体坛英语资讯：IAAF World U-18 Championships end in success despite musing some big names: official
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>-<span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Federations">Federations</span> (<span word="IAAF">IAAF</span>) <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Under">Under</span>-18 <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 16 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="musing">musing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="names">names</span>.</p><p><span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="powerhouse">powerhouse</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>.</p><p><span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rider">rider</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="July">July</span> 18-23 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bahamas">Bahamas</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,300 <span word="young">young</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="from">from</span> 70 <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="territories">territories</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="between">between</span> 14 <span word="and">and</span> 18 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unfounded">unfounded</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="Boycotting">Boycotting</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="losers">losers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="out">out</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> (<span word="LOC">LOC</span>) <span word="Mwangi">Mwangi</span> <span word="Muthee">Muthee</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Boycotts">Boycotts</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="absent">absent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="bracket">bracket</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="instructive">instructive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="bombing">bombing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> 2013 <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conceding">conceding</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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