体坛英语资讯：Feature: Kipruto defies odds to retain steeplechase gold
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 22-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="defy">defy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>.</p><p><span word="World">World</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="steeplechase">steeplechase</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Conselsus">Conselsus</span> <span word="Kipruto">Kipruto</span> <span word="exhibited">exhibited</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="treasured">treasured</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p><span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rightly">rightly</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Kipruto">Kipruto</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steeplechase">steeplechase</span> <span word="god">god</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="despair">despair</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 24-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="prodigy">prodigy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="fracture">fracture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talus">talus</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>. <span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="flow">flow</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heal">heal</span>.</p><p><span word="Doctors">Doctors</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heal">heal</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="endure">endure</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="half">half</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="running">running</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crashing">crashing</span>, <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steeplechase">steeplechase</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stress">stress</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="worries">worries</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Worlds">Worlds</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>?", <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kipruto">Kipruto</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="Kipruto">Kipruto</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="Success">Success</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IAAF">IAAF</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zurich">Zurich</span>, <span word="snatching">snatching</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span>.</p>
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