体坛英语资讯：Kenyans optimistic of claiming Diamond League heist in Zurich
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 24-- <span word="World">World</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="Elijah">Elijah</span> <span word="Manangoi">Manangoi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hellen">Hellen</span> <span word="Obiri">Obiri</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16 <span word="finalists">finalists</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="crowned">crowned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 32 <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span> <span word="winners">winners</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="over">over</span> 40,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="galaxy">galaxy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heist">heist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zurich">Zurich</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="penultimate">penultimate</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> 16 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Manangoi">Manangoi</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1,500<span word="m">m</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="ender">ender</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="goodbye">goodbye</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bonus">bonus</span>."</p><p><span word="Manangoi">Manangoi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="upgraded">upgraded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2017 <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Obiri">Obiri</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 5,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="star">star</span>-<span word="attraction">attraction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> 5,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unassailable">unassailable</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="format">format</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="or">or</span> 12 <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12 <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 14-<span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="two">two</span> - <span word="Zurich">Zurich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>.</p><p><span word="Series">Series</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> 50,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> 100,000 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16 <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="Trophy">Trophy</span> <span word="disciplines">disciplines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Zurich">Zurich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="purse">purse</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 50,000 <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="Trophy">Trophy</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>.</p>
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