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Yeolchae
Joined: 24 Aug 2006
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 Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:38 am Post subject: Korean Pretty Bird gets gift of new Poles |
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Its not everyday you get to write a subject line as silly sounding as this one.
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A compliment is the best way to encourage people. Shin Pil-lyul, president of the Korea Athletics Federation, gave special gifts to Choi Yoon-hee (20, Wonkwang University), who is trying to be the best in the field of female pole vaulting. The gifts were three poles, which cost around 1 million won each.
Choi Yoon-hee has broken Korean records fifteen times from 2000 to the National Games last month. She is called the �Korean pretty bird,� after Yelena Isinbayeva, a Russian who has the world record (501m) and is called �pretty bird.�
Shin promised, �I will give her a reward (5 million won) and a big present� when Choi cleared metric barriers twice in the championships held in Gwangju in April 2005. Choi made another Korean record of 410 meters in the National Games last month.
The pole is the most essential element in the pole vault. The length and the elasticity of it differ depending on the height of jumping. You need a proper pole when you jump over 4 meters and half.
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from http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2006111771618
Good observation about the pole being essential in pole vaulting there.
Its like saying that a horse is important for horse racing. |
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Woland
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:13 am Post subject: |
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| And for 501m, you need a rocket pole! |
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Yeolchae
Joined: 24 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:03 am Post subject: |
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Haha I missed that.
501m is pretty impressive. It means she could just about clear the top of Namsan tower from sea level (497.7m). |
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BigBuds
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:23 am Post subject: |
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| You do realize that those height aren't just from one pole vault, don't you? It's several pole vaults added together. |
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Yeolchae
Joined: 24 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:28 am Post subject: |
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| But then its not funny anymore! |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Above it all
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:06 am Post subject: |
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| Every young woman needs a new pole every now and then... |
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bobbyhanlon
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Every young woman needs a new pole every now and then... |
true, but three at once might give her quite a reputation.. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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| And she only has 90 more centimetres to go before she can give the Russians a run for their money. |
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JeJuJitsu
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:51 am Post subject: |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
| And she only has 90 more centimetres to go before she can give the Russians a run for their money. |
i can help her with about 25 centimeters ...  |
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