I would like to start by saying that sport has always played an important role in my life. I am not an athlete but I have always wanted to be fit. Sometimes I work out in the gym, sometimes go for a jog in the park near my house. My friends and I play volleyball, football, …, …, and I’m very good at chess (draughts, other board games).
Some sports and games are very beautiful, for example, figure skating. I enjoy watching figure skating competitions and best of all I like our Russian skater, Eugene Plushenko. He is brilliant, to my mind. Some sports are quite dangerous, for example, martial arts (aikido, karate, judo, taekwondo), mountaineering, surfing. Some sports are very interesting to watch. Formula 1 is a motor race which is very popular with the members of my family. You will remember that there is a Russian team in Formula 1, called Marussia, with Nikolay Fomenko as one of its directors. And it’s very exciting to watch such games as basketball, football, hockey.
Unfortunately, I have never watched a competition at a stadium. I believe that would be a great experience, especially if you’re a fan of some team and they take part in the contest. Some football fans, I have to admit, can be quite dangerous, though. There are a lot of acts of aggression at sports competitions in European countries. Although I don’t attend sports events, I never miss an opportunity to watch the Olympic Games on TV.
The Olympic Games are an international sports festival that began in ancient
As about our school, at our PT lessons we do a lot of sports. We play sports games, train for matches and participate in various competitions. The most common types of athletics involve competitive running, jumping, throwing and walking. Our gym is equipped with balls, basketballs and rings, rackets and nets, skates and skis. In winter there is a skating rink in our school sports ground where we can play hockey or skate.
Skating has always been my favourite sport. I first skated when I was eight. I will always remember the lights of the skating rink and my coach who was helping me and explaining what to do. I have been doing skating since then. The equipment you need is very simple – skates, boots and suitable clothes. The clothes are very important. They should be light and warm. If I had more money, I would buy a good skating suit. I can’t say that I am one of the world’s greatest skaters but I skate well.
That’s what I wanted to tell you about sports in my life.
