体坛英语资讯：Kenyan, Ethiopian, favourites in Olomouc Half Marathon race
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 23-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Kenneth">Kenneth</span> <span word="Keter">Keter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Worknesh">Worknesh</span> <span word="Degefa">Degefa</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="favourites">favourites</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mattoni">Mattoni</span> <span word="Olomouc">Olomouc</span> <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="IAAF">IAAF</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Label">Label</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Race">Race</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="metre">metre</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Keter">Keter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="jetting">jetting</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Keter">Keter</span>, 20, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="his">his</span> 59:48 <span word="career">career</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1:01:05 <span word="to">to</span> 1:01:50 <span word="range">range</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, 23-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="Cheprot">Cheprot</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 59:20 <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2013 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dipped">dipped</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> 60-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="barrier">barrier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> --59:32 <span word="and">and</span> 59:39-- <span word="but">but</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="season">season</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1:02:10 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Veteran">Veteran</span> <span word="Felix">Felix</span> <span word="Kandie">Kandie</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-2:06 <span word="marathons">marathons</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="belt">belt</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 30-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="credentials">credentials</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1:00:04 <span word="half">half</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mix">mix</span>.</p><p><span word="Notable">Notable</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> 2:06:03 <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="illustrating">illustrating</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p>
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