体坛英语资讯：Feature: Obiri relishes Ethiopian challenge at London world championships
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 29-- <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Indoor">Indoor</span> <span word="championships">championships</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="Hellen">Hellen</span> <span word="Obiri">Obiri</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="dreamt">dreamt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conquering">conquering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="London">London</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="call">call</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="categorical">categorical</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> 14:11.15 <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="Tirunesh">Tirunesh</span> <span word="Dibaba">Dibaba</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Daegu">Daegu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rectify">rectify</span> <span word="that">that</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Obiri">Obiri</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span> (2017) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sopot">Sopot</span> (2017) <span word="were">were</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="utilized">utilized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="propel">propel</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="podium">podium</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="strides">strides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="strides">strides</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Obiri">Obiri</span>.</p><p><span word="Obiri">Obiri</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blistering">blistering</span> 14:18.37 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IAAF">IAAF</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baton">baton</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="diminutive">diminutive</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="Vivian">Vivian</span> <span word="Cheruiyot">Cheruiyot</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="transited">transited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mentor">mentor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cheruiyot">Cheruiyot</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="envy">envy</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chatter">chatter</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stardom">stardom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="call">call</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ethiopians">Ethiopians</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="Obiri">Obiri</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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