

Badminton, Football, tennis and basketball 9. Javelin throwing, discuss throwing, hammer throwing.Ħ. The lighting of the PON torch, the raising of the PON flag, and the parade of the participant and the They are an opening and a closing ceremony.Ĥ. Volleyball, football, softball, boxing and tenniaĢ. Field events are javelins, discuss, and hammer throwing, long and high jumping, pole vaulting, shot putting etc. Track events are foot race: 100 m dash, 200 m dash recognized as sprinting, 400 m run, 400 m Of track events and field events, and games such as volleyball, football, softball, boxing and tennis. The kinds of sports held in the PON may be divided into two groups the athletics which consists In the opening ceremony the activities are the lighting of the PON torch, the raising of the PON flag, and the parade of the participantsĪnd the reading of the PON oath. Nevertheless, the total of the athletes and the officials were not less than six hundred in number and the Sriwedari stadium was crowded by spectators’ everyday.Īt each new PON there are an opening and a closing ceremony.

It was because our country still defended our independenceįrom the Dutch invasion. The participants were only the athletes from Java. Not all athletes of all provinces participated. The champions and the runners-up have a good chance to take part in the SEA Games, Asian Games or Olympic Games. The participants must process certain qualifications before they are allowed to participate in the PON. Participants are the amateur athletes from all provinces in our country. Any city can be the host of the PON as long as it is able to hold them. The PON is held every two years at first, but afterwards they are held every four years. Nasional, the National Sport Championship. THE NATIONAL SPORT CHAMPIONSHIP The biggest national sports event in our country is the PON. Find active and passive voice on the text 4. In the SEA GAMES”? participate or participant? 10.When was the first PON held?ġ. What is the synonym of take part in the sentence ”the runner-up have a good chance to take part What activities are there in the opening ceremony? 5. How many ceremonies are at new PON? What are they?Ĥ. Were many spectators when the first PON held? 3. What kind of games are held in the PON?Ģ. ChampionshipĪnswer these questions based on the text you’ve heard 1. Find the meaning of these words on your dictionary.
