Cwiczenia w pisaniu / Writing Practice

To jest post cwiczebny na nasze warsztaty z dziennikarstwa. Cala grupa obejrzelismy wideo, w ktorym Derek Redmond na Olimpiadzie w 1992 roku staral sie ze wszystkich sil kustykajac dotrzec do mety. W trakcie wyscigu zerwalo mu sie sciegno prawego uda. Po obejrzeniu wideo wybralismy najwazniejsze punkty z historii Derka Redmonda. Oto wspomniane wczesniej wideo i nasz cwiczebny artykul.

This is a practice exercise for the Blogging workshop. As a group, we watched the video footage of Derek Redmond's persevering hobble to the finish line in the 1992 Olympics. During the race, he suffered a pulled hamstring. After watching the footage, we decided as a group the most important aspects to the video, and then compiled an outline for a feature on Derek Redmond. Here is the video, as well as our practice article.



Redmond jest prawdziwym mistrzem

Po prostu to zrobil.

Derek Ridmond, brytyjski mistrz w biegu na 400 metrów i jeden z faworytów do zlotego medalu, nie wygral starcia w pólfinalach na olimpiadzie w 1992 roku . Co wiecej, nie ukonczyl wyscigu wystarczajaco dobrze, by zakwalifikowac sie do dalszej czesci olimpiady. Po mimo tego osiagnal prawdopodobnie wiecej niz wszyscy zawodnicy.

Ukonczyl wyscig.

Podczas wyscigu pólfinalowego Redmond doznal trwalej kontuzji sciegna. W biegu nagle zlapal sie za prawa noge i z wyrazem bólu na twarzy upadl na ziemie. Po ok. 15 sekundach, które prawdopodobnie trwaly dla niego prawie jak 15 lat, przypominajac sobie w tym czasie lata przygotowan do olimpiady, wstal i zaczal kustykac po torze wyscigowym.W asyscie swojego ojca, który przedostal sie przez tlum ochroniarzy, aby tylko dotrzec do syna, Redmond kustykajac dotarl do mety. Ukonczyl wyscig.

Redmond byl faworytem w finalach, wiec wydawalo sie, ze zdobycie przez niego pierwszego miejsca to tylko formalnosc.W polowie drogi do mety Redmond nagle zlapal sie za noge i upadl. Pozostal przez chwile na jednym kolanie, zanim zdeterminowany wstal by zostac mistrzem. Pelen emocji i bardziej z powodu psychicznego bólu i zalu, ze lzami w oczach szedl dalej.

Próbowano go zatrzymac, ale odepchnal wszystkich. Bylo oczywiste dla wszystkich, ze jest zdeterminowany by ukonczyc wyscig. Gdy zblizal sie do mety , mezczyzna w czapce , na ktorej napisane bylo "Po prostu zrob to" dogonil go. Z poczatku Redmond probowal go odepchnac myslac, ze to kolejna osoba probujaca go zatrzymac, ale gdy rozpoznal w nim swojego ojca, przytulil sie do niego i plakal na jego ramieniu. Ale nadal szli. Ramie w ramie, ojciec z synem, kustykajac do mety.

Aplauz tlumu wzrastal z kazdym krokiem. Niewielu ludzi w tlumie wiedzialo, czy w ogole interesowalo sie tym, kto wygral wyscig. Tamci beda mieli nastepne wyscigi, wszystkie oczy zwrocone byly w strone dwoch mezczyzn, ktorzy za ciezko pracowali by dac jakiejs kontuzji pozbawic ich szansy na przekroczenie mety na olimpiadzie.

Bez watpienia wielu ludzi na widowni plakalo. Zwlaszcza ojcowie wyobrazali sobie siebie pomagajacych swoim synom pokonac problemy, aby dotrzec do mety.

Bez watpienia wielu ludzi na widowni plakalo. Zwlaszcza ojcowie wyobrazali sobie siebie pomagajacych swoim synom pokonac problemy, aby dotrzec do mety.

Nie, Derek Radmond nie skonczyl wyscigu jako pierwszy. Byl ostatni. Ale bez watpienia on byl zwyciezca tego wyscigu.


Redmond is a True Champion

He just did it.

Derek Redmond, the British champion in the 400 meters and one of the favorites to medal, didn't win his semifinal heat in the event in the 1992 Olympics. In fact, he didn't finish high enough to advance to the championship race. But he accomplished more than any other competitor.

He finished.

Redmond suffered a severe leg injury on the back stretch of his semifinal race and crumpled to the ground. He grasped his right leg in anguish, writhing in pain. After about 15 seconds that must have seemed more like 15 years for him, as he replayed the years of preparation for this moment, Redmond rose to his feet and limped around the turn.

With the assistance of his father, who rushed past security people toget to his son, Redmond hobbled across the finish line. He finished.

Redmond was the favorite in the semifinal, which most expected would be a formality to get him to the final and a chance to win a medal. He led halfway down the back stretch when he suddenly grabbed his leg and fell to the ground. He got to one knee for a while, before finally getting back up with the determination necessary to be a champion.

Full of emotion, with tears from more than physical pain, he pressed on. He was approached by race officials but he pushed them away. It was obvious to all that he was determined to finish his race.

As he approached the final stretch, the man wearing a hat that read "Just Do It" came out of the crowd and approached Redmond. Redmond first pushed him away, thinking it was another official trying to get him to quit. When he recognized his father, he put his arm around him and wept. But he kept moving. Arm in arm, the father and son hobbled down the track.

The roar of the crowd grew with each stride. Few in the crowd knew, or probably cared, who won the race. There will be another race for those men. All eyes were focused on the two men, who had persevered together for too many years to let an injury deprive them of the chance to cross the finish line at the Olympic games.

No doubt, many in the crowd were crying. Fathers, especially those with sons, pictured themselves helping their son through difficulty to get to the goal.

No, Derek Redmond didn't finish first. He finished last. But there is no doubt that the true victor was Derek Redmond.