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Somalia's First Female Taekwondo Athlete to Compete in Tokyo
With the Olympics in Tokyo now just a month away, Somalia is set to send its first female taekwondo athlete to the games.
No athlete representing Somalia has ever a won an award at the Olympics. But 20-year-old Munirah Warsame is working hard to be the first when she competes at the summer games.
The taekwondo athlete was born in Britain after her parents fled violence in Somalia. She began learning taekwondo at the age of six.
Warsame says flying the Somali flag in Japan will give her a sense of pride. "Feelings of representing my country in the Olympics for the first time is unreal as I have dreamed about this my whole life," she said. "God willing, I will do myself and my country proud."
The Somali Olympics agency says at least six athletes will represent the country in Tokyo. They will compete in three areas: taekwondo, boxing and track and field, which involves running, jumping and throwing.
Dudley Ricardo is coach of the Somali taekwondo team. He said his team is very well prepared even though it does not have the finances it needs.
"I believe we have a small but strong current team with up-and-coming young team members," he said. He called the possibilities for the Somali national team "bright and promising." He said that his team's only weakness is a lack of money for the players to get "valuable ring time and more competitions and training camps."
Taekwondo is not a well-known sport in Somalia. Ahmed Issa is the vice president of the Somali Taekwondo Federation. He says the organization has a campaign to spread knowledge about taekwondo throughout the country. The group wants to find more athletes like Warsame who could represent Somalia in international competitions.
The Somali Taekwondo Federation is planning to bring in more young people to learn the sport, especially at schools and universities, Issa said. To create more interest, he said that his organization is trying to give free trainings and get special coaches on the international level.
More than 11,000 athletes from around the world are expected to compete in the Tokyo Olympics. The games were delayed from last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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重点解析
重点讲解：
1. a lack of 缺乏
She suffers from a lack of confidence.
她深受缺乏自信心之苦。
2. international competition 国际比赛
Have you pay attention to the international competition?
你是否经常关注世界级跑步比赛？
3. a sense of ...的感觉
A sense of social change is pervasive in her novels.
她的小说里充斥着社会变化的意识。
4. for the first time 首次...
The airport road is passable today for the first time in a week.
机场公路今天是一周来第一次可以通行。
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索马里跆拳道女选手备战奥运
距离东京奥运会还有一个月时间，索马里将派出首名女跆拳道运动员参加奥运会。
索马里运动员在奥运会上没有获得过奖牌。但是20岁的穆尼拉·沃萨姆（Munirah Warsame）正在努力争取成为这届夏季奥运会创纪录的运动员。
这位跆拳道运动员在父母逃离索马里的暴力事件后于英国出生。她六岁开始学习跆拳道。
沃萨姆表示，在日本奥运会上升起索马里国旗让她十分自豪。她说：“第一次代表国家参加奥运会的感觉跟做梦一样，因为这是我毕生的梦想。上帝保佑，希望我能让自己和国家都感到骄傲。”
索马里奥委会表示，至少有6名运动员将代表该国参加东京奥运会。他们将参加3个项目的比赛：跆拳道、拳击和田径，其中田径包括跑步、跳高和投掷。
达德利·里卡多（Dudley Ricardo）是索马里跆拳道队的教练。他表示，虽然他的团队没有所需资金，但是已经做好了充分的准备。
他说：“我相信我们目前拥有的团队规模虽小，但是实力不可小觑，其中包括很有前途的年轻运动员。”他称，索马里的国家队“未来可期”。他说，团队唯一的弱点是缺乏资金，无法为运动员提供更多的比赛和训练机会。
跆拳道在索马里并不是一项出名的运动。艾哈迈德·伊萨（Ahmed Issa）是索马里跆拳道联合会的副主席。他说，该组织开展了一项运动，目的是在全国传播有关跆拳道的知识。该组织希望发掘更多沃萨姆这样的运动员代表索马里参加国际赛事。
伊萨表示：“索马里跆拳道联合会正计划让更多年轻人学习跆拳道，尤其是在学校和高校中。他说，为了招徕更多选手，该组织正努力提供免费培训，并在聘请国际水平的专业教练。
预计将有来自世界各地的11000多名运动员参加东京奥运会。因为新冠疫情，这届奥运会从去年推迟至今。
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