Olympic champs Felix, Eaton win Jesse Owens Award

 WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- American Olympic champions Allyson Felix and Ashton Eaton were named as the winners of the 2012 Jesse Owens Award on Monday for their outstanding performance in the year 2012.

Felix enjoyed a successful journey in London this summer where she collected three Olympic golds in 200m, 4x400m relay¹ and 4x100m relay and also help to set the new world record in women's 4x100m relay event.

Ashton Eaton also experienced² a harvesting season in 2012, as he set the new decathlon world record of 9,039 points in American Olympic trials and also bettered his own world record in the heptathlon when he won the World Indoor Championships with 6,645 points.

At the London Olympics, he went on to win the Olympic gold with a total of 8,869 points.

The Jesse Owens Award was given annually³ by USA Track and Field to the outstanding track and field athletes of United States. Eaton and Felix will be presented with their awards on Saturday, December 1, at the Jesse Owens Hall of Fame Banquet⁴.

1 relay   

n.接力赛，中继转播（设备）；vt.转述，转播

参考例句：

• They will relay your message.他们会转达你的口信。
• This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.这个金属塔是用于向遥远的村子转播电视讯号的。

2 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

3 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

4 banquet   

n.宴会，盛会，酒席

参考例句：

• We had a banquet,which ended up with soup.我们举行了一个宴会，最后一道菜是汤。
• He is in the person of his father for the banquet.他以他父亲的名义赴宴。