Cuban hurdler Robles won't defend title in Turkey

 　　HAVANA, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's hurdling¹ champion Dayron Robles won't defend his title in the upcoming World Athletics² Indoor Championships in the Turkish city of Istanbul later this month, a top sports official confirmed on Monday.

　　Aurelio Romero, Cuba's national commissioner³ for top sports events, said Robles would rest and prepare for the 2012 London Olympics instead in order not to risk suffering any injury.

　　"We are in the Olympic year and we don't want to put Dayron's participation⁴ into jeopardy⁵ because he is one of the Cuban gold medal hopes," said Romero.

　　Romero said Robles, who holds the current world record of 12.87 seconds in the 110 meters hurdles⁷ discipline and won gold in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, had recently suffered a muscle contraction⁸ in his lower back after clashing with a hurdle⁶ during a training session in Spain.

　　"Robles is suffering from pain and we don't want to put him at risk because it could develop into a more serious lesion," he told the official Radio Habana, adding this was the main reason the Cuba's Athletics Federation⁹ (FCA) decided¹⁰ not to send him to Turkey.

　　Robles, who had been Cuba's main star on the 11-athlete team scheduled to attend the Istanbul games, was originally scheduled to defend his title from the 2010 world games in Doha, Qatar in the 60 meters discipline where his best time is 7.33 seconds.

1 hurdling   

n.跳栏赛跑

参考例句：

• The running and hurdling competitions make up the track events. 径赛项目有跑步和障碍两种。 来自互联网
• Hurdling events are dashes in which competitions must clear a series of ten barriers called hurdles. 在跨栏项目中，运动员需要跨过十个栏。 来自互联网

2 athletics   

n.运动，体育，田径运动

参考例句：

• When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
• Our team tied with theirs in athletics.在田径比赛中，我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。

3 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

4 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

5 jeopardy   

n.危险；危难

参考例句：

• His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.他愚蠢的行为可能毁了他一生的前程。
• It is precisely at this juncture that the boss finds himself in double jeopardy.恰恰在这个关键时刻，上司发现自己处于进退两难的境地。

6 hurdle   

n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛

参考例句：

• The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
• She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。

7 hurdles   

n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛

参考例句：

• In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句

8 contraction   

n.缩略词，缩写式，害病

参考例句：

• The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.肌肉的收缩使前臂抬起。
• The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。

9 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

10 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。