Olympic Rewind: How Did Athletes Featured by VOA Perform in Rio?

feature – n. a special story or section in a newspaper or magazine

preliminary round – n. a stage of a sports competition in which each player or team plays against an opponent and the winner is allowed to continue to the next stage

taekwondo – n. a style of fighting that originated in Korea and that uses kicks and punches but no weapons

judo – n. a sport developed in Japan in which opponents attempt to throw or wrestle each other to the ground

medal – n. to have the skills that are required or do the things that are required to become a member of a team or to be allowed in a competition

qualify – v. to have the skills that are required or do the things that are required to become a member of a team or to be allowed in a competition

out of bounds – adj. outside the area in which a game is played