体坛英语资讯：31st Race of Athens held to promote healthier life style
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 22-- <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spectators">spectators</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 31<span word="st">st</span> <span word="Race">Race</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="municipality">municipality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthier">healthier</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="style">style</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 10,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="edition">edition</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizer">organizer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span>, <span word="Sport">Sport</span> & <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="OPANDA">OPANDA</span>).</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Panathenaic">Panathenaic</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marble">marble</span> <span word="venue">venue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1896 <span word="first">first</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Yiorgos">Yiorgos</span> <span word="Kaminis">Kaminis</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="and">and</span> 10 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="circling">circling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="centre">centre</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> 2 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Authentic">Authentic</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 12... <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>," <span word="Kaminis">Kaminis</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>," <span word="OPANDA">OPANDA</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Michalis">Michalis</span> <span word="Mantzoris">Mantzoris</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Anthi">Anthi</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="completing">completing</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="kilometer">kilometer</span> <span word="course">course</span>: "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="uphill">uphill</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="landmarks">landmarks</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="nice">nice</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>."</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="Anthi">Anthi</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Race">Race</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>, <span word="Sotiris">Sotiris</span> <span word="Manikas">Manikas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="count">count</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="races">races</span>.</p>
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