The Beijing Olympics

This year, a festival called the Olympics once four years was held in Beijing. Athletes of many countries gathered there. Then various games took place.

In August 8th at “The Bird’s Nest” national stadium, the opening ceremony was held. It was a gorgeous performance. Many sets and clothes were beautiful. After that, the athletes entered the field. Then the Olympics Torch carried by its torchbearer was lighted on the Olympics flame holder. The flame was flaming up powerfully.

During the Olympics, there were a lot of impressive scenes. In the swimming race, Mr. Michael Phelps accomplished the unprecedented achievement of eight gold medals. I think that he has made extraordinary effort. Mr. Kousuke Kitajima obtained two gold medals and a bronze one. He swam in the breaststroke race both 100m and 200m, but he had a world new record in the 100m race. In the 400m relay, he obtained a bronze medal. Japanese people were moved by the achievement. Mr. Kousuke Kitajima was interviewed after the 100 race with tears in his eyes.

In fencing, Mr. Yuki Ohta got the silver medal, which was the first medal won by a Japanese athlete. It is a wonderful achievement.

In softball, the Japanese team beat the American team and got a gold medal. One member of the Japan team, Ms. Ueno, pitched more than 400 balls. She continued to pitch balls at two games on her own and steered the Japanese team to victory. I think that it is not easy to do it. It was wonderful pitching.

In this way, athletes do extraordinary effort for the game. I was often told various people to try what thing. When I see the person who makes an effort, I am moved by it. We live various surroundings, societies, schools, universities, colleges, companies and so on. In such circumstances, we are able to find our own sense of value. My dream is taking the job that uses English. It is important not to give up and go on making an effort. I also want to try for my dream so that I can achieve goal.