体坛英语资讯：Chepkoech eyes steeplechase win, coy on fast time at Shanghai Diamond League
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 17-- <span word="Steeplechase">Steeplechase</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="Beatrice">Beatrice</span> <span word="Chepkoech">Chepkoech</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Chepkoech">Chepkoech</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fend">fend</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="pretenders">pretenders</span> <span word="eyeing">eyeing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Training">Training</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="fatigue">fatigue</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chepkoech">Chepkoech</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Monaco">Monaco</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> 8:44.32, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IAAF">IAAF</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="title">title</span>.</p><p><span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IAAF">IAAF</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="Country">Country</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="against">against</span> 2017 <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Hyvin">Hyvin</span> <span word="Kiyeng">Kiyeng</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> 9:00.01 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="Prefontaine">Prefontaine</span> <span word="Classic">Classic</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Celliphine">Celliphine</span> <span word="Chespol">Chespol</span>, <span word="Norah">Norah</span> <span word="Jeruto">Jeruto</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Daisy">Daisy</span> <span word="Jepkemei">Jepkemei</span>.</p><p><span word="Chepkoech">Chepkoech</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="form">form</span>, <span word="clocking">clocking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> 8:29.83 <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="opener">opener</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Doha">Doha</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="Peruth">Peruth</span> <span word="Chemutai">Chemutai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Winfred">Winfred</span> <span word="Mutile">Mutile</span> <span word="Yavi">Yavi</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="bests">bests</span> <span word="of">of</span> 9:07.94 <span word="and">and</span> 9:10.74 <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="toppling">toppling</span> <span word="Chepkeoch">Chepkeoch</span>. <span word="Yavi">Yavi</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="only">only</span> 19, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steeplechase">steeplechase</span>/5,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tactical">tactical</span> 1,500<span word="m">m</span> <span word="final">final</span>.</p>
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