This Olympic river has 500 crocodiles in it - but that's not the main concern
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Queensland's Fitzroy River, home to saltwater crocodiles, has been approved as an Olympics rowing venue for 2032 The annual rowing regatta for schools in the Australian state of Queensland usually passes off without too much attention.
昆士兰州的菲茨罗伊河（Fitzroy River）是咸水鳄鱼的家园，已被批准为2032年奥运会赛艇场地 澳大利亚昆士兰州一年一度的学校赛艇比赛通常在没有太多关注的情况下结束。
Each year more than 600 of the state's most promising teenage rowers battle it out on the crocodile-inhabited Fitzroy River, in the city of Rockhampton.
每年都有超过600名该州最有前途的青少年赛艇运动员在罗克汉普顿市的鳄鱼居住的菲茨罗伊河上奋战。
"We've never had any media wanting to attend here," Anthea O'Loughlin, head of Rowing Queensland, tells the BBC.
"我们从来没有任何媒体想在这里参加，"赛艇昆士兰州负责人Anthea O'Loughlin告诉BBC。
But this year is different.
但今年不同。
In six years' time, the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics are set to stage rowing and canoe sprint events in this very stretch of water, which has just passed a technical assessment and been endorsed as safe and fair for athletes. While sightings of saltwater crocodiles on the river – which number around 500 and can grow to four metres (13ft) long – are not uncommon, state government files going back more than 40 years record no attacks by the reptiles on humans.
在六年后的时间里，2032年布里斯班奥运会和残奥会将在这片水域举行划艇和独木舟短跑比赛，这片水域刚刚通过了技术评估，并被认为对运动员来说是安全和公平的。 虽然在河上看到咸水鳄鱼–数量约为500，可以长到4米（13英尺）长-并不罕见，但可以追溯到40多年前的州政府文件没有记录爬行动物对人类的攻击。
And while influential figures at last month's World Rowing congress in Amsterdam made occasional references to "safety", the presence of the reptiles was not their chief concern.
虽然上个月在阿姆斯特丹举行的世界赛艇大会上有影响力的人物偶尔提到"安全"，但爬行动物的存在并不是他们主要关注的问题。
"Fairness" is what's been raised with British Rowing's chief executive Tom Solesbury – a reference to the tidal river's natural bends and currents, which many in the rowing community say make it unsuitable for elite competition.
"公平"是英国赛艇公司首席执行官汤姆*索尔斯伯里（Tom Solesbury）提出的问题–这是对潮汐河的自然弯曲和水流的引用，许多赛艇界人士说，这使得它不适合精英赛
Drew Ginn, who has won three Olympic gold medals for Australia in rowing, told BBC Radio he had concerns over potential flooding and "fairness and integrity" at the venue.
德鲁*金恩（Drew Ginn）在赛艇比赛中为澳大利亚赢得了三枚奥运金牌，他告诉BBC电台，他对场地潜在的洪水和"公平和诚信"表示担忧。
"Personally, I'm not fearful of the Australian animals but I've never had a crocodile near me," he said.
"就我个人而言，我并不害怕澳大利亚的动物，但我从来没有在我身边有鳄鱼，"他说。
"I'm sure I'd row faster, I'm sure all the athletes would row faster.
"我肯定我会排得更快，我肯定所有的运动员都会排得更快。
That's on the list of concerns, I don't think it's the highest priority in concerns but it was certainly cited very early on." The German rowing body's president Moritz Petri said athletes had also questioned the sustainability of holding the event some 600km (373 miles) from Brisbane.
这是关注的清单，我不认为这是关注的最高优先事项，但它肯定很早就被引用了。" 德国赛艇组织主席莫里茨*佩特里说，运动员们也质疑在距离布里斯班600公里（373英里）的地方举办这项赛事的可持续性。
But the "so-called impediments" got short shrift from the most senior politician in Queensland, state premier David Crisafulli, who reached for less diplomatic language.
但"所谓的障碍"从昆士兰州最高级的政治家，州总理大卫克里萨福利那里得到了短暂的批评，他提出了较少的外交语言。
"Let's be honest, let's scratch beneath the surface and call it for what it is," he said days after the Amsterdam meeting.
