Over 400 students from 15 countries took part in a mini-marathon (小型马拉松) run and classics recitation (朗诵) in Beijing on Saturday to mark the 160th birthday of Pierre de Coubertin. The event was 1 at Beijing's Huiwen Middle School, where China's first Olympian, 2 Liu Changchun used to train. Joining the 3 were several athletes, including world champion Liu Yang. Although the weather was very 4 , which brought some snow in the morning, the 5 started by running a mini-marathon on the playground in the school. 6 , they recited "Ode to Sport" and the "Olympic Manifesto (《奥林匹克宣言》)" in three languages —Chinese, English and French.
Lou Xiaoqi, founder of Civilization Magazine, noted that Friday was 7 .That's because on November 25, 1892, Coubertin 8 at the Sorbonne University in Paris, the Olympic Manifesto. "By hosting such activities, we would like to9 the young with the Olympic spirit," he said. Li Fa, director of the student activity center of Huiwen and head of the school's sports teaching group, also said, "Sports could make students strong enough to 10 difficulties and develop their team spirit, by which they could be helped for the rest of their lives."
