About Sports in VOA Special English
Text & MP3 Files

These are VOA Special English programs related to sports.

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[ED] = Education Report; [EX] = Explorations; [HE] = Health Report; [IN] = In the News; [SN] = Science in the News; [TA] = This is America

• [ED] In Treating Athletes, Is the Trainer's Sex an Issue?
• [EX] Building Soccer in America: Three Stories of Struggle and Success
• [EX] Rock Climbing
• [ED] More Physical Education, but Also More Injuries in Class
• [IN] Faster Swimming Sinks High-Tech Speed Suits
• [SN] World of Sports Doping
• [EX] Backpacking and Camping in America’s National and State Parks
• [EX] Scuba Diving
• [ED] College Athletes: Students First, Athletes Second?
• [SN] Exercise-Induced Asthma Is Common
• [IN] Good Sports, Bad Sports
• [EX] Sport Parachuting
• [EX] Bungee Jumping
• [TA] Marathon Races
• [HE] Concussions Are Serious Head Injuries
• [TA] Halls of Fame: Baseball, Basketball and Football
• [TA] 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' and Other Sports Songs
• [DE] Sportswear Fitted to the Needs of Muslim Girls
• [TA] Rodeos Keep Old West Spirit Alive
• [ED] Cheerleaders and Injuries
• [EX] (No Audio) Running a Marathon
• [EX] (No Audio) Soaring
• [TA] (No Audio) Major League Baseball
• [AM] (No Audio) Basketball
• [TA] (No Audio) Ballroom Dancing
• [SN] (No Audio) Sports Medicine
• [SR] (No Audio) Young People and Sports
• [TA] (No Audio) Tiger Woods and Golf

More ...

• Also see the Athletes in the "People" section of this website.
  Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Lou Gehrig, Jesse Owens, Roberto Clemente, ...

About

• These are good for people studying English because it is possible to read along while listening.
• These are in VOA's Special English.
• These will print very cleanly (without printing the MP3 player and menu.)
• The source of the original pre-edited material is http://voanews.com/specialenglish/.
  • "All text, audio and video material produced exclusively by the Voice of America
    is public domain. However, some images and graphics are licensed for use and
    covered by all applicable copyright laws."
• Though the source material was in the public domain, I have done some editing. If you need the public domain version of any of these stories, please visit http://voanews.com/specialenglish/.

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