体坛英语资讯：Mexicos Guadalajara ready to inaugurate Pan American Games
<p><span word="MEXICO">MEXICO</span> <span word="CITY">CITY</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 12-- <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Guadalajara">Guadalajara</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2011 <span word="Pan">Pan</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="delays">delays</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="squabbles">squabbles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Guadalajara">Guadalajara</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Politicians">Politicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="squabbling">squabbling</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>," <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Juan">Juan</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Martinez">Martinez</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> 95 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pan">Pan</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p><p>"<span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span>. <span word="Tickets">Tickets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span>," <span word="Martinez">Martinez</span> <span word="said">said</span>."<span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>."</p><p><span word="Organizers">Organizers</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> 3,003 <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="from">from</span> 42 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span>, <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> 41 <span word="different">different</span> <span word="disciplines">disciplines</span>.</p><p><span word="Countries">Countries</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="less">less</span>-<span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pan">Pan</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="Olympians">Olympians</span>.</p>
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