体坛英语资讯：Top athletes skip Kenya s C ships for Rome Diamond League
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 9-- <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>' <span word="s">s</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="skipped">skipped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opted">opted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="athletics">athletics</span>-<span word="mad">mad</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="usher">usher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="discipline">discipline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cream">cream</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="snatched">snatched</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="house">house</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seasoned">seasoned</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="accolade">accolade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="athletics">athletics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span>," <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> (<span word="AK">AK</span>) <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span>-<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Mutwii">Mutwii</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="godsend">godsend</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="competed">competed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="gala">gala</span> <span word="include">include</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="who">who</span> <span word="upstaged">upstaged</span> <span word="Genzebe">Genzebe</span> <span word="Dibaba">Dibaba</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span>.</p><p><span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> 3,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="steeplechase">steeplechase</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="Conseslus">Conseslus</span> <span word="Kipruto">Kipruto</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="barrier">barrier</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="skipped">skipped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="outing">outing</span>.</p><p><span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Kipyegon">Kipyegon</span> <span word="Bett">Bett</span>, <span word="Elijah">Elijah</span> <span word="Manangoi">Manangoi</span>, <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="Kipketer">Kipketer</span>, <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="Kipkoech">Kipkoech</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ferguson">Ferguson</span> <span word="Rotich">Rotich</span> (<span word="all">all</span> 800<span word="m">m</span>); <span word="Jairus">Jairus</span> <span word="Birech">Birech</span>, <span word="Ams">Ams</span> <span word="Kirui">Kirui</span>, <span word="Barnabas">Barnabas</span> <span word="Kipyego">Kipyego</span>, <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="Bett">Bett</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Abraham">Abraham</span> <span word="Kibiwott">Kibiwott</span> (<span word="steeplechase">steeplechase</span>); <span word="and">and</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="javelin">javelin</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span> <span word="Julius">Julius</span> <span word="Yego">Yego</span>.</p>
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