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Behnazzz Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

shot-put event

we chose our seat carefully and then awaited the shot-put event.

what does that mean , please?Emotion: smile
  

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The shot put is a track and field event held inside a large stadium. Other track and field events are the long jump, pole vault, 100m sprint, etc. The above sentence says that they chose the seats close to where the shot put event will take place so that they could have a good view.

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  • The shot put is a track and field event held inside a large stadium.
  • Other track and field events are the long jump, pole vault, 100m sprint, etc.
  • The above sentence says that they chose the seats close to where the shot put event will take place so that they could have a good view.
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The shot put is a track and field event held inside a large stadium. Other track and field events are the long jump, pole vault, 100m sprint, etc.

The above sentence says that they chose the seats close to where the shot put event will take place so that they could have a good view.
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"awaited" can be replaced by "waited for", though the context of awaited suggests that they are excited to see the event.
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Hi,

'Putting the shot' means throwing a small,heavy, round ball a long distance.

Best wishes, Clive
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