Three teenage sports superstars

Three teenage sports superstars

 

Gaurika Singh, swimmer

Gaurika is from Nepal and she was the only under-14-year-old to take part in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She swam 100 metres backstroke for Nepal. Home for Gaurika these days is in the UK, and she trains at the Copthall Swimming Club, where the coaches have trained other world-class swimmers. Her father, Paras, Singh, travels with her around the world when she goes to a competition.

 

Tracy Austin, tennis player

 

When Tracy Austin was given a car as a prize in a tennis competition in Stuttgart, Germany, she was 15 and still too young to drive, but she was already a professional tennis player. Then at the age of 17 the American became the youngest ever sports person to earn a million dollars. Before long, she was the world’s number one player. These days, she often appears on TV, talking about tennis matches at major competitions.

 

University of Cambridge (2019) ‘Three teenage sport superstars’ in Exam Practice Test 3: Reading and Writing Part 2 in A2 Key for Schools Trainer. 2^nd edition. Cambridge University Press: UK. Pages 80 and 81.