It's almost like a lull that these sports have prior to the Olympics.
lull在这里大概含义是：“中邪”,句子意思是：好像中邪了一样,那些田径赛比奥运会还要吊!
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下面5种需要继续reapply：
sport climbing,karate,the Chinese martial art of wushu,roller sports,wakeboarding
而这3种已经 advance to the next level：
wrestling,squash,a combined application from baseball and softball
问题内容都集中在第2段话的开头和结尾~