a tragedy

On the opening day of the Olympics a great tragedy has occurred. A young athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili, from Georgia in Europe died on the luge track in a pracitice this morning . He was travelling at a speed of 145 km per hour when his luge sled went out of control, he was thrown over the wall , hit a pole and so sadly he died. A terrible day. A tribute to his honour will be held at the Opening Ceremonies.