新加坡奥运首金：蝶泳100米菲鱼败给当年合影男孩

　　爱语导读:2008年，菲尔普斯为备战北京奥运会在新加坡训练，一个叫斯库林的新加坡小男孩如愿与偶像合照。8年过去，两人在里约重逢，只是这次，斯库林在蝶泳100米决赛中击败了偶像菲尔普斯，为新加坡摘得奥运历史首金！

　　21-year-old Joseph Schooling has made history by winning Singapore’s first Olympic gold medal in the 100m butterfly, doing it in an Olympic record time of 50.39s.

　　在男子100米蝶泳决赛中，21岁的约瑟夫.斯库林以50秒39的成绩刷新世界纪录，为新加坡赢得了奥运首金，被载入史册。

　　He edged out Olympic great, American Michael Phelps, who clocked a time of 51.14s to come in joint second place with both South African Chad le Clos and Laszlo Cseh of Hungary.

　　他超越了奥运传奇人物——美国的菲尔普斯。菲尔普斯与南非选手勒克洛斯、匈牙利选手切赫同以51秒14并列亚军。

　　Shortly after Schooling’s win, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong posted a message on his social media accounts, congratulating the young athlete, and thanking Singapore’s Olympic team for "showing us what it means to work hard and never give up on our dreams".

　　斯库林夺冠后，新加坡总理李显龙第一时间在他的个人主页上发布了一条信息，祝贺这位年轻的运动员，并感谢新加坡奥运代表队“向我们展示了努力奋斗的真谛，以及永远不要放弃梦想。”

　　Schooling largely dominated the 100m butterfly finals, maintaining a steady lead as he powered to the finish to claim the gold medal.

　　斯库林在100米蝶泳决赛中有着绝对性优势，一路领先游向终点赢得冠军。

　　In doing so, Schooling has denied childhood idol Phelps his 23rd Olympic gold, eight years after they first posed for a photo in Singapore when Schooling was just 13.

　　他儿时的偶象菲鱼因此而无缘第23块奥运金牌。8年前，斯库林才13岁时，两人在新加坡拍过一张合影。

　　Schooling will also stand to receive $1 million from the Singapore National Olympic Council, as part of its Multi-Million dollar Awards Programme.

　　作为新加坡数百万奥运奖励计划的一部分，斯库林还将收到新加坡奥林匹克委员会100万美元的奖励。

　　Under the programme, he is required to give 20 per cent of that amount to the Singapore Swimming Association.

　　依据项目规定，该奖励的20%将上交给新加坡游泳协会。

　　And he will be able to keep the remaining sum - about $750,000 after taxes - despite US rules prohibiting college athletes from accepting prize money from events or money from endorsements.

　　剩下的部分——约合税后75万美元，将全部归他个人所有。尽管美国法律规定，禁止在校大学生接受比赛奖金或代言收入。

　　This is because the rules do not apply to foreign athletes like Schooling, who is currently studying at the University of Texas, USA Today reported

　　这是因为这条规定并不适用于比如斯库林这样的外国运动员。据今日美国报道，斯库林目前正在德克萨斯大学就读。

　　The US National Collegiate Athletic Association had approved of this exception just last year.

　　去年，全美大学体育协会已经通过了这项例外决议。

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　　来源:Asiaone

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