体坛英语资讯：Kenyas Tuwei will not defend Guangzhou Marathon title
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 1-- <span word="Defending">Defending</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Dickson">Dickson</span> <span word="Kipsang">Kipsang</span> <span word="Tuwei">Tuwei</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 9.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 26-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="third">third</span>, <span word="clocking">clocking</span> 2:09:21.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="resting">resting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recovering">recovering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grueling">grueling</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="unfortunately">unfortunately</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="medal">medal</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Tuwei">Tuwei</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="representation">representation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Edwin">Edwin</span> <span word="Kipngetich">Kipngetich</span> <span word="Koech">Koech</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="Georgina">Georgina</span> <span word="Rono">Rono</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lining">lining</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p>26-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Koech">Koech</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="comers">comers</span>' <span word="record">record</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2:07:13 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="clocking">clocking</span> 2:10:27.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Koech">Koech</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="runners">runners</span>. <span word="Winning">Winning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attain">attain</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="team">team</span>."</p><p><span word="Koech">Koech</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2:10:01 <span word="set">set</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Abdellah">Abdellah</span> <span word="Tagharrafet">Tagharrafet</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Tuwei">Tuwei</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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