索马里奥运会运动员回国途中溺水
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A Somali Olympic athlete has reportedly drowned while attempting to reach Europe on a migrant boat.

据报道,索马里一位奥运会运动员在乘坐一艘移民船返回欧洲的途中溺水身亡。
Samia was said to have moved to Ethiopia in search of a coach
Samia was said to have moved to Ethiopia in search of a coach
 
Runner Samia Yusuf Omar was trying to cross from Libya to Italy in April when the boat she was travelling in sank, according to Italian media.
 
The head of Somalia's National Olympic Committee confirmed to the BBC that she had died but did not say how.
 
Samia competed in the 200m event at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 despite having almost no formal training.
 
Although she came in last place, several seconds behind the other competitors, the BBC's Alan Johnston in Rome says it is extraordinary that she was able to take part at all. 
 
She had grown up and trained in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, facing war, poverty, a complete lack of athletics1 facilities and prejudice from some quarters against women participating in sports.
 
According to a profile of Samia on al-Jazeera, she faced death threats and intimidation2 when she returned to Somalia after the 2008 Olympics, with the Islamist militia3 al-Shabab controlling parts of the capital.
 
'We will not forget'
 
In October 2010, the runner is reported to have moved to Ethiopia in search of a coach to help her train for the London 2012 Olympics.
 
What happened between then and her apparent death in the Mediterranean4 Sea is unclear.
 
According to al-Jazeera, there were no guarantees that she would be accepted to train at the stadium in Addis Ababa - it was dependent on her running times and permission from the Ethiopian Athletics Federation5.
 
Reports in Italian media suggest she may have been hoping to find a coach in Europe who could help her reach the London Olympics.
 
Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera says Samia's fate only came to light when former Somali Olympic athlete Abdi Bile brought it up at a talk.
 
He mentioned Mo Farah, the Somali runner who moved to the United Kingdom aged6 12 and triumphed in this year's Olympics. 
 
"We are happy for Mo - he is our pride," he said. "But we will not forget Samia."


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1 athletics rO8y7     
n.运动,体育,田径运动
参考例句:
  • When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
  • Our team tied with theirs in athletics.在田径比赛中,我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。
2 intimidation Yq2zKi     
n.恐吓,威胁
参考例句:
  • The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
  • The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。
3 militia 375zN     
n.民兵,民兵组织
参考例句:
  • First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面,其次是民兵。
  • There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。
4 Mediterranean ezuzT     
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的
参考例句:
  • The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
  • Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
5 federation htCzMS     
n.同盟,联邦,联合,联盟,联合会
参考例句:
  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
  • Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
6 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的,陈年的
参考例句:
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
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