Speed Reading — Oblique Seville - Level 3 — 300 wpm

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Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville has won the 100-metre gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. He is the first Jamaican man to win gold in a sprint event since Usain Bolt, who took first place in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Bolt holds the world record for the 100 metres with a time of 9.58 seconds. Seville won his gold in a personal best of 9.77 seconds. Bolt is Seville's hero and was watching the race with great excitement in the stands in Tokyo's National Stadium. It was a good night for Jamaica as Kishane Thompson finished just behind Seville to claim the silver medal and a one-two for the Caribbean nation. Thompson is the fastest man in the world this year.

Oblique Seville was ecstatic after his victory. He told reporters: "I feel really amazed and excited that the gold is coming home to Jamaica." He added: "I have proved that I am a true competitor, that I have the determination of a champion. But still, I was panicking…I knew if I had a strong finish, the others would not catch me." He was very happy to win in front of his compatriot Usain Bolt. Seville said: "It is just a tremendous feeling to compete in front of Usain here in Tokyo." He added that: "I have proved, in front of Usain, that I am a champion, and I am very proud of that." Jamaica's one-two finish signals a golden new era for Jamaican sprinting.

Comprehension questions
  1. In which city did Oblique Seville win his gold medal?
  2. When was the last time a Jamaican man won a sprint gold?
  3. What is the 100 metres world record?
  4. Who was watching Oblique Seville from the stands?
  5. Who is the fastest man in the world this year?
  6. Where did Oblique Seville say the gold medal was going?
  7. What did Oblique Seville say he has the determination to be?
  8. What did Oblique Seville know would happen if he finished strongly?
  9. Who did Oblique Seville like competing in front of?
  10. What does Jamaica's one-two finish signal?

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