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A |     The Pan American Games open Friday in Chile's capital with more than 100 spots available for next year's Paris Olympics and the usual contest to see who will finish second behind the United States in the medals chart.More than 6,800 athletes from 41 countries and territories will compete in Santiago over 17 days. Competitors in 20 sports, including gymnastics, boxing and swimming, will be looking to directly qualify for the Olympics. Other sports will offer spots based on quotas, ranking points or minimum qualification standards.The Pan American Games, the largest multi-sport event in the Americas, are held every four years and precede the Olympics by a year. Santiago, where the streets have been rocked by protests in recent years, will debut as host. About 17,000 volunteers and 3,000 security officers will work at the event.If injuries don't get in the way, the U.S. team in Chile will include 93 Olympians and 32 Olympic medalists in a roster of 631 athletes. Of those, 318 are women and 313 are men. They will compete in 43 of the 46 sports.Brazil, Mexico and Canada are expected to fight for second place in the medals table. The three are bringing some of their biggest stars to the competition, including Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade, Mexican diver Osmar Olvera and Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil.American athletes will seek Olympic qualification in nine sports: breaking, boxing, gymnastics (rhythmic, trampoline), sport climbing, field hockey (men’s and women’s), modern pentathlon, artistic swimming, handball and water polo (men’s and women’s).Athletes in archery, diving, equestrian jumping, table tennis, sailing and shooting can secure quotas that will send them to Paris next year. Those competing in badminton, 3x3 basketball, cycling, taekwondo and triathlon can get ranking points that allow them to qualify. Track and field athletes and swimmers can also get minimum qualification standards for U.S. Olympic team trials.The U.S. team at the Pan American Games has 13 Olympic champions, including nine who won gold in Tokyo — six members of the women's water polo team, fencer Lee Kiefer, shooter Vincent Hancock and swimmer Brooks Curry.The other four won their Olympic titles prior to 2021, including Helen Maroulis and Kyle Snyder in wrestling, and Laura Kraut and McClain Ward in equestrian.Four years ago, the United States won 293 medals in Lima, Peru — 122 gold, 87 silver and 84 bronze. Brazil came in a distant second with 54 gold, 45 silver and 70 bronze. Mexico finished in third with 37 gold, 39 silver and 62 bronze, edging Canada with 35 gold, 65 silver and 52 bronze.As the Olympics did in Japan, the Pan American Games are seeking to reach a younger audience with new sports. Breaking, sport climbing and skateboarding will make their debuts at the event. The latter two have already had a first Olympic competition in Tokyo, while breaking will debut next year in Paris.The opening ceremony of the Pan American Games will take place on Friday at the 47,000-seat Estadio Nacional, around which six new venues for 30 sports were built with an investment of $507 million.Inaugurated in 1938, the Estadio Nacional held its first major sporting event in 1962 when Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 to win the World Cup title in soccer.Eleven years later, the stadium became a place of horror with extrajudicial killings and torture after the coup d’etat that ousted President Salvador Allende and led him to kill himself in 1973.“People will be surprised by how beautiful this National Stadium Park turned out,” Neven Ilic, the president of organizer Panam Sports, said last week. “All Chileans should feel proud of the level of the facilities and because they will be hosting a celebration never seen before in this country.”The Chilean government says the park that includes the stadium will be a place for the public to practice sports, play and walk as part of the legacy of the Pan Am Games. Authorities also promise to hand over the apartments in the athletes village to families after the event as permanent housing.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports。    Sophie 编译 今年夏天，新西兰的天气好坏参半，天气预报显示，有些地方的天气要好于其他地方。         今天早晨，Niwa首席科学家Chris Brandolino在Breakfast节目上谈到了厄尔尼诺天气对新西兰的影响。         Advertise with us          “我们逐个岛来看，”他说，“基本上，从现在到圣诞节，北岛大部分地区温暖干燥。在接下来的几天里，北岛南部将会有几阵雨，但基本上还是温暖干燥的，包括圣诞节当天。”          “如果你打算在北岛中部的高原露营，下周的这个时候可能会有阵雨和雷暴，但总的来说，还是挺不错的。”          Brandolino说，南岛的情况就不同了，圣诞节前的天气变化更大。         “南岛西部可能会出现降雨，包括本周末。一个潮湿的周末即将到来。”          “南岛东部可能会变暖，但随着我们快进到，比如平安夜，大概23日、24日、25日，南岛西部可能会有一场大雨。我们需要密切关注这个。”          “如果你假期里计划去峡湾、南岛西部或奥塔哥内陆、皇后镇，那么随着圣诞假期的临近，这些地方可能会有一些降雨。”          气象学家敦促露营者和徒步者特别注意天气预报。         “但在夏天的其余时间里，天气会变化多端。”          他补充说：“2023年底或2024年初可能比较潮湿，所以新年开始时也许会有一些阴沉的天气，但我认为这只是短暂的现象。”          “在即将到来的1月和2月期间，我们将面临更多的干旱。”          总的来说，Brandolino对未来持乐观态度。         “记得去年夏天吧？对北岛来说，那是一个糟糕的夏天。”          “我认为这个夏天很可能会更好，所以这是个好消息。”                    本周末天气          今天，新西兰东部温暖的地区将迎来30摄氏度的高温，预计对一些地区来说，这将是迄今为止夏季最热的一天。         专家表示，随着圣诞节的临近，这种天气预示着一段时间的稳定，阳光充足。

