体坛英语资讯：Kenyas Mungara targets marathon win at Cwealth Games
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 16-- 44-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Veteran">Veteran</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="Kenneth">Kenneth</span> <span word="Mungara">Mungara</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="rubbing">rubbing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="glee">glee</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="win">win</span> 80 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> 100 <span word="marathons">marathons</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="Mungara">Mungara</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rightly">rightly</span> <span word="overlooked">overlooked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="panel">panel</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="Mungara">Mungara</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2016 <span word="before">before</span> <span word="settling">settling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="second">second</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="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="eyeing">eyeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="albeit">albeit</span> <span word="late">late</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selectors">selectors</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mungaru">Mungaru</span>.</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="accrued">accrued</span> 15 <span word="career">career</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010, <span word="Toronto">Toronto</span> <span word="Waterfront">Waterfront</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="to">to</span> 2011 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mumbai">Mumbai</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="raced">raced</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>: <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repay">repay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selectors">selectors</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reclaim">reclaim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Glasgow">Glasgow</span> 2017 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Shelley">Shelley</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="stakes">stakes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Eyes">Eyes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="emerge">emerge</span> <span word="winners">winners</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Mungara">Mungara</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Julius">Julius</span> <span word="Karinga">Karinga</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seasoned">seasoned</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="Kamakya">Kamakya</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2017 <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>.</p>
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