"让我们说实话，让我们在表面之下划伤，并呼吁它是什么，"他在阿姆斯特丹会议几天后说。
"It is a group of interstate and overseas elites who are trying to bully their way because they don't want to go to regional Queensland and that's not right."
"这是一群州际和海外精英，他们试图欺负他们的方式，因为他们不想去昆士兰地区，这是不对的。"
Rowing chiefs contacted by the BBC before Thursday's decision declined to comment directly on Crisafulli's "elites" remarks.
在周四决定之前，BBC联系的赛艇酋长拒绝直接评论Crisafulli的"精英"言论。
But both Petri and Simon Wickham, chief executive of Rowing New Zealand, said their concerns had nothing to do with regional or urban preference but with competitors getting fair racing.
但Petri和赛艇新西兰首席执行官Simon Wickham都表示，他们的担忧与地区或城市偏好无关，而是与竞争对手获得公平比赛有关。
Petri added it was about what's best for their athletes who will train four years for the event, "dreaming night [after] night of becoming an Olympic champion".
皮特里补充说，这对他们的运动员来说是最好的，他们将为这项赛事训练四年，"梦想成为奥运冠军的夜晚"。
The Fitzroy River passes through the Queensland city of Rockhampton Whether it was crocs or currents that tipped the balance, ultimately it was the sport's governing body World Rowing and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that had the final say on the river's suitability.
菲茨罗伊河（Fitzroy River）穿过昆士兰城市罗克汉普顿（Rockhampton） 无论是鳄鱼还是水流，最终都是这项运动的管理机构世界赛艇和国际奥林匹克委员会（IOC）决定了这条河的适宜性。
On Thursday they approved it after a technical assessment by an engineering firm and the Games' infrastructure authority – which looked at the riverbed, competition course, river flows, water levels and likely weather conditions during the Games.
周四，他们在工程公司和奥运会基础设施管理局（infrastructure authority）进行技术评估后批准了这项计划。
"Based on the extensive analysis undertaken, we now know that the Fitzroy River is capable of providing fair competition conditions during the period of the Games," World Rowing president Jean-Christophe Rolland said.
"根据所进行的广泛分析，我们现在知道菲茨罗伊河能够在奥运会期间提供公平竞争的条件，"世界赛艇主席让-克里斯托夫罗兰说。
There was also now "confidence" in the river for canoe sprint athletes, said Thomas Konietzko, president of that sport's governing body, Paddle Worldwide.
这项运动的管理机构Paddle Worldwide总裁Thomas Konietzko说，现在独木舟短跑运动员对河流也有"信心"。
The state premier was delighted.
国务院总理很高兴。
"The Fitzroy has passed with flying colours," an upbeat Crisafulli told parliament.
"菲茨罗伊已经飞逝了，"一位乐观的克里萨福利告诉议会。
"It's official. Signed, sealed and delivered." In backing Rockhampton, the state government ignored a 2025 report it commissioned itself, which found the location unsuitable and concluded the best option would be to use a course built in Sydney for the 2000 Olympics. The Fitzroy now needs to pass a final assessment of its design, value for money and long-term community legacy.
"是正式的。 签字、盖章并交付。" 在支持罗克汉普顿时，州政府忽略了它委托自己编写的2025报告，该报告发现该地点不适合，并得出结论，最好的选择是使用在悉尼建造的2000奥运会球场。 Fitzroy现在需要通过对其设计，物有所值和长期社区遗产的最终评估。
As the decision rests with the state government, it's unlikely to fall at this hurdle.
由于该决定取决于州政府，因此不太可能落在这个障碍上。
But a wider debate will continue over whether Rockhampton is the right place to invest heavily in rowing facilities – and whether it can accommodate the 2032 influx of visitors. The city is surrounded by cattle producers and normally experiences its peak number of guests every three years during Beef Week.
但关于罗克汉普顿是否是对划船设施进行大量投资的合适场所–以及它是否能够容纳2032游客涌入的更广泛的争论将继续下去。 这座城市被牛生产商所包围，通常在牛肉周每三年接待一次最多的客人。
Queensland premier David Crisafulli said "interstate and overseas elites" had pushed against the Rockhampton venue They're not mentioned anywhere in the latest update from the IOC and World Rowing and they weren't considered in the technical assessment.
