I met Andrew when he was a newcomer in our junior school. As soon as he entered the classroom, it (1) (to be) obvious

I met Andrew when he was a newcomer in our junior school. As soon as he entered the classroom, it was obvious to everyone that he was a very promising athlete. Soon he was invited to join the athletics team as he had demonstrated an outstanding result in the school running competition. Amasingly, but being in the athletics team he won the judo competition quite easily too. Unfortunately, the following winter wasn\'t very lucky for him: Andrew broke his leg when he was snowboarding. However, he recovered very soon and was as f as ever. When interview b a to sports magazine, Andrew said he had done regular sport since he was four and owed his success to his father, who had always supported and encouraged him.