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̨ïL5ºÅ (¤¿¤¤¤Õ¤¦¤´¤´¤¦) Typhoon Noru (typhoon No. 5, fifth typhoon of the season)

Ó°í‘(¤¨¤¤¤­¤ç¤¦) effect

ÑÓÆÚ(¤¨¤ó¤­) postpone

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8ÔÂ8ÈÕ (¤Ï¤Á¤¬¤Ä¤è¤¦¤«) Aug. 8

±øŽì±hÎ÷ŒmÊÐ (¤Ò¤ç¤¦¤´¤±¤ó¤Ë¤·¤Î¤ß¤ä¤·) Nishinomiya city, Hyogo Prefecture

¼××Óˆ@Çòˆö (¤³¤¦¤·¤¨¤ó¤­¤å¤¦¤¸¤ç¤¦) Koshien Stadium

é_Ä» (¤«¤¤¤Þ¤¯) open

ÓêÉϤ¬¤ê (¤¢¤á¤¢¤¬¤ê) after the rain

•Ò¤ê¿Õ¤ÎÏ (¤¯¤â¤ê¤¾¤é¤Î¤·¤¿)

under a cloudy sky

Îçǰ9•r (¤´¤¼¤ó¤¯¤¸) 9 a.m.

´ú±íУ (¤À¤¤¤Ò¤ç¤¦¤³¤¦) representative school

é_»áʽ (¤«¤¤¤«¤¤¤·¤­) opening ceremony

ÐФï¤ì¤¿ (¤ª¤³¤Ê¤ï¤ì¤¿) took place

ÈëˆöÐÐßM (¤Ë¤å¤¦¤¸¤ç¤¦¤³¤¦¤·¤ó) march-in

Ãû×o(¤Ê¤´) Nago (high school)

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ɽÏÂÃ÷ºëÖ÷½« (¤ä¤Þ¤·¤¿¤¢¤­¤Ò¤í¤·¤å¤·¤ç¤¦) captain Akihiro Yamashita

ÏÈŒ§ÒÛ (¤»¤ó¤É¤¦¤ä¤¯) usher

„Õ¤á (¤Ä¤È¤á) serve as

×òÄê (¤­¤ç¤Í¤ó) last year

ƒž„ÙУ (¤æ¤¦¤·¤ç¤¦¤³¤¦) champion school

×÷ÐÂѧԺ (¤µ¤¯¤·¤ó¤¬¤¯¤¤¤ó) Sakushin Gakuin

–Ðľ (¤È¤Á¤®) Tochigi

ÏÈî^¤Ë (¤»¤ó¤È¤¦¤Ë) in front

±±¤«¤éÄϤÎí˜ (¤­¤¿¤«¤é¤ß¤Ê¤ß¤Î¤¸¤å¤ó) in the order from north to south

´ý¤Á¤ï¤Ó¤¿ (¤Þ¤Á¤ï¤Ó¤¿) waited eagerly

2Íò4ǧÈË ¤ÎÓQÐ\ (¤Ë¤Þ¤ó¤è¤ó¤»¤ó¤Ë¤ó¤Î ¤«¤ó¤·¤å¤¦) crowd of 24,000 people

Τ«¤¤ÅÄÊÖ (¤¢¤¿¤¿¤«¤¤¤Ï¤¯¤·¤å) warm applause

Ëͤé¤ì¤¿ (¤ª¤¯¤é¤ì¤¿) was sent

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Translation

After a day¡¯s delay due to the effects of Typhoon Noru, the 99th National High School Baseball Championship kicked off on Aug. 8 at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. With a cloudy sky after some heavy rain overlooking the venue, the opening ceremony consisting of 49 representative schools took place from 9 a.m.

Captain Akihiro Yamashita of Nago high school (Okinawa) lead the entrance procession, with last year¡¯s champion Saku Gakuin (Tochigi) coming into the stadium first, followed by schools in order from the north to the south.

A crowd of 24,000, who had waited eagerly for the kickoff, showered the players with warm applause.

Answers

1) Why was the Koshien kickoff delayed?

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Because of Typhoon Noru.

2) What was the weather like on the day of the opening ceremony?

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Cloudy skies (after the rain).

3) Which high school marched in first?

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Sakushin Gakuin (from Tochigi Prefecture).

4) How big was the crowd at the opening ceremony?

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Twenty-four thousand people.