Athlete of the Day 本日最佳選手(8/9截止)


Michael Phelps USA(Tuesday 9. August)
美國隊 麥可·費爾普斯（八月九日＿星期二）
Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 19 gold medals to his name. Beginning his inexorable rise at Sydney 2000 - where he was the youngest American swimmer selected for a Games in over half a century - Phelps has the honor of being the official U.S. flagbearer in Rio.
費爾普斯是有史以來得過最多獎項的奧林匹克選手，他總共得了19面金牌，從2000年雪梨奧運開啟了他銳不可擋的崛起之路，那時的他是超過半世紀以來最年輕的美國游泳代表選手，費爾普斯獲得了擔任里約奧運美國國家代表旗手。

Sharni Williams Australia(Monday 8. August)
澳洲隊 夏妮·威廉斯（八月八日＿星期一）
Though she grew up playing hockey, Williams will instead fulfill her Olympic dreams playing rugby sevens as the sport makes its debut in Rio. The 28-year-old is not just the team's captain, but - off the field - she's also a qualified mechanic!
雖然他是玩曲棍球長大的，威廉斯卻不是以曲棍球完成她的奧運大夢，而是在里約以七人橄欖球作為她奧運的初次登場，28歲的她不只是團隊的隊長，在比賽場外，她還是一個領有執照的技師呢！


Ki Bo-Bae South Korea(Sunday 7. August)
南韓隊 奇甫倍（八月七日＿星期日）
Having claimed gold at London 2012, Bo-Bae is bidding to become the first archer to win back to back Olympic titles. South Korea has dominated the field since archery's reintroduction in 1972, winning 19 golds, but Bo-Bae could be the face of the sport in Rio!
曾在2012年倫敦奧運獲得金牌，人們猜測奇甫倍會成為第一位連續獲得兩屆奧運金牌的射箭運動員，自從射箭這個項目在1972年再次成為奧運項目開始，南韓在這個領域一直佔有優勢，獲得了19面金牌，但是奇甫倍仍可能在里約奧運成為這個項目的代表，還是但奇甫倍可能在里約奧運的這個項目中面臨挑戰。


Chris Froome Great Britain(Saturday 6. August)
英國隊 克里斯·弗羅梅（八月六日＿星期六）
A three-time winner of the Tour de France, Froome is one of the most successful stage-racing riders of modern times. Born in Kenya and later schooled in South Africa, the Team Sky cyclist only started competing for GB in 2008.
曾在環法自由車賽獲得三次的勝利，弗羅梅是現代最成功的分段賽自由車手，生於肯亞，後來在南非接受教育，其隊伍天空車隊2008年才開始才代表英國出賽。


Yolande Mabika Olympic Refugee Team (Friday 5. August)
難民奧運隊 尤蘭達·布卡沙·馬碧卡（八月五日＿星期五）
Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mabika was forced to leave her parents behind at a young age. Finding solace in in her sport growing up, she began to excel, competing in numerous major tournaments. "Judo never gave me money, but it gave me a strong heart," she says.

生於剛果民主共和國，馬碧卡被迫年紀輕輕就留下父母離開家鄉，她在成長的過程中在運動中找到慰藉，她開始參加數個大型錦標賽，並在賽中表現優異，「柔道從來沒有帶給我金錢，但它讓我得心變得強韌，」她說。

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