体坛英语资讯：Kenya’s Cherono not giving up Berlin Marathon title without fight
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 13-- <span word="Defending">Defending</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Gladys">Gladys</span> <span word="Cherono">Cherono</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="threes">threes</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="September">September</span> 16.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 35-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Tirunesh">Tirunesh</span> <span word="Dibaba">Dibaba</span>, <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>.</p><p><span word="Organizers">Organizers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> 20 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cherono">Cherono</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2017, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2:19:25 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="victories">victories</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="shortcut">shortcut</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attain">attain</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="women">women</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Dibaba">Dibaba</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 32-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="golds">golds</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2003 <span word="and">and</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> 2:17:56, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>.</p><p><span word="Dibaba">Dibaba</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="Paula">Paula</span> <span word="Radcliffe">Radcliffe</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2:15:25, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Briton">Briton</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003.</p>
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