why is olympic called special olympic nine gold medals (it must be of atleast 2 pages)
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‘Nine Gold Medals’ is written by the American poet David Lee Roth. Apart from being a poet, Roth is very passionate about music. He is a vocalist, songwriter, actor and radio personality. He is also part of a rock band named Van Halen. Roth is a talented guitarist and harmonica player. He has earned top honours at premier songwriting competitions.
In this poem, he is focusing on human values like compassion and cooperation. Through the poem ‘Nine Gold Medals’, the poet David Lee Roth tells us that sporting events or competitions are not just about winning medals but more about showing values like kindness, empathy, love and cooperation. By exhibiting these values, one can be a true sportsman.
The poem is based on a story about nine differently-abled athletes in a Special Olympics event. However, in the first stanza, the poet has not explicitly stated that the Special Olympics is for differently-abled athletes. The poet is trying to highlight the spirit of the games. He is describing the setting of the poem. The place is the venue of the Special Olympics where athletes from all over the country have assembled with hopes for winning a gold, silver or bronze medal in the hundred-yard race. Just like any regular athlete, the athletes participating in this race have spent several weeks and months to train themselves for this event. The spirits are high and they are looking forward to this event.
The poet has further described the scene at the playfield where the event was about to start. There was great excitement among the crowd to watch the athletes competing for a medal. A large crowd of spectators was present to watch the events. They were cheering the players and were enjoying the events which continued throughout the day. The people were excited and were eagerly waiting for the race to start.
Finally, it was time for the race to begin, so all the participants lined up in order. The names of the nine runners who were going to participate were announced. All the participants were determined to win the competition and were lined up at the starting point. The race was supposed to begin at the sound of the gunshot.
As soon as the pistol was shot, all the participants in the race started running as fast as they could. However, the youngest of the participants in the race lost his balance and fell to the ground. The event of a runner falling during the race was unexpected as it does not usually occur. The situation had become tense and stressful. The athlete who fell was devastated. This is a natural reaction for any athlete who would be in such a situation.
To assure the readers of what happened next was really tough, as it is impossible in today's competitive world. The poet says that he is sure that what he witnessed was true as he was telling the readers about the incident. The runner who fell down uttered a moaning cry of frustration and sadness. He had fallen in the race and his dream of winning the race was shattered. It also wasted all the efforts and hard work that he had put in to win the competition as the race was over for him. What happened next was not only unusual but also stunning. The other runners preferred helping their fellow participant to win the most prestigious event of the Special Olympics.
On seeing the runner fall down, the other athletes stopped running. One by one they turned back and went to the athlete who had fallen down. They helped him to stand up. Although they had spent a lot of time and effort in training, they did not hesitate to stop running to help the injured athlete. This is a brilliant act of compassion and empathy for the fallen athlete by the other eight runners.
After helping the fallen athlete to get up, all the nine athletes joined hands and started walking towards the finish line. Thus, the hundred-yard race was now reduced to a walk by the athletes.
The poet mentions that there was a banner hung above the racing track which said ‘Special Olympics’. He further adds that the placement of the banner could not have been more appropriate as the athletes have displayed the value of true sportsmanship by helping the injured athlete and deciding to walk together to the finish line as the injured athlete was not able to run anymore.
As all the athletes walked down past the finish line while holding hands, the race ended and all of them were awarded a gold medal each. There was no second or third position in the race as all the athletes who took part in the race had won the first prize—the gold medal. They were smiling in a very wide manner and were happy after winning a gold medal in the Special Olympics event.
When the audience saw the noble gesture of the athletes walking together past the finish line as one of them was injured and could not run, they gave the athletes a standing ovation. All the runners stood happy and contented as everyone received the gold medal.
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Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and physical disabilities, providing year-round training and activities to 5 million participants and Unified Sports partners in 172 countries.[2] Special Olympics competitions are held every day, all around the world—including local, national and regional competitions, adding up to more than 100,000 events a year.[3] Like the International Paralympic Committee, the Special Olympics organization is recognized by the International Olympic Committee; however, unlike the Paralympic Games, Special Olympics World Games are not held in the same year or in conjunction with the Olympic Games.
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