Beijing to host Paralympic athletics grand prix event

 　　LONDON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will become one of the six places to host the inaugural¹ Paralympic grand prix events in 2013, it was announced by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Monday.

　　"Should the trial be successful then we will look at how we can expand these events in 2014 and beyond," said IPC and British Athletics² chief Ed Warner. "These are great developments for the sport and we expect to make further announcements during the year. "

　　The first event in 2013 will take place in Dubai in March, before competitions in Beijing, Sao Paulo, Grosseto (in Italy), Arizona and Berlin.

　　The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships will be held in Lyon, France in July.

1 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

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。