体坛英语资讯：Kenyans eye Lisbon Half Marathon win, rule out world record attempt
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 9-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sammy">Sammy</span> <span word="Kitwara">Kitwara</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span> <span word="Biwott">Biwott</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lisbon">Lisbon</span> <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 11, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gearing">gearing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="marathons">marathons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="preparedness">preparedness</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lisbon">Lisbon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Eritrea">Eritrea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Zersenay">Zersenay</span> <span word="Tadese">Tadese</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>," <span word="Kitwara">Kitwara</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Kitwara">Kitwara</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lisbon">Lisbon</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="clocking">clocking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> 59:47 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recapture">recapture</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jake">Jake</span> <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2011 <span word="Tadese">Tadese</span> <span word="clocked">clocked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sizzling">sizzling</span> 58:30, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="shy">shy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="of">of</span> 58:23.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Eritrea">Eritrea</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="Kitwara">Kitwara</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="at">at</span> 58:48 <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Biwott">Biwott</span> (58:56) <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="contention">contention</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lisbon">Lisbon</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Tegla">Tegla</span> <span word="Loroupe">Loroupe</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honors">honors</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> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span></p><p><span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="placer">placer</span> <span word="Alice">Alice</span> <span word="Aprot">Aprot</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="debut">debut</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> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="footsteps">footsteps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mentor">mentor</span>.</p>
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