Euro 2012 main stadium construction overseer resigns

 　　WARSAW, Fed. 13 (Xinhua) -- Rafal Kapler, the head of the National Sport Centre overseeing the construction of Warsaw's new National Stadium, has been recalled from his post on Monday.

　　Kapler will be replaced by his deputy Robert Wojtas.

　　Polish Sport Minister Joanna Mucha said she would accept Kapler 's resignation.

　　Kapler told reporters on Monday that his share in building the National Stadium "had come to an end". "As an executive I am convinced this magnificent object has the potential to become not only an entertainment and culture center, but also a profitable undertaking¹", Kapler said.

　　Prime Minister Donald Tusk² declined to comment on Kapler's dismissal.

　　Kapler headed the National Sport Centre since 2008. Delays around the Warsaw stadium's completion resulted in the Centre's construction criticism.

　　Polish Super Cup final, scheduled on February 11 to be played on the arena³, had to be recalled due to safety drawbacks.

　　The National Stadium is being built for this year's Euro 2012 European Football Championship in Ukraine and Poland. The National Sport Centre was founded in 2007 by then Sport Minister Elzbieta Jakubiak.

　　Euro 2012, to take place from June 8 to July 1, 2012, will be co-hosted by the two countries' eight cities. The matches will be played in Poland's Warsaw, Wroclaw, Poznan, Gdansk and Ukraine's Kiev, Lvov, Kharkov and Donetsk.

1 undertaking   

n.保证，许诺，事业

参考例句：

• He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。

2 tusk   

n.獠牙，长牙，象牙

参考例句：

• The wild boar had its tusk sunk deeply into a tree and howled desperately.野猪的獠牙陷在了树里，绝望地嗥叫着。
• A huge tusk decorated the wall of his study.他书房的墙上装饰着一支巨大的象牙。

3 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。