2.3

Listening. 2 .3.

Read the texts about four famous sports people.

Then, listen.

Yasamin Dalkaluch is the world's greatest freediver.

She holds many world records in her solo sport.

As well as diving, Yasamin loves skiing.

She trains in the sea five times a week.

She always uses a diving mask and flippers.

Yasamin also trains other people in diving.

Nas Ayedemir Akjol likes playing basketball with her husband,

who is a basketball player, but her favourite sport is indoor volleyball.

She has got many cups, titles and medals.

She trains hard on the court four times a week.

She is an ambitious and successful player.

Mehta Benai is a great powerlifter.

He trains six times a week.

He is the winner of a gold medal in the 2010 World Weight Lifting Championships.

He can lift 160 kilograms of weight above his head.

Mehta enjoys swimming when he has free time.

Lionel Messi is one of the most famous footballers in the world.

He plays for the Spanish club FC Barcelona

and for the national team of his country, Argentina.

He is the only player in history to win five FIFA Balon Dior Awards.

He also holds the record for most official goals in different leagues.

Messi trains two to four hours every day and in his free time

he likes playing volleyball and helping people in need.

He is famous for fighting for children's rights all around the world.