体坛英语资讯：Olympic champ Kipchoge says focus is on London Marathon
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 19-- <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Eliud">Eliud</span> <span word="Kipchoge">Kipchoge</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="retaining">retaining</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>, <span word="Kipchoge">Kipchoge</span>, 34, <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conquer">conquer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="competed">competed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="marathoner">marathoner</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="concentrating">concentrating</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>," <span word="Kipchoge">Kipchoge</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Kipchoge">Kipchoge</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> 2018 <span word="clocking">clocking</span> 2:01:39, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Monaco">Monaco</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Laureus">Laureus</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Exceptional">Exceptional</span> <span word="Achievement">Achievement</span> <span word="award">award</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="discretionary">discretionary</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="previously">previously</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="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="Previous">Previous</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Phelps">Phelps</span> (2013), <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Na">Na</span> (2017) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Francesco">Francesco</span> <span word="Totti">Totti</span> (2018).</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="support">support</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enjoyable">enjoyable</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kipchoge">Kipchoge</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hinted">hinted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span>.</p>
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