Yuliya Efimova Criticized by Many on the U.S. Team
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U.S. Olympic swimmer, Lilly King, won the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke on Monday night and sharply criticized the silver medalist, Russian swimmer Yuliya Efimova, after the race. Efimova tested positive for banned substances and was banned for 2 years from competing; however, she was allowed to compete in the Olympics after the IOC overturned her ban. In addition to King, Michael Phelps criticized those swimmers who use performance enhancing drugs.
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- only, single
- единственный
- semi-final (adj.)
- полуфинальный
- to contradict
- противоречить чему-нибудь
- congratulations
- поздравления
- apology, excuse
- извинение
- race (n.)
- гонка
- to untie, to unbind, to undo
- развязывать, развязать что-нибудь
- to knock out, to beat out, to engrave (in this case)
- выбивать, выбить
- to infest, to overrun (with), to swarm
- кишеть чем-нибудь
- breaststroke
- брасс