Tragic Heroes at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
奥运会历史上的“悲情人物”比比皆是。他们与金牌获得者同样付出了青春、汗水的代价，却没有能够在领奖台上收获鲜花与荣耀。这就是体育竞技与生俱来的残酷，在每一块金牌后面都有成千上万个“遗憾”。但奥林匹克运动的精神正是“重在参与”，在奥运会的舞台上，永远没有失败。
It's easy and exhilarating to get caught up in the glory of the Olympics. Of Michael Phelps's eight gold medals, and Nastia Liukin's five-medal total. Of swimmer Dara Torres's comeback at age 41, of double-golds for men's & women's beach volleyball.
But the Olympic spirit embodies more. And sometimes its glory can be found in its sorrow. These are heartbreaks amid the glory.
1.Liu Xiang
It was a heartbreaking moment for Liu Xiang and for numerous Olympics audiences. Liu Xiang, the defending Olympic champion of men's 110m hurdles and icon of Chinese sport, limped out of the Bird's Nest stadium after just managing a few awkward steps in his opening heat Monday morning.
承载中国人田径梦想的“飞人”刘翔，今天在“鸟巢”只留下一个令人伤感而无奈的背影。当他垂首咬牙拖着伤脚走出“鸟巢”时，全世界都在震惊之余扼腕痛惜。没有人事先预料到，他会以如此方式结束自己的北京奥运会之旅。
2.Matthew Emmons
American shooter Matthew Emmons just needed a 6.7 to be crowned in the men's 50-meter rifle three positions at the Beijing Olympic Games.
But he stunned all with a 4.4.Gone was the gold, even the silver and the bronze.
"I must compete for another four more years. Now I think I have a reason," said the disappointed 27-year-old.
最后一枪之前，银牌似乎已经没有任何悬念，因为埃蒙斯的领先优势已经达到了3.3环。但是在最后一枪谁也没有想，雅典悲剧再次上演，埃蒙斯虽没有脱靶，但只打出了4.4环！最终，与奖牌无缘。
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