体坛英语资讯：LA to host 2017 Special Olympics World Summer Games
<p><span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 14-- <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 7,000 <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="from">from</span> 170 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> 21 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span>-<span word="type">type</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Directors">Directors</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Bringing">Bringing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="showcase">showcase</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="talents">talents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>," <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Timothy">Timothy</span> <span word="P">P</span>. <span word="Shriver">Shriver</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Directors">Directors</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Staples">Staples</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>.</p><p><span word="Timothy">Timothy</span> <span word="Shriver">Shriver</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p>"<span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="no">no</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="centered">centered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unity">unity</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="McClenahan">McClenahan</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="Organizing">Organizing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>, <span word="courage">courage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="joy">joy</span>.</p>
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