B |          布伦海姆、坎特伯雷东部和奥塔哥北部的气温最高，中午时分将达到30摄氏度的高温。         Brandolino说，北岛的气温不会那么高，但“仍然值得注意”。         “吉斯本和霍克斯湾将在今天出现北岛的最高温度，可能很快，东部丰盛湾也会变得相当温暖。”          随着我们进入周末，同样的地区预计将保持炎热和阳光充足。         “这一时期可能是全国大部分地区持续温暖和相对稳定天气的开始。

C | ”          不过，据MetService称，其他地区今天将无法享受到晴朗的天空和灿烂的阳光，因为风向转向西北风，导致南岛西海岸有降雨。

D |          气象专家Lewis Ferris说：“从周五到周六，从峡湾到布勒沿海地区已经发布了暴雨预警，另一条锋线将在周日带来更多大雨。”          “这个锋面可能会在本周末给北岛西南部带来一些降雨，之后北岛将迎来新的一周，降雨会减弱。”          更多全国地区天气请点击MetService官网查看。         相关阅读：          这个夏季假期，交通和天气好像都不那么妙……          未来10天，新西兰大部分地区气温将超过20摄氏度，天气晴好          夏季天气展望：东北部炎热干燥，西南部潮湿多雨，天气将异常热          闷热黏糊的夏天要来了，下周奥克兰等地或有暴雨          厄尔尼诺来袭 新西兰今夏出现热带气旋的风险有多大？          炎热干燥！今年夏天新西兰的气温或将飙升至39度          厄尔尼诺现象来了！几周之内，新西兰气候会发生怎样的巨大变化？          厄尔尼诺来袭 2024或成史上最热一年          “厄尔尼诺”在路上，全球天气会受何影响？          科学解释：今年雨水为什么格外泛滥？何时到头？          注：本文为编译/原创，欢迎转发分享；但严禁复制等未经授权的非法使用。违反上述声明者，本网将追究其相关法律责任。使用授权请联系[email protected]。         chineseherald.co.nz All Rights Reserved 版权所有          (责编：Sophie)          相关内容                8.2亿纽币新冠工资补贴已退还，39人被送上法庭，一男子被判入狱两年多           这个夏季假期，交通和天气好像都不那么妙……           今天清晨，奥克兰北岸一栋在建的三层楼房被可疑的大火烧毁           上千人集会、4.5万人联名，抗议新西兰政府废除这项法案           一名19岁少年用打印机和白纸制造假钞，承认了十几项罪名，但不用坐牢           巴以冲突：美国驻奥克兰领事馆又被泼红油漆           最新民调：Luxon支持率下滑，优先党和毛利党成最大赢家           Winston Peters再次担任代总理 Luxon前往澳洲参加女儿毕业典礼。