</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="globally">globally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="Laureus">Laureus</span> <span word="Sporting">Sporting</span> <span word="Moment">Moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Xia">Xia</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="nominees">nominees</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="finalists">finalists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="en">en</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="Xia">Xia</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1975 <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="frostbite">frostbite</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2016 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shattered">shattered</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avalanche">avalanche</span>, <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="Xia">Xia</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 14, 2018, <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="amputee">amputee</span> <span word="climber">climber</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Reaching">Reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="knocks">knocks</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perseverance">perseverance</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span>," <span word="Xia">Xia</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p><span word="Xia">Xia</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "7+2", <span word="namely">namely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="summits">summits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="continents">continents</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pole">Pole</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="pole">pole</span>.</p><p><span word="Xia">Xia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hugely">hugely</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Laureus">Laureus</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span>, <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gymnastics">gymnastics</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Xiaopeng">Xiaopeng</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Deng">Deng</span> <span word="Yaping">Yaping</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="second">second</span>.</p>
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