卤戮戮拢篓曾道人玄机图拢漏谩鹿漏鹿拢篓曾道人玄机图拢漏碌 他们在国际奥委会和世界赛艇的最新更新中没有提到任何地方，他们也没有在技术评估中被考虑。
The safety management plan for this weekend's school regatta does however mention the word "crocodile" 28 times.
然而，本周末学校帆船赛的安全管理计划确实提到了"鳄鱼"这个词28次。
"The Fitzroy River is within recognised crocodile country," it says.
"菲茨罗伊河在公认的鳄鱼国家内，"它说。
"Event planning must therefore assume that a crocodile sighting is possible… No natural waterway in crocodile country can be guaranteed to be crocodile-free."
"因此，活动策划必须假设鳄鱼是可能的......鳄鱼国家的任何天然水道都不能保证没有鳄鱼。"
Procedures this weekend include suspending racing and competitors returning to the bank if a croc is spotted.
本周末的程序包括暂停比赛，如果发现鳄鱼，参赛者将返回银行。
The official signal for a sighting is the call of "crocodile, crocodile, crocodile".
目击的官方信号是"鳄鱼，鳄鱼，鳄鱼"的呼唤。
Asked specifically about crocodiles, New Zealand's Wickham told the BBC the primary concern was ensuring the "fairest possible course" for rowers.
当被问及鳄鱼时，新西兰的韦翰告诉英国广播公司，主要关注的是确保赛艇运动员的"最公平的路线"。
"We would obviously expect any course chosen to be safe for rowers," he added. The company owned by Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting, which supported Rockhampton's bid and has pumped millions into sports including rowing, pointed to "fake media" concerns about risks posed by flooding and crocodiles in the Fitzroy.
"我们显然希望任何选择的课程对赛艇运动员来说都是安全的，"他补充道。 澳大利亚最富有的人Gina Rinehart拥有的公司hancock Prospecting支持Rockhampton的竞标，并已将数百万人投入包括划船在内的运动项目，指出"假媒体"对洪水和鳄鱼在菲茨罗伊造成的风
"The people of Rocky for many years have sent their own children to train in this river, and for competitions, without a single crocodile incident," a spokesperson said in a statement. Brisbane 2032's chief executive has said organisers are making contingency plans "as we would for any venue".
一位发言人在一份声明中说："洛基多年的人们已经派自己的孩子在这条河里训练，并且为了比赛，没有一个鳄鱼事件。" 布里斯班2032的首席执行官表示，组织者正在制定应急计划，"就像我们对任何场地一样"。
The 2000 Olympics venue in Sydney is ready and waiting as a backup – though that would be unconscionable for Queenslanders.
2000年悉尼奥运会的比赛场地已经准备就绪，等待着作为后备–尽管这对皇后区人来说是不合情理的。
Saltwater crocodiles are known to live in the Fitzroy River For the school-age rowers at this weekend's regatta, none of this debate really matters as they take to the water.
已知咸水鳄鱼生活在菲茨罗伊河 对于本周末帆船赛的学龄赛艇运动员来说，这场辩论都不重要，因为他们要去水上。
Among them are potentially some contenders for the 2032 Games.
其中可能是2032年奥运会的一些竞争者。
"For our students, the Fitzroy is first and foremost their home water," says Phillip Moulds, headmaster of The Rockhampton Grammar School.
"对我们的学生来说，菲茨罗伊首先是他们的家水，"罗克汉普顿文法学校校长菲利普*莫尔斯说。
"The Fitzroy has also been the starting point for many… some of whom have gone on to compete at the highest levels of the sport nationally and internationally."
"菲茨罗伊也是许多人的起点......其中一些人已经在国内和国际上参加了这项运动的最高水平的比赛。"
Brisbane to build 63,000-seater stadium for 2032 Games Watch: Brits row from Peru to Australia in tiny boat
布里斯班将为2032年奥运会建造63,000个座位的体育场 观看：英国人乘坐小船从秘鲁划到澳大利亚
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