Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему London marathon (10 класс)

the world. The race in the capital of Britain is part of the so-called World Marathon Majors and is held every spring. This is a series of 5 largest (majors) marathon competitions, which, in addition to London, also includes competitions in Berlin, Boston, Chicago and new York. In the very first race, which took place in 1981, 6747 athletes took part, and in recent years the distance is about 35-40 thousand people.

the 3000 m race Chris Brasher and John Disley. Then more than 6 thousand people took part in the race. Nowadays it is not just a competition, it is a universal holiday, where both participants and fans get a huge amount of emotions. Concerts and performances are held in the streets, drum parades are held in honor of the runners, and the results are hotly discussed in pubs.

athletes won three times (Dionisio Seron from Mexico, Antonio Pinto from Portugal and representative of Kenya Martin LEL), and the only four-time winner was the Norwegian runner Ingrid Christiansen. Russian marathoners won gold only twice: in 1991 it was a Kemerovo resident Yakov Tolstikov, and in 2010 — Lilia Shobukhova from Bashkiria.The launch pad is located in Greenwich Park. Because of the impressive number of participants athletes start from three points. After 5 km, these three streams of runners are joined into one. Participants move along the banks of the Thames, past big Ben, tower and other famous places of the capital of Britain and finish at Buckingham Palace. You can not just take part in The London marathon (however, this applies to all majors). In total, 125 thousand applications are available for registration, which are usually closed in just a few hours. From this number of applicants by lottery will select approximately 30 thousand the most successful. Several thousand more places are transferred to public organizations.

in original attire. Basically, a way of expression chosen by the representatives of the charities to pay attention to oneself and therefore to the Fund that they represent. There are simply fans to surprise. So, in 2002, the rescuer Lloyd Scott wore a diving suit weighing 50 kg and became the slowest marathon runner in the world: 42,195 km he overcame in 5 days. In 2011, football player John Farnworth won the distance, filling the ball. He did it in 12 hours and 15 minutes.

medals annually.
50 thousand meters of restrictive barriers are installed along the route.
On all route of athletes of 23 racks with water.Spectators and participants serve 1263 toilets and 5 thousand wastebaskets.
Four times there was a world record: once among men and three — among women, and the best female result is still held (Paul Radcliffe, 2:15:38).