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1、体育-VOA常速:SoftballBowsOutofOlympicsAfterBeijingTheUnitedStatesWomen'sNationalSoftballteamhaswoneverygoldmedalsincethesportwasaddedtotheOlympicprogramatthe1996AtlantaGames.TheyhavedominatedinternationalcompetitionslikethePanAmericanGamesandWorldChampionships.ButasVOA'sSteveSchyreports,softballwil
2、lplayitslastOlympicinningsinBeijingafterbeingremovedfromtheprogramstartingwiththe2012GamesinLondon. MembersoftheU.S.women'steamhavebeendevastatedbytheInternationalOlympicCommittee's2005decisiontovotesoftballofftheprogram.Makingtherulingevenhardertoswallowforsomewasthefactthatsoftballmissedgett
3、ingthetwo-thirdsmajorityneededtoremainintheSummerGamesbyasinglevote.ThesuccessoftheU.S.teamhasspurredahugegrowthinsoftball'spopularityincolleges,highschoolsandyouthleagues.ButstarpitcherJennieFinchtoldVOASportstheIOC'sdecisionhasbeendecimating(大批杀害)tothesport. "Millionsofdreamshavebeenshattered
4、becauseofit,"saidJennieFinch."Youlookevenatmyteammates,MonicaAbbot,CaitlinLowe,AndreaDuran-thesearefirst-timeOlympicgoldmedalists.TheycanhavethreeOlympicgoldmedals.Andthenyoulookbelowthat,youlookatthecollegeathletestoday.TheycouldbeintheGamesfor2012;youaretakingawaythosedreams."ButFinchsaysthei
5、mpactgoesfarbeyondthedreamsofAmericanplayers.4"Notonlythose,butthedreamsoftheworld,"shesaid."Youknow,IthinkVenezuelaqualifyingfortheOlympics,whatmoredoesthatsayaboutoursport?Cuba,allofthesedreamsinSouthAmerica,thatistheironeticketout.Thatistheironeoutlet,theirballandtheirgloveandtheirballfield.
6、Socontinuetokeepthatandcontinuetokeepdreamsalive.Theonethingthatgetsyoueverytimeisyouwalkinthesestadiumsandtheysay,'TheIOCtookmysoftballdreamsaway.'Youknow,andthatislikeaknifetotheheart.Thatiswhyweplaythisgame,istocontinuetobuildopportunities,andcontinuetoencouragethemtodreamandbelieve.Butifthe
7、ydonothaveanythingtodreamabout,whatisthere?"TheU.S.softballteamhopestouseBeijingasaworldclassstagetoshowcasethesportandproveitbelongsintheOlympics.Two-timegoldmedalistinfielderCrystlBustoshopestheIOCdecision-makerswillactuallycome
