体坛英语资讯：Kenya names strong world marathon team despite top names withdrawals
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 22-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="seasoned">seasoned</span> <span word="runners">runners</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Eliud">Eliud</span> <span word="Kipchoge">Kipchoge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="Wilson">Wilson</span> <span word="Kipsang">Kipsang</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Lonyangata">Lonyangata</span>, <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Wanjiru">Wanjiru</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Geoffrey">Geoffrey</span> <span word="Kirui">Kirui</span>.</p><p><span word="Gideon">Gideon</span> <span word="Kipketer">Kipketer</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="and">and</span> 2017 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="withdrawals">withdrawals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Keitany">Keitany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Florence">Florence</span> <span word="Kiplagat">Kiplagat</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="conflicting">conflicting</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>.</p><p><span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Purity">Purity</span> <span word="Rionoripo">Rionoripo</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medallist">medallist</span> <span word="Helah">Helah</span> <span word="Kiprop">Kiprop</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Edna">Edna</span> <span word="Kiplagat">Kiplagat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Mutwii">Mutwii</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="unavailability">unavailability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selectors">selectors</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="right">right</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mutwii">Mutwii</span>.</p>
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