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• What are the Commonwealth games?

The Commonwealth Games are sporting events made to meet and compete. Only the 54 member countries can participate. These games include athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming, gymnastics, rugby, badminton, netball, javelin, and bowls.  There are also para sports games for athletes with disabilities.

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• Why is this sport important for this nation?

In 2009, 22.5% of Jamaicans lived below the poverty line, according to the ONU. Those who cannot afford to buy a vehicle must therefore transport themselves almost exclusively on foot. Physical training par excellence. Athletics is also a way out of poverty.

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• What is its history?

• Sport:

Athletics is a sport that has existed for several thousand years thanks to its simplicity with the basic actions we do: running, walking, jumping, and throwing for example. Today, athletics is a universal sport.

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• Country:

Jamaica, one of the largest islands in the Caribbean archipelago, was inhabited by the Taíno (Arawak) people. Christopher Columbus took possession of it in the name of Spain, but when he died, the island was not yet really colonized. Spain resisted pirate attacks in the island's main town, Spanish Town, until the Kingdom of England conquered it by force in 1655. The island then became the sanctuary of the buccaneers, led by Captain Henry Morgan. The Spaniards asserted claims until 1670 and the Treaty of Madrid, after which the British began to import slaves on a massive scale. Sugar cane became the main export commodity. Jamaica was the scene of one of the largest black uprisings in the Caribbean in 1865. Since independence in 1962, the country has experienced political and economic turmoil under powerful political leaders.

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• How popular is it?

Athletics is popular in Jamaica because it is a sport where they are gifted, and it often wins such as the 10 medals out of 14 in London.

Dialogue :

Hello, you are on BBC radio. Today we are going to talk about the Commonwealth Games. First, the Commonwealth Games are sporting events. Only the fifty-four member countries can participate.

 The country we are going to see is Jamaica. Jamaica, one of the largest islands in the Caribbean archipelago. Since independence in nineteen sixty-two.

 Jamaica is best known for its experience in sports, especially in athletics. Athletics is a sport that has existed for several thousand years thanks to its simplicity with the basic actions. Today, athletics is a universal sport.

Athletics is important and popular because. In 2009, 22.5% of Jamaicans lived below the poverty line, according to the ONU. Those who cannot afford to buy a vehicle must therefore transport themselves almost exclusively on foot. Jamaica wins such as the 10 medals out of 14 in London.

This time our guest will be the only Usain Bolt, the man who holds the world record for the hundred-meter time which stands at 9. fifty-eight seconds.

-Hello Mr. Bolt, we receive a lot of questions about sport and especially about you. We are often asked how you feel before a race.

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