体坛英语资讯：Gachaga leads Kenya charge at Xiamen Marathon in China
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Morris">Morris</span> <span word="Gachaga">Gachaga</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Xiamen">Xiamen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 5 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="title">title</span>.</p><p><span word="Gachaga">Gachaga</span>, 24, <span word="last">last</span> <span word="competed">competed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangzhou">Yangzhou</span> <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="clocking">clocking</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="and">and</span> 46 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="dominance">dominance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="focus">focus</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gachaga">Gachaga</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Gachaga">Gachaga</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="raced">raced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="marathons">marathons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="clocking">clocking</span> 2:07:46 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> 2:06:24, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gachaga">Gachaga</span>. "<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Xiamen">Xiamen</span>."</p><p><span word="Gachaga">Gachaga</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="man">man</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="Cheborbor">Cheborbor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2:06:59, <span word="Rueben">Rueben</span> <span word="Kerio">Kerio</span> (2:07:00) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Kwambai">Kwambai</span> (2:07:00).</p><p><span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Tola">Tola</span> <span word="Shura">Shura</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2:04:49, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quickest">quickest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-2:08 <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Xiamen">Xiamen</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="compatriots">compatriots</span> <span word="Dejene">Dejene</span> <span word="Debela">Debela</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Birhan">Birhan</span> <span word="Tesfaye">Tesfaye</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="contenders">contenders</span>.</p